Middle Schools in Lake Havasu Unified District

The Lake Havasu Unified District in Arizona has only one middle school, Thunderbolt Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 269th out of 552 Arizona middle schools in 2024-2025 to 343rd out of 854 in 2022-2023.

Thunderbolt Middle School's academic performance is mixed compared to district and state averages. While the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate (37%) is higher than the district (34%) and state (30%) averages, its 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rates (41% and 39%, respectively) are close to the district averages but lower than the state averages. In mathematics, the school's 7th and 8th grade proficiency rates (25% and 28%) are lower than both the district (24% and 25%) and state (27% and 27%) averages.

With only one middle school in the district, there is limited opportunity for direct comparison and benchmarking within the Lake Havasu Unified District. The school's per-student spending of $5,992 for the 2021-2022 school year could be further analyzed in the context of the district and state averages to understand the relationship between funding and academic outcomes. Overall, the available data suggests that Thunderbolt Middle School has some areas of strength, but also faces challenges in mathematics performance compared to district and state averages.