XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact elementary school in Sitka, Alaska, XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 137 students from grades pre-K through 1, overseen by Sitka School District. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Sitka School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,080 students; XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 26% multiracial, 12% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Sitka City and Borough as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sitka City and Borough (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sitka City and Borough) records that the typical household earns roughly $101,727 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sitka City and Borough runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,502 students), of which XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Sitka REACH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 32%: 201 students in 2018 compared to 137 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.