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Nautilus Elementary School

Q: Is Nautilus Elementary School a good school?

Nautilus Elementary School ranks 405 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Nautilus Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, serving 303 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lake Havasu Unified District, which is ranked 161 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nautilus Elementary School has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 211 to 541 out of over 1,000 Arizona elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in several subjects, including 5th grade Science, 5th grade Math, and 6th grade English Language Arts. However, the school underperformed the district and state in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 4th grade Math. The school's performance across different student subgroups is quite uneven, with some groups, like Hispanic students, performing very well, while others, like White students, are struggling. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 22.41% in 2021-2022 to 51.94% in 2022-2023.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Lake Havasu Unified District, Nautilus Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in academic achievement, with some exceptions. For example, Jamaica Elementary School outperformed Nautilus in 4th grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Math, while Starline Elementary School had higher proficiency rates in 5th grade Science and 6th grade English Language Arts.

345

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,974

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 Patrician Dr
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404-1917

(928) 505-6060

District: Lake Havasu Unified District

Students who attend Nautilus Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thunderbolt Middle School
High:	Lake Havasu High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Arizona median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Lake Havasu Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Arizona avg38%

405^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lake Havasu Unified District

161^st of 289Lake Havasu Unified 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	47.4	405 of 909	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	361 of 912	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	368 of 1245	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	541 of 1000	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.1	326 of 1226	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	428 of 1039	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	334 of 1109	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	337 of 1106	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.7	211 of 1079	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	216 of 955	77.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	238 of 1079	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	162 of 1158	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	225 of 1141	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	200 of 1075	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	201 of 1090	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	118 of 1062	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	67.2	172 of 620	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	101 of 602	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	391 of 1219	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	396 of 824	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	320 of 1219	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	393 of 862	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	339 of 1023	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.9	262 of 1170	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	170 of 1198	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	153 of 911	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	181 of 549	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	84 of 556	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	134 of 1116	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	351 of 618	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	320 of 626	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	268 of 628	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	365 of 1216	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	517 of 830	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	327 of 1220	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	282 of 850	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	377 of 1032	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.3	80 of 617	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	283 of 444	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	331 of 1027	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	564 of 820	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	536 of 1201	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	403 of 465	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	332 of 486	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	555 of 1024	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	656 of 800	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	456 of 1161	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	402 of 595	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	447 of 720	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2023)78th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2021)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)31st percentile-39 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science43%+9 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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 (2023)	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	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Nautilus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1425 Patrician Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6060	345	18	19.1	51.9%	231 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (29.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47.4	405^th of 909 public elementary schools	55.4%		55.5	361^st of 912 public elementary schools	60.4%	44	31.0	40.0	43.0	50.0			39.0	33.0	55.0	41.0	43.0	$6,974	$590	$93	$1,273	$5,717	$574	$6,291
Havasupai Elementary School	Public	K-6	880 Cashmere Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6040	324	17	19.0	54.7%	165 (50.9%)	3 (0.9%)	142 (43.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	27.5	589^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.2%		39.5	483^rd of 912 public elementary schools	47.0%	106	29.0	33.0	32.0	39.0			32.0	33.0	32.0		29.0	$7,538	$654	$93	$1,402	$6,054	$737	$6,791
Telesis Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2598 Starlite Ln	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Telesis Center for Learning Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 855-8661	258	22	11.7	55.6%	183 (70.9%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (19.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)	47.3	406^th of 909 public elementary schools	55.3%		69.4	256^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.9%	150				41.0	46.0	35.0	46.0	44.0					$00			$00
Smoketree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 Smoketree Ave N	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6020	543	26	20.8	48.8%	281 (51.7%)	2 (0.4%)	236 (43.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	48.2	401^st of 909 public elementary schools	55.9%		57.3	349^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.7%	52	33.0	51.0	38.0	47.0			48.0	51.0	37.0	35.0	39.0	$9,959	$1,735	$102	$3,572	$7,239	$882	$8,122
Starline Elementary School	Public	K-6	3150 Starline Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 505-1490	629	31	20.2	34.0%	451 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (22.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.1%)	64.7	286^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.5%		61	325^th of 912 public elementary schools	64.4%	39	43.0	45.0	46.0	59.0			54.0	45.0	60.0	56.0	47.0	$6,479	$206	$14	$427	$5,328	$932	$6,259
Jamaica Elementary School	Public	K-6	3437 Jamaica Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-7280	424	21	20.0	29.9%	292 (68.9%)	4 (0.9%)	110 (25.9%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	49.7	388^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.3%		53.8	377^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.7%	11	38.0	54.0	37.0	44.0			52.0	45.0	54.0	29.0	34.0	$6,446	$245	$15	$504	$5,648	$539	$6,187
Havasu Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3155 Maricopa Ave	Lake Havasu City	85020	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Havasu Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-4011	145	12	12.0	59.5%	94 (64.8%)	2 (1.4%)	42 (29.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)												$11,394	$1,214	$1,777	$4,206	$5,476	$2,926	$8,403
Oro Grande Classical Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Pawnee Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6080	367	18	20.3	41.7%	239 (65.1%)	1 (0.3%)	98 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	49.6	389^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.2%		37.5	501^st of 912 public elementary schools	45.1%	112		44.0	29.0	54.0			29.0	56.0	44.0	58.0	33.0	$7,372	$506	$72	$1,083	$6,149	$645	$6,794
Topock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5083 Tule Dr.	Topock	86436	Mohave County	Topock Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-3344	77	2	38.5	57.0%	52 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	99.1	4^th of 909 public elementary schools	99.6%					(n/a)		93.0	81.0					93.0	94.0			$18,206	$3,672	$2,177	$9,520	$9,901	$2,457	$12,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Nautilus Elementary School

How many students attend Nautilus Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Nautilus Elementary School.

What district is Nautilus Elementary School in?

Lake Havasu Unified District

What schools do graduates of Nautilus Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nautilus Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thunderbolt Middle School
High : Lake Havasu High School

What is the racial makeup of Nautilus Elementary School?

Students at Nautilus Elementary School are 67% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Nautilus Elementary School a good school?

Nautilus Elementary School ranks 405^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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