Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNEAU BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020021000127
Auke Bay Elementary
11860 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, AK 99801 · (907) 796-5275 · Juneau City and Borough
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Alaska public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
46 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Auke Bay Elementary→Thunder Mountain Middle School
Based on grade levels within Juneau Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
AK avg 34.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 45.4% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Auke Bay Elementary
Auke Bay Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auke Bay Elementary this school | 353 | 13.0% | 50.8% |
| Chugiak Elementary Chugiak | 439 | 17.5% | 51.2% |
| Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River | 278 | 17.3% | 51.3% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River | 367 | 11.4% | 68.3% |
| Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage | 316 | 8.5% | 68.4% |
| Chugach Optional Elementary Anchorage | 275 | 11.6% | 67.8% |
Matched among Alaska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Auke Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Juneau City and Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #40 of 134 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #45 of 150 ▲ 10 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #62 of 150 no change | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #46 of 169 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #107 of 125 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #66 of 125 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #135 of 142 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #89 of 115 | #3 of 6 |
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
353
+124 (+54%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 353 | 19.3 | 18.3:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 18.7 | 17.1:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 18.2 | 17.9:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 21.5 | 18.3:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 20 | 18.2:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 10% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auke Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (393 to 353); teachers down 10% (21.5 to 19.3).
About Auke Bay Elementary
Auke Bay Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Juneau, Alaska. There are 353 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 27% bigger than the 277-student average for elementary schools in Alaska.
The district, Juneau Borough School District, has 5,481 students enrolled across 16 schools.
More than half of the students at Auke Bay Elementary are White (59%). Other reported shares: 20% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Juneau City and Borough, where about 63% of residents are White. The diversity index for Auke Bay Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Auke Bay Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 13%.
Auke Bay Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Alaska public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Auke Bay Elementary is +1.8 points: 50.8% actual, 48.9% predicted.
In Juneau City and Borough, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $101,661, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,481, Auke Bay Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Thunder Mountain Middle School is about 2.2 miles from Auke Bay Elementary. The five-mile area around Auke Bay Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Auke Bay Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal data place Auke Bay Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Auke Bay Elementary enrolled 229 in 2020-21 and 353 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Juneau City and Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,794
Census ACS
Median income
$101,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Juneau Borough School District
- Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KaleHigh · 1,018 students
- Thunder Mountain High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Dzantik'i Heeni Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
- Floyd Dryden Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Harborview ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Juneau
- Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KaleHigh · 1,018 students
- Thunder Mountain High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Dzantik'i Heeni Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
- Floyd Dryden Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Harborview ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Thunder Mountain Middle School2.2 mi · 574
- Thunder Mountain High School2.2 mi · 589
- KAX_DIG_OOWU HEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 290
- Mendenhall River Community School2.5 mi · 308
- SIT EETI SHAANAX - GLACIER VALLEY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 322
- Floyd Dryden Middle School2.9 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Auke Bay ElementaryHow many students attend Auke Bay Elementary?
Auke Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Auke Bay Elementary serve?
Auke Bay Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Auke Bay Elementary have?
Auke Bay Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Auke Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at Auke Bay Elementary are roughly 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Auke Bay Elementary in?
Auke Bay Elementary is part of Juneau Borough School District.
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