📍 720 Bailey Ave., Needles, San Bernardino County, 92363
Needles Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Needles, San Bernardino County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lester Eastman. It is part of the Needles Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Needles Middle enrolls 192 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 33% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 192 students (80%) 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 192 students, Needles Middle is larger than the district average of about 132 students per school.