# Needles Unified

Needles Unified is a unified district in San Bernardino County, California. Reading proficiency is 31.7%, +4.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 19.2%, -1.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/needles-unified |
| County | San Bernardino |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 921 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,170 |
| Low-Income Students | 757 (82.2%) |
| English Learners | 1 (0.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.4% | 493 |
| 2024 | 29.6% | 534 |
| 2025 | 31.7% | 501 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.6% | 494 |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 534 |
| 2025 | 19.2% | 500 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.7% | 41.6% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | 49.5% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | 46.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.8% | 35.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | 34.7% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | 35.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 27.2% |
| 2024 | N/A | 29.0% |
| 2025 | N/A | 31.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 20.7% |
| 2024 | N/A | 19.7% |
| 2025 | N/A | 19.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christina Cameron-Otero | President | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Joshua Powell | Board Clerk | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lana Walters | Vice-President | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Marilyn Mathews | Board Trustee | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sheridan Silversmith | Board Elector | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Monument Peak | Big River | 47.5% | 50.0% | 48.8% | +12.5 | +8.5 |
| 2 | Chemehuevi Valley Elementary | Havasu Lake | 33.3% | 42.9% | 38.1% | +3.9 | +19.3 |
| 3 | Needles High | Needles | 41.7% | 16.7% | 29.2% | +0.9 | -7.3 |
| 4 | Vista Colorado Elementary | Needles | 31.2% | 19.4% | 25.3% | +8.2 | -8.2 |
| 5 | Needles Middle | Needles | 26.7% | 11.9% | 19.3% | -0.7 | +1.1 |