WAVE-Central Campus
Lake Havasu City · AZ · Western Arizona Vocational District #50 (90123) · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How WAVE-Central Campus compares for families
What families should know about WAVE-Central Campus.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Havasuonline, Telesis Preparatory Academy, Lake Havasu High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -12.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 2 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havasuonline Lake Havasu City |
Public | 1.5 | 313 | +251.7% |
| Telesis Preparatory Academy Lake Havasu City |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 63 | +16.7% |
| Lake Havasu High School Lake Havasu City |
Public | 2.1 | 1,523 | -13.8% |
| WAVE - Lake Havasu High School Lake Havasu City |
Public | 2.1 | 1 | — |
| WAVE-Arizona Western College PARKER |
Public | 23.2 | 1 | — |
| Parker High School PARKER |
Public | 23.8 | 478 | -4.6% |
| WAVE - Parker High School PARKER |
Public | 23.8 | 1 | — |
| Pillar Academy of Business & Finance MOHAVE VALLEY |
Public · charter | 29.1 | 6 | — |