The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 55% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East
Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East is a small charter elementary school in Bullhead City serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc. charter organization. The school’s enrollment is small for its grade band, and the student body is composed largely of Hispanic and white students, with small numbers of children who identify as two or more races, Asian, Black, or American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the provided data, so a family looking at this school may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the support services available.
On the most recent state assessments, which test students in grades three through five, the school turned in performance that stands out when placed alongside other districts in Mohave County. Mohave Accelerated Elementary East’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the top quartile compared with districts across the county. In third grade, a strong majority of students met the proficiency bar in math, and just over half did so in English language arts. By fourth grade, math proficiency held at a similar level, and English language arts proficiency ticked up slightly. Fifth-grade results for math, English language arts, and science were suppressed in the data, likely because the tested group was small enough that reporting could identify individual students. The most recent multi-year snapshot, which covers only the most recent year, shows overall proficiency rates that are solidly above the county median.
A few important things to note about what this school does not offer. Because it serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, no high school course pathways, no AP, dual-credit, or career and technical education programs to evaluate. The school is a regular public charter school, not a magnet or a special-purpose school, so the academic program is a standard elementary curriculum delivered in a small-school setting.
Bullhead City itself is a retail and tourism hub on the Colorado River, across from the casino town of Laughlin, Nevada. Tourism and a substantial retirement population shape the local economy. The city’s major employers include a regional medical center, a gold mine, the city government, a food distribution center, and a community college. Casinos across the river also supply significant employment. The city has grown since its incorporation, and economic development materials describe it as growing rapidly and competing for new business. The built environment is low-density and car-dependent, with no traditional walkable downtown; civic and commercial life is spread across corridors and riverfront areas. Public parks, a library, a museum, and a municipal transit system are in place. Housing values in the area are higher than the state median, and rents are a bit below recent national trends, though the broader economic context includes a typical unemployment rate and a median household income that has climbed in recent years.
The charter district that operates this school did not have any recent major changes reported in the publicly available information reviewed. A parent considering the school should note that the small enrollment and single campus mean the experience is likely intimate, with the same teachers and families across multiple years. The test results suggest that the school’s academic program is effective compared to other elementary options in the county, though the data gaps on student support programs and the lack of any information on discipline, chronic absenteeism, or staffing ratios mean there are several practical questions a family will want to ask directly of the school.
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