Enrollment
53
Elementary
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KUSPUK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020076000346
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary
200 Boundary Ave, Aniak, AK 99557 · (907) 675-4363 · Bethel Census Area
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Alaska public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- ·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
11.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
31 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 18 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 15% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2023-24 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.4%
AK avg 35.2%
Math
17.4%
AK avg 34.3%
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 35 and 34.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary this school | 53 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Naknek Elementary Naknek | 54 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Sidney C. Huntington Elementary Galena | 65 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Glennallen Elementary Glennallen | 126 | 71.4% | 46.0% |
| Two Rivers School Fairbanks | 67 | 47.8% | 45.0% |
| Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Bethel | 203 | 75.4% | 10.9% |
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 Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Bethel Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53 | #163 of 169 | #4 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
53
-12 (-18%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 53 | 4.5 | 11.8:1 | 58% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 5.3 | 10.1:1 | 87% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 6 | 6.8:1 | 85% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | 77% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 5 | 20.2:1 | 54% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | 45% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 7 | 11.7:1 | 55% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (94 to 53); teachers down 25% (6 to 4.5).
About Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary, located in Aniak, Alaska, is a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 53 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 277-student average for elementary schools in Alaska, enrollment here is 81% lower.
Kuspuk School District is made up of 8 schools with 309 students in all.
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary's enrollment is 94% Native American. It is also 4% White. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.8:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary reports 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Bethel Census Area average 94%.
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Alaska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Bethel Census Area, the median household income is $73,996, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. In all, Bethel Census Area has 41 public schools and roughly 4,697 students.
Aniak Jr/Sr High School is the public school closest to Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 53, an 18% decrease from 65 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.0 to 11.8 over 4 years.
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Bethel Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,394
Census ACS
Median income
$73,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
4,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kuspuk School District
- George Morgan Sr. H.S.High · 64 students
- Aniak Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 50 students
- Joseph S. & Olinga Gregory ElementaryElementary · 46 students
- Zackar Levi ElementaryElementary · 37 students
- Johnnie John Sr. SchoolCombined · 22 students
- Jack Egnaty Sr. SchoolCombined · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Aniak Jr/Sr High School0.4 mi · 50
- Crow Village Sam School9.6 mi · 18
- Joseph S. & Olinga Gregory Elementary26.8 mi · 46
- George Morgan Sr. H.S.26.8 mi · 64
- Zackar Levi Elementary27.5 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Auntie Mary Nicoli ElementaryHow large is Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary?
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary enrolls approximately 53 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary serve?
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary?
At Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Asian.
Is Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary public or private?
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kuspuk School District.
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