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Needles High
D−

Needles High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1600 Washington St., Needles, CA 92363 · (760) 326-2191 · Part of Needles Unified School District

Needles’ School Grade C+ better than 40% of California school districts

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
269
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Needles High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state

On the path

Where Needles kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Needles Middle196 students
9–12Needles HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1600 Washington St., Needles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 974
Grade 1044
Grade 1162
Grade 1289
Enrollment over time
272’20
294’21
293’22
267’23
269’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 34%American Indian/Alaska Native 16%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Needles High from Needles families.

Other schools in Needles Unified School District

The district →
Vista Colorado Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needles
319 students21:1
Monument Peak
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Big River
70 students17:1
Chemehuevi Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Havasu Lake
40 students19:1
Needles Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Needles
C−
196 students17:1
Needles Community Day
High · Grades 6–12 · Needles
18 students9:1
Educational Training Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Needles
9 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Needles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.