📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · Metro Area · AASA 2025

Best School Districts
in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has 8 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within each district's own state.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (AASA 2025), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
8 Rated Districts in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area AASA 2025 · percentile among Arizona districts
Metro RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Topock Elementary DistrictTopock10/10  Excellent99th
#2Colorado City Unified DistrictColorado City8/10  Good74th
#3Lake Havasu Unified DistrictLake Havasu City6/10  Average59th
#4Mohave Valley Elementary DistrictMohave Valley6/10  Average59th
#5Kingman Unified School DistrictKingman4/10  Below Average33rd
#6Colorado River Union High School DistrictBullhead City2/10  Poor18th
#7Bullhead City School DistrictBullhead City2/10  Poor12th
#8Littlefield Unified DistrictBeaver Dam2/10  Poor10th

Best School Districts in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area (2026)

Counties are assigned to metropolitan areas using the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 delineation, and each district is placed in the county of its NCES directory listing. Ratings come from AASA 2025 (Arizona) and are percentile-ranked within the district's own state. Always confirm your assignment by address.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area?
Among the 8 rated districts in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area, the highest-rated is Topock Elementary District (Topock), rated 10/10 (Excellent) and in the 99th percentile of Arizona districts on AASA 2025 reading and math proficiency.
How are these rankings calculated?
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments, percentile-ranked against all rated districts in its state and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.
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