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Schools in Golden Shores · Colorado River Union High School District, Topock Elementary District

Golden Shores’s public schools outscore 54% of Arizona districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Golden Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 24% of Golden Shores’s students scored proficient, below the Arizona average (35%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▲ 7 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 10% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Colorado River Union High
Students per teacher
20.5
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,729 students on the public path
In brief

Golden Shores’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 107 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Golden Shores’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Colorado River Union High spends $11,043 per student and Topock Elementary District $18,830, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Golden Shores’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Arizona school districts. Graduation is above the Arizona average; test scores are below it.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (107)Better than 68%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 414 test results and a graduating class of 442 could put Golden Shores anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Golden Shores’s students in the tested grades sat them (414 in math, 414 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Golden Shores, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Topock Elementary SchoolTopock Elementary DistrictB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Golden Shores runs its own schools through grade 8 (Topock Elementary District). From grade 9, students attend the Colorado River Union High School District, shared with Bullhead City. Its high school is in Bullhead City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Golden Shores

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Colorado River Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 1,847 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 20.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,043AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B−
Topock Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 77 students, down 48% since 2020–21
$18,830AZ $12,318 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Colorado River Union High School District27%
State average 40.4% · 367 students tested
Math · 9–12, Colorado River Union High School District20%
State average 34.8% · 367 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Topock Elementary District44%
State average 40.4% · 47 students tested
Math · PK–8, Topock Elementary District54%
State average 34.8% · 47 students tested

Golden Shores vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Golden Shores’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Golden ShoresB−Topock Elementary District PK–8 · Colorado River Union High 9–12

Every school in Golden Shores

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Golden Shoresby address
Topock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Topock
B+
77 studentsRate it →
Also serving Golden Shoresin other towns
Mohave High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bullhead City
C
1,067 students19:1Rate it →
River Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mohave Valley
C−
585 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Golden Shores’s schools

Are Golden Shores’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Arizona: the public schools Golden Shores children attend outscore 54% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Golden Shores in?

Two districts: Topock Elementary District runs grades PK–8, and Colorado River Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Bullhead City.

Where do Golden Shores kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mohave High School and River Valley High School.

What is Golden Shores’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Colorado River Union High School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does Golden Shores spend per student?

$11,043 in Colorado River Union High School District and $18,830 in Topock Elementary District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.