Nautilus Elementary School, Lake Havasu City AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Nautilus Elementary School

Nautilus Elementary School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Lake Havasu City, a master-planned community on the Colorado River in western Arizona. The school is part of the Lake Havasu Unified School District, which publicly reported opening Oro Grande Classical Academy as an additional elementary choice for families seeking a classical curriculum model within the district. Nautilus operates as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school. Its Title I status was not provided, which means a parent may want to confirm directly with the school whether it receives federal support for economically disadvantaged students.

The school sits in a mid-sized city whose economy rests on tourism, health care, retail, and education. Lake Havasu City was founded as a recreational and retirement destination, and its built environment is car-oriented, with commercial strips along major routes and residential neighborhoods spread across a wide area. The London Bridge and the adjacent English Village form the city’s visitor and civic core. Housing values in the area are modestly above the national norm, and rents have been rising. The city government and Arizona State University’s local research facility are notable institutional employers. Growth has been steady, with population climbing over recent decades and infrastructure investment continuing.

Academically, Nautilus’s state test results from the 2024-25 school year show that overall proficiency across the tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint when compared to other districts in Mohave County. In reading and language arts, proficiency rates varied by grade, with the highest share of students meeting the bar in fifth and sixth grades and a lower share in third grade. In math, fifth graders posted the highest proficiency rate, while other grades were mixed. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, about two out of five students reached proficiency. Only one year of assessment data was available, so no trend could be established.

The school has a total enrollment described as small for its grade range. The student body is predominantly white, with a moderate share of Hispanic students and very small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. No data was reported on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities, or on English learners. Those gaps are notable; a family weighing special education support or language services would want to ask the school directly for that information.

Because Nautilus serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was also unavailable. Discipline and staffing figures were missing from the available records. The school’s website and contact details appear in the public directory, and parents can reach the school at its location on Patrician Drive in a residential area of Lake Havasu City.

For a family considering Nautilus, the picture is one of a relatively small neighborhood elementary school whose academic outcomes are moderate relative to the county, with a student population that is not highly diverse in racial terms but about which key socioeconomic and special-needs details are not confirmed in this data set. The surrounding community is a growing desert city anchored by tourism and a mix of services, with housing that is somewhat above the national average in price and an economy that has been attracting visitors and second-home buyers. The district has shown interest in expanding school choice within the public system, as seen in the opening of a classical academy. A parent may wish to investigate how Nautilus compares to the other elementary options in the district and to clarify which support programs are actually in place.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 44% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 44% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 50% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 42% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 45% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 39% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 51% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 39% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolLake Havasu Unified District (4368), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.