Original Research by School Decision on Colorado City Jr High School
Colorado City Jr High School is inactive. That is the single most important fact about it. The school no longer operates, and the data payload contains no academic performance numbers, no enrollment figures, no demographic profile, no test scores, no graduation rate, and no program offerings. Every field that would describe a functioning school is marked as missing. The reason is straightforward: the school is listed with an operational status of "Inactive" in the directory data, and its own profile header carries a "lifecycle_status" of "inactive." There is no school to evaluate.
The school served middle-school grades only, which would have meant no graduation rate even when it was active, since it did not serve the graduating grade. That same grade band means state testing data, if any existed, would have applied only to the tested middle-school years. But the absence here is not a matter of grade band; it is a matter of the school having closed or been discontinued.
Colorado City Jr High School was part of the Colorado City Unified District (4370), which serves the town of Colorado City in Mohave County, Arizona. The town itself is a small, rural, residential community in the remote Arizona Strip, a region separated from the rest of Arizona by the Grand Canyon. Colorado City has historically been tied to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community, though publicly reported accounts describe it as becoming more diverse, with small businesses and community programs emerging as part of revitalization efforts. The population has undergone significant decline from earlier peaks, with a modest recovery in recent estimates. The district is the largest single employer in town, and construction, education and health care, manufacturing, and retail trade drive the local economy. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to state benchmarks, with many large single-family homes and a high homeownership rate. The nearest hospital is a long drive to St. George, Utah, and there is no public transit; residents rely on personal vehicles.
A search for recent parent-relevant changes in the district, such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or property-tax changes, turned up no evidence in the available data. The district brief returned only static profile information. That does not mean nothing has happened, but the public record reviewed did not surface it.
Because the school itself is inactive, there is nothing to say about its academic pathway, peer environment, or student support. A parent or resident looking at this school will need to look at the district's other schools, starting with El Capitan Public School, the K-12 school that serves the community. The comparison fact-set that would have placed Colorado City Jr High School relative to other districts in Mohave County could not be applied, because the school had no proficiency data, no graduation rate, and no chronic absenteeism rate to compare. That set exists for active schools. For this one, it simply does not apply.
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