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Needles Unified Schools
Needles Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Bernardino County (Needles). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Needles Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Needles Unified
4 of 6 schools in Needles Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 2
Best schools in Needles Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Chemehuevi Valley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Needles High (High school, meets expectations)
- D Vista Colorado Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Needles Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Needles Unified
High schools (1)
- C Needles High, Needles
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Needles Middle, Needles
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- B- Chemehuevi Valley Elementary, Havasu Lake
- D Vista Colorado Elementary, Needles
Other schools and academies (2)
- Educational Training Center, Needles
- Needles Community Day, Needles
Where Needles Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Needles (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Bernardino County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 930 students with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers and 116 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0626760
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Palo Verde Unified (5 schools, 59 mi)
- Morongo Unified (16 schools, 59 mi)
- Baker Valley Unified (3 schools, 61 mi)
- Desert Sands Unified (33 schools, 71 mi)
- Coachella Valley Unified (21 schools, 75 mi)
- Palm Springs Unified (27 schools, 87 mi)
- Calipatria Unified (4 schools, 87 mi)
- Silver Valley Unified (8 schools, 88 mi)
Questions about Needles Unified
How many schools are in Needles Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Needles Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Needles Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Needles.
How good are the schools in Needles Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Needles Unified?
930 students were enrolled in Needles Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Needles Unified?
Needles Unified is in California, based in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Needles. Its boundary covers about 5,502 sq mi.