Thunderbolt Middle School

Thunderbolt Middle School operates as an average-sized intermediate school in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, one of the schools within Lake Havasu Unified District (4368). Current enrollment sits at 734 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Thunderbolt Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by Lake Havasu Unified District (4368), a district that enrolls 5,228 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thunderbolt Middle School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Mohave County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Thunderbolt Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Mohave County reports that median household income runs about $57,684, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Mohave County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,396 students), of which Thunderbolt Middle School is one.

Havasu Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thunderbolt Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Thunderbolt Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 885 (now 734). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.