The tri-state area boasts a variety of private, public and charter schools from preschool through college. The Bullhead City Campus of Mohave Community College (MCC) is a two-year, fully-accredited public college serving more than 11,000 students at its four campus locations. The River cities' first vocational non-profit charter school, Academy of Building Industries, is located in Fort Mojave. Vocational trade courses offered include carpentry, air conditioning and heating, computer-aided drafting, plumbing, welding and electrical. Education remains a significant standard of life in Bullhead City, offering two top-rate public school districts, a private Montessori school and two charter schools. More than 4,000 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade are served through the Bullhead City Elementary School District #15
. The district was established in 1948 in the one-room “Little Red School House,�? and is now comprised of seven schools – five elementary schools and two junior high schools. The school district continues to grow quickly, which shows by the construction of three of the seven schools in the last seven years. Breakfast and lunch programs and health, counseling and nutritional services are available to each student enrolled in the district, as are Title I, Special Education, Gifted and ELL programs. Mohave High School, part of the Colorado River Union High School District, offers education to students from 9th through 12th grade and provides a variety of academic programs including the Renaissance Program, Gifted Program, Honors Classes, Child Find Program, On-Site Special Education and a Work Release Program. school yard
Montessori School House, the longest running early childhood program and private elementary school in Bullhead City, recently moved to a new location at 945 Thumb Butte. The new move doubled the number of available classrooms, allowing the school to add programs for students up to the age of 12. Montessori School House boasts low student to teacher ratios of 1:10 in the lower elementary programs and 1:8 in the primary education programs. Extracurricular activities provided by the school include Spanish education, instrumental lessons and dance. Two charter schools are also available in the area – the Accelerated Learning Center for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade and the Academy of Building Industries. The Academy, located in Fort Mohave, provides vocational trade courses for student from the ages of 14 through 21. Courses include carpentry, air conditioning and heating, computer-aided drafting, plumbing, welding and electrical
Elementary Schools Bulhead City Elementary School District #15 1004 Hancock Road Bullhead City, AZ 86442 928-758-3961 www.bullheadschools.com Coyote Canyon School 1820 Lakeside Road Bullhead City, AZ 86442 K - 2nd Grade 928-758-4909 Diamondback Elementary School 2550 Tesota Way Bullhead City, AZ 86442 K - 5th Grade 928-758-6858 Sunrise Elementary 2245 Landon Drive Bullhead City, AZ 86442 K - 5th Grade 928-754-1815 Mountain View School 2380 E. Third Street Bullhead City, AZ 86429 K - 6th Grade 928-754-3203 Desert Valley School 1066 Marina Blvd. Bullhead City, AZ 86442 3rd - 5th Grade 928-758-6606 Junior High Schools Bullhead City Junior High School 1062 Hancock Road Bullhead City, AZ 86442 6th - 8th Grade 928-758-3921 Fox Creek Junior High 3101 Desert Sky Blvd. Bullhead City, AZ 86442 6th - 8th Grade 928-704-2500	High Schools Colorado River Union High School District 5221 Highway 95 Ft. Mohave, AZ 86426 928-768-1665 www.cruhsd.org Mohave High School 2251 Highway 95 Bullhead City, AZ 86442 9th - 12th Grade 928-758-3916 River Valley High School 2250 Laguna Road Mohave Valley, AZ 86440 9th - 12th Grade 928-768-2300 Academy of Building Industries 1547 Lipan Blvd. Ft. Mohave, AZ 86427 9th - 12th Grade 928-788-2601 Mohave Accelerated Learning Center 922A Marina Blvd. Bullhead City, AZ 86442 K - 12th Grade 928-704-9345 Colleges Mohave Community College Bullhead City Campus 3400 Highway 95 Bullhead City, AZ 86442 928-758-3926 Northern Arizona University Bullhead City Campus 3400 Highway 95 Bullhead City, AZ 86442 928-758-3926