Best Public Schools in Lake Havasu City, AZ

Summary:

The schools in Lake Havasu City, Arizona are part of the Lake Havasu Unified District, which serves 12 schools including 8 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools. The district is ranked 138 out of 288 districts in Arizona and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district. Starline Elementary School has consistently high test scores, with 57% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics. Jamaica Elementary School also has strong academic performance, with 63% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 66% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics. The public charter school Telesis Preparatory has a high 4-year graduation rate of 70% and 50% of 5th and 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts.

The data also highlights significant differences in performance between the district's traditional high school, Lake Havasu High School, which has an 89.4% 4-year graduation rate, and its virtual high school, Havasuonline, which has a much lower 14.3% graduation rate and a high 10.8% dropout rate. Additionally, there appears to be a correlation between the percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and academic performance, with the higher-performing schools generally having lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)							AASA Mathematics (2024)							AzSCI Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Telesis Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2598 Starlite Ln	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Telesis Center for Learning Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 855-8661	60				43 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.7%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Telesis Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2598 Starlite Ln	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Telesis Center for Learning Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 855-8661	292				196 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (23.6%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	69.4	256^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.5	459^th of 1245 public elementary schools	63.1%	203			50.0	55.0	39.0			59.0											$00			$00
WAVE - Lake Havasu High School	Public	9-12	2675 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-5001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
WAVE-Central Campus	Public	10-12	1540 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 753-0747	1	2	.5		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Havasu Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3155 Maricopa Ave	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Havasu Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-4011	197				125 (63.5%)	2 (1.0%)	55 (27.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(n/a)				54.0		50.0										43.0		$11,394	$1,214	$1,777	$4,206	$5,476	$2,926	$8,403
Havasupai Elementary School	Public	K-6	880 Cashmere Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6040	319	18	17.7		159 (49.8%)	1 (0.3%)	144 (45.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	39.5	483^rd of 912 public elementary schools	47.0%		64.1	404^th of 1245 public elementary schools	67.6%	79	28.0	45.0	41.0	41.0				32.0	43.0	26.0	48.0				38.0			$7,538	$654	$93	$1,402	$6,054	$737	$6,791
Thunderbolt Middle School	Public	7-8	695 Thunderbolt Ave	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-7224	784	37	20.9		522 (66.6%)	6 (0.8%)	224 (28.6%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	33.8	311^th of 550 public middle schools	43.5%		49.9	343^rd of 854 public middle schools	59.8%	32					37.0	34.0						26.0	25.0			27.0		$5,992	$299	$131	$728	$4,726	$836	$5,562
Smoketree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 Smoketree Ave N	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6020	549	29	18.9		287 (52.3%)	2 (0.4%)	230 (41.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	57.3	349^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.7%		48.2	573^rd of 1245 public elementary schools	54.0%	224	45.0	59.0	48.0	30.0				73.0	46.0	32.0					49.0			$9,959	$1,735	$102	$3,572	$7,239	$882	$8,122
Starline Elementary School	Public	K-6	3150 Starline Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 505-1490	625	30	20.8		450 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (21.0%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.5%)	61	325^th of 912 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.2	400^th of 1245 public elementary schools	67.9%	75	35.0	48.0	45.0	57.0				43.0	48.0	61.0	53.0				51.0			$6,479	$206	$14	$427	$5,328	$932	$6,259
Lake Havasu High School	Public	9-12	2675 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-5001	1,618	74	21.9		1,076 (66.5%)	12 (0.7%)	428 (26.5%)	23 (1.4%)	23 (1.4%)	11 (0.7%)	45 (2.8%)	53.8	108^th of 270 public high schools	60.0%		62.4	148^th of 469 public high schools	68.4%	40							43.0							38.0			32.0	$6,384	$162	$18	$342	$4,954	$1,249	$6,203
Nautilus Elementary School	Public	K-6	1425 Patrician Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6060	303	18	16.8		201 (66.3%)	1 (0.3%)	93 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	55.5	361^st of 912 public elementary schools	60.4%		67.2	368^th of 1245 public elementary schools	70.4%	7	34.0	47.0	55.0	59.0				27.0	36.0	51.0	62.0				45.0			$6,974	$590	$93	$1,273	$5,717	$574	$6,291
Oro Grande Classical Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Pawnee Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6080	370	18	20.5		241 (65.1%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	37.5	501^st of 912 public elementary schools	45.1%		48.9	565^th of 1245 public elementary schools	54.6%	64	35.0	37.0	37.0	44.0				39.0	40.0	30.0	46.0				29.0			$7,372	$506	$72	$1,083	$6,149	$645	$6,794
Jamaica Elementary School	Public	K-6	3437 Jamaica Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-7280	417	24	17.3		301 (72.2%)	2 (0.5%)	97 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	53.8	377^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.7%		71.7	320^th of 1245 public elementary schools	74.3%	57	53.0	63.0	29.0	58.0				66.0	44.0	27.0	42.0				29.0			$6,446	$245	$15	$504	$5,648	$539	$6,187
Havasuonline	Public, Virtual	6-12	2200 Havasupai Blvd	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 505-6900	220	6	36.6		173 (78.6%)	2 (0.9%)	36 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.7%)								(n/a)							23.0											$1,790	$38		$75	$1,743	$09	$1,752

Cities Near Lake Havasu City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Topock	21.51 mi	1
Parker	23.37 mi	8	94^th
Yucca	28.61 mi	1
Mohave Valley	29.4 mi	6	89^th
Fort Mohave	37.48 mi	5	35^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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