Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SITKA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020024000136
Blatchley Middle School
601 Halibut Point Rd, Sitka, AK 99835 · (907) 747-8672 · Sitka City and Borough
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 37.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
74 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 38% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sitka School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 62.2% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Blatchley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #1 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #23 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
241
-32 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
% White
51%
was 49%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 241 | 17.9 | 13.5:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 19.8 | 12.6:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 22.1 | 12.4:1 | 40% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blatchley Middle School.
About Blatchley Middle School
Located in Sitka, Alaska, Blatchley Middle School is a small middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 241 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Alaska average about 399 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
Sitka School District, which runs Blatchley Middle School, has 6 schools and 1,080 students.
At Blatchley Middle School, 51% of students are White. It is also 20% Native American, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Blatchley Middle School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 17.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.5:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Alaska is 4.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Sitka City and Borough is 13 points.
In Alaska, Blatchley Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 42.8%.
Sitka City and Borough is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,727, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,502, Blatchley Middle School among them.
The closest school to Blatchley Middle School is Sitka High School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Blatchley Middle School at 1st of 4.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 273 to 241. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.4 to 13.5 over 7 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sitka City and Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,368
Census ACS
Median income
$101,727
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sitka School District
- Sitka High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Keet Gooshi Heen ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 137 students
- Sitka REACHCombined · 82 students
- Pacific High SchoolHigh · 40 students
Other schools in Sitka
- Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Sitka High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Keet Gooshi Heen ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 137 students
- Sitka REACHCombined · 82 students
- Pacific High SchoolHigh · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Sitka High School0.4 mi · 305
- Mt. Edgecumbe High School0.4 mi · 422
- Sitka REACH0.5 mi · 82
- XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 137
- Pacific High School0.6 mi · 40
- Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary0.6 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Blatchley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blatchley Middle School?
Blatchley Middle School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Blatchley Middle School serve?
Blatchley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Blatchley Middle School have?
Blatchley Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Blatchley Middle School?
Student demographics at Blatchley Middle School are roughly 51% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Blatchley Middle School?
Blatchley Middle School is overseen by Sitka School District in Sitka City and Borough.
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