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River Valley High School

Public Grades 9-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 23% of Arizona high schools

Summary

River Valley High School is a public high school in Mohave Valley, Arizona, serving 565 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Colorado River Union High School District, which is ranked 256 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Valley High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a SchoolDigger rating ranging from 0 to 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school has struggled to perform well across various student subgroups, with particularly concerning rankings for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Academically, River Valley High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rates have been consistently below 85%, and its dropout rates have been higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Mohave High School, which is also part of the Colorado River Union High School District, performs similarly to River Valley High School. In contrast, the Mohave Accelerated Learning Center, a public charter school outside the district, consistently outperforms River Valley High School across various metrics. Additionally, River Valley High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's overall academic and performance challenges.

585

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,533

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 E Laguna Rd
Mohave Valley, AZ 86440-9493

(928) 768-2300

District: Colorado River Union High School District

Feeder schools for River Valley High School:

Elementary:	Camp Mohave Elementary School
	Fort Mohave Elementary School
	Mohave Valley Junior High School
	Topock Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

33.5%

American Indian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg16%

Arizona avg30%

208^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Colorado River Union High School District

256^th of 289Colorado River Union High School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	208 of 271	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	226 of 469	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.5	352 of 464	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	307 of 509	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	235 of 420	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	229 of 416	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	167 of 406	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.0	153 of 261	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.6	171 of 394	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.4	134 of 491	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	56.0	219 of 471	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.3	230 of 397	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	213 of 403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	218 of 395	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	128 of 238	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	152 of 207	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	208 of 406	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	246 of 456	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	273 of 492	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	186 of 247	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	233 of 354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	215 of 379	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	293 of 441	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	290 of 479	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	164 of 311	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	127 of 180	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	243 of 347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	161 of 253	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	227 of 429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	310 of 455	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	327 of 492	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	178 of 238	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	247 of 370	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	95 of 256	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	76 of 155	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	174 of 178	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	267 of 371	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	315 of 409	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	312 of 448	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.3	209 of 217	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	256 of 291	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2022)46th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 vs state

Science13%-6 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
River Valley High School	Public	9-12	2250 E Laguna Rd	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Colorado River Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-2300	585	29	20.1		328 (56.1%)	5 (0.9%)	196 (33.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.8%)	21.5	208^th of 271 public high schools	23.2%		13.3	246^th of 270 public high schools	8.9%	38				26.0				20.0		13.0	$8,533	$497	$669	$1,663	$5,512	$1,854	$7,366
WAVE - River Valley High School	Public	9-12	2250 E Laguna Rd	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 768-2300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Pillar Academy of Business & Finance	Public, Charter	9-12	1589 E Plantation Rd	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Pillar Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 346-3925	6	4	1.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Academy of Building Industries	Public, Charter	9-12	1547 E Lipan Blvd	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Academy of Building Industries Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 788-2601	108	11	9.8		85 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
CRUHSD Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5221 Highway 95 Ste 5	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Colorado River Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(928) 219-3070	195	6	32.5		96 (49.2%)	6 (3.1%)	83 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$7,641	$279	$814	$1,371	$6,300	$249	$6,549
Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	522	37	14.1		318 (60.9%)	9 (1.7%)	158 (30.3%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.3%)	46.8	123^rd of 271 public high schools	54.6%		54.8	103^rd of 270 public high schools	61.9%	20	54.0	63.0	65.0	46.0	50.0	41.0	49.0	39.0	55.0	18.0		$00			$00
WAVE - Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Public	9-12	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 753-0747	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Mohave High School	Public	9-12	2251 Highway 95	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Colorado River Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-3916	1,067	55	19.4		422 (39.6%)	25 (2.3%)	550 (51.5%)	17 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.3%)	16.2	233^rd of 271 public high schools	14.0%		21.1	205^th of 270 public high schools	24.1%	28				22.0				12.0		12.0	$7,174	$521	$375	$1,417	$4,995	$1,283	$6,278
WAVE - Mohave High School	Public	9-12	2251 Highway 95	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 758-3916	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley High School

Is River Valley High School a good school?

River Valley High School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Arizona high schools.

What is the racial makeup of River Valley High School?

Students at River Valley High School are 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is River Valley High School in?

Colorado River Union High School District

How many students attend River Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended River Valley High School.

What schools feed into River Valley High School?

River Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camp Mohave Elementary School
Elementary : Fort Mohave Elementary School
Elementary : Mohave Valley Junior High School
Elementary : Topock Elementary School

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