Best Public Schools in Zip Code 86429

Summary:

The 86429 zip code area in Arizona is home to two elementary schools: Sunrise Elementary and Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East. Based on the available data, Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently outperforming Sunrise Elementary across various metrics.

Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East has maintained a higher statewide ranking, a 4-star rating from School Digger, and significantly better test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to Sunrise Elementary and the Bullhead City School District. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 52% of 3rd graders at Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 23% at Sunrise Elementary and 26% for the district.

While the two schools have similar student demographics and spending per student, the higher free and reduced lunch rate at Sunrise Elementary suggests it serves a more economically disadvantaged population. This, combined with the significant performance gap, indicates that factors beyond funding, such as school leadership, teaching methods, and educational approaches, may be driving the differences in educational outcomes between the two schools in the 86429 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)		AASA Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East	Public, Charter	K-5	945 Thumb Butte	Bullhead City	86429	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-9345	121				52 (43.0%)	1 (0.8%)	60 (49.6%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	73.8	212^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.8%		88.8	136^th of 1245 public elementary schools	89.1%	76	52.0	54.0	72.0			$00			$00
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2645 Landon Dr	Bullhead City	86429	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 219-3004	369	19	19.4		167 (45.3%)	14 (3.8%)	159 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	18.4	735^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.4%		32.6	775^th of 1245 public elementary schools	37.8%	40	23.0	35.0	35.0	18.0	$6,998	$557	$28	$1,141	$6,076	$338	$6,413

Cities Near Zip Code 86429

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bullhead City	3.83 mi	14	48^th
Fort Mohave	10.92 mi	5	35^th
Mohave Valley	14.1 mi	6	89^th
Golden Valley	15.11 mi	1	86^th
Kingman	23.6 mi	21	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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