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Young Scholars Academy

Q: Is Young Scholars Academy a good school?

Young Scholars Academy ranks 316 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Young Scholars Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 410 students in grades K-8 in Bullhead City, Arizona. The school is part of the Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp. district, which is ranked 95 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Young Scholars Academy has consistently ranked in the top 30-35% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 316 out of 909 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), where 72% of 7th graders and 74% of 8th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42% and 40%, respectively. In mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. Compared to nearby schools, Young Scholars Academy generally outperforms the Bullhead City School District and Mohave Valley Elementary District on state assessments, particularly in ELA.

Young Scholars Academy appears to be relatively successful in serving its diverse student population, with strong performance for African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students. However, the school's performance for its white and special education students is more mixed, suggesting a need to further address the needs of these subgroups. The school's spending per student ($6,711 in 2018-2019) is slightly lower than the nearby Mohave Accelerated Elementary School ($6,918) and Desert Star Academy ($8,581).

412

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 E Valencia Rd
Bullhead City, AZ 86426-5218

(928) 704-1100

District: Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2019 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (51% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2019) to 65th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

316^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

135^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 289Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	316 of 909	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	285 of 912	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	334 of 1245	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	288 of 1000	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	273 of 1226	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	210 of 1039	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	482 of 1109	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	428 of 1106	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	435 of 1079	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	380 of 955	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	293 of 1079	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	295 of 1158	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	239 of 1141	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	264 of 1075	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	219 of 1090	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	205 of 1062	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	60.2	199 of 895	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	257 of 589	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	171 of 602	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	317 of 1219	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	244 of 824	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	250 of 1219	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	111 of 862	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	528 of 1023	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	391 of 1170	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	338 of 1198	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	505 of 911	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	84 of 549	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	26 of 556	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	130 of 1116	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	142 of 618	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	267 of 626	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	135 of 628	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	375 of 1216	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	219 of 830	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	333 of 1220	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	167 of 850	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	413 of 1032	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.9	245 of 820	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.9	158 of 1201	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	321 of 465	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	215 of 486	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	358 of 1024	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	262 of 800	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	247 of 1161	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	256 of 595	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	495 of 720	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	135 of 552	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	89 of 550	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	246 of 854	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	217 of 605	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	210 of 832	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	239 of 605	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	344 of 711	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	297 of 695	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	279 of 677	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	177 of 521	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	161 of 690	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	162 of 787	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	139 of 772	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	126 of 685	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	85.1	81 of 692	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	157 of 663	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.5	216 of 404	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	49 of 395	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	51 of 386	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	188 of 806	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	82 of 494	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	251 of 820	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	375 of 624	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	262 of 760	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	208 of 802	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	259 of 543	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	92.6	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	124 of 717	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	75 of 369	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.4	305 of 810	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	216 of 476	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	174 of 818	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.2	292 of 617	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	85 of 363	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	167 of 789	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	84 of 277	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	51 of 288	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	272 of 675	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	207 of 446	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	261 of 780	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	222 of 337	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	379 of 436	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2021)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)70th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)67th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)66th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2021)47th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Mathematics47%+12 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Young Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E Valencia Rd	Bullhead City	86426	Mohave County	Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-1100	412	20	20.6		256 (62.1%)	5 (1.2%)	134 (32.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	60.7	316^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.2%		64.9	285^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.8%	31	56.0	53.0	45.0	50.0	72.0	74.0	49.0	65.0	49.0	44.0	30.0		26.0			$00			$00
Camp Mohave Elementary School	Public	K-8	1797 E La Entrada Dr	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-3600	362	17	21.2		199 (55.0%)	7 (1.9%)	138 (38.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	45.8	425^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.2%		55.8	359^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.6%	66	35.0	43.0	37.0				58.0	41.0	48.0				30.0		$9,725	$790	$1,283	$2,862	$7,006	$646	$7,653
Fort Mohave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1760 E Joy Ln	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 768-3986	400	17	23.5		220 (55.0%)	5 (1.3%)	150 (37.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$12,278	$1,005	$1,581	$3,592	$8,761	$931	$9,692
Diamondback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 Tesota Way	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-6558	313	17	20.5		135 (43.1%)	5 (1.6%)	151 (48.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								(n/a)		29.0													$6,577	$499	$21	$1,019	$5,700	$358	$6,058
Desert Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	1066 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-6606	517	33	15.7		184 (35.6%)	5 (1.0%)	316 (61.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	14.8	790^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.1%		22	668^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.8%	122	21.0	26.0					26.0	28.0							$7,339	$584	$107	$1,275	$6,281	$368	$6,648
Mohave Accelerated Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	408	22	18.5		207 (50.7%)	6 (1.5%)	175 (42.9%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	71.7	238^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.8%		61.5	314^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.6%	76	49.0	55.0	59.0				57.0	58.0	50.0				51.0			$00			$00
Coyote Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	1820 Lakeside Dr	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 758-4909	90	2	40.5		48 (53.3%)	1 (1.1%)	32 (35.6%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$4,464	$386		$773	$1,161	$2,917	$4,078
Mohave Valley Junior High School	Public	K-8	6565 S Girard Ave	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-9196	451	12	37.5		251 (55.7%)	7 (1.6%)	163 (36.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)								(n/a)				46.0	51.0	40.0				25.0	21.0	18.0		32.0	$8,550	$149	$1,058	$1,357	$6,333	$1,010	$7,343
Mohave Valley Connections Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	8450 S Olive Ave	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 768-2507	28				16 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$11,526	$00			$11,526		$11,526
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	110	8	13.7		52 (47.3%)	1 (0.9%)	54 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	73.8	216^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.2%		73.8	212^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.8%	4	52.0	54.0					65.0	58.0								$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Scholars Academy

How many students attend Young Scholars Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Young Scholars Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Young Scholars Academy?

Students at Young Scholars Academy are 62% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Young Scholars Academy a good school?

Young Scholars Academy ranks 316^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Young Scholars Academy in?

Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.

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