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Schools in Bluewater

Bluewater’s public schools

Needles Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluewater. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 2% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
894 students on the public path
In brief

Bluewater’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bluewater’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Needles Middle places highest (better than 16%); Needles High lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bluewater, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Needles High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bluewater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Needles Highin NeedlesD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Needles Unified School District.

The district

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

Needles Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 921 students, down 4% since 2022–23 · 18.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,634CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 46.7% · 454 students tested
Math15%
State average 33.1% · 454 students tested

Bluewater vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Bluewater’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bluewater—Needles Unified

Every school in Bluewater

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

Also serving Bluewaterin other towns
Vista Colorado Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needles
319 students21:1Rate it →
Monument Peak
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Big River
70 students17:1Rate it →
Chemehuevi Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Havasu Lake
40 students19:1Rate it →
Needles Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Needles
C−
196 students17:1Rate it →
Needles High
High · Grades 9–12 · Needles
D−
269 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Bluewater’s schools

Are Bluewater’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bluewater. Needles Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluewater. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bluewater in?

Needles Unified School District.

Where do Bluewater kids go to high school?

Needles High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.