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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Black Mountain Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGMAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (79598)·NCES 040029501544
Black Mountain Elementary School
3404 N SANTA MARIA RD, GOLDEN VALLEY, AZ 86413 · (928) 565-9111 · Mohave County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Arizona public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 45% smaller than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Black Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Mohave County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #857 of 1,072 ▲ 113 | #22 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #774 of 1,072 ▼ 108 | #22 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #74 of 930 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #539 of 1,223 | #7 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #650 of 991 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #490 of 1,007 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #598 of 721 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 77% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 85% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 28 | 19.8:1 | 80% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 71% (456) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (508 to 474); teachers down 10% (29 to 26).
About Black Mountain Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in GOLDEN VALLEY, Arizona, Black Mountain Elementary School is part of Kingman Unified School District (79598). The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 474 students in 2024-25.
District-wide, Kingman Unified School District (79598) has 13 schools and 6,996 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black Mountain Elementary School is 59% White. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 21 points below the 80% share among Mohave County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
A staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.2:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Black Mountain Elementary School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Mohave County, the median household earns about $57,684 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Black Mountain Elementary School shares Mohave County with 76 other public schools.
Black Mountain Elementary School's nearest public school is Lee Williams High School (about 9.4 miles).
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 474, starting from 482. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 18.2:1 over the same years.
The Black Mountain Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mohave County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
220,517
Census ACS
Median income
$57,684
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
23,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kingman Unified School District (79598)
- Lee Williams High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Kingman High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Hualapai ElementaryElementary · 781 students
- Manzanita ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Cerbat ElementaryElementary · 677 students
- Kingman Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
Other Black Mountain Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Black Mountain Elementary. Black Mountain Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 496 students
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolEvarts, KY · 248 students
- Black Mountain ElementaryBlack Mountain, NC · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Williams High School9.4 mi · 994
- Kingman Middle School10.7 mi · 651
- Kingman Academy of Learning - High School10.9 mi · 361
- Kingman Academy of Learning - Primary School11.0 mi · 309
- Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School11.1 mi · 336
- Kingman Academy of Learning - Intermediate School11.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Black Mountain Elementary SchoolHow large is Black Mountain Elementary School?
Black Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Black Mountain Elementary School serve?
Black Mountain Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Mountain Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Mountain Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Black Mountain Elementary School?
Student demographics at Black Mountain Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Black Mountain Elementary School?
Black Mountain Elementary School is overseen by Kingman Unified School District (79598) in Mohave County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.