📍 1600 Washington St., Needles, San Bernardino County, 92363
Needles High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Needles, San Bernardino County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Avila. It is part of the Needles Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Needles High enrolls 293 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 15% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 130 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 33% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 45 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 293 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Needles High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Needles High is one of 7 schools in Needles Unified, based in Needles, California. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Needles High is larger than the district average of about 132 students per school.