Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020012000042
Dillingham Elementary
565 Seward St, Dillingham, AK 99576 · (907) 842-5642 · Dillingham Census Area
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
183 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Dillingham Elementary→Dillingham Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Dillingham City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.8%
AK avg 36.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
AK avg 34.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
180
-70 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.5:1
% White
18%
was 14%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dillingham Elementary
Dillingham Elementary is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Dillingham, Alaska, part of Dillingham City School District, enrolling 180 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.
Within Dillingham City School District, which oversees 2 schools and 403 students, Dillingham Elementary is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Dillingham Elementary shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Native American. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Dillingham Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 102% of students at Dillingham Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Dillingham Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.1%, the actual is 18.9%, a residual of +0.8 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dillingham Census Area put median household income runs about $78,533, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Dillingham Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Dillingham Census Area (combined enrollment of about 1,018 students).
Dillingham Middle/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 28%: 250 students in 2018 compared to 180 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 14% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.
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Dillingham Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,724
Census ACS
Median income
$78,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,018 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dillingham City School District
- Dillingham Middle/High SchoolHigh · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Dillingham Middle/High School0.1 mi · 223
- Clarks Point School14.7 mi · 14
- Aleknagik School17.4 mi · 28
- Manokotak School18.2 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Dillingham ElementaryHow many students attend Dillingham Elementary?
Dillingham Elementary enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dillingham Elementary serve?
Dillingham Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dillingham Elementary?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Dillingham Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Dillingham Elementary?
Student demographics at Dillingham Elementary are roughly 18% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Dillingham Elementary?
Dillingham Elementary is overseen by Dillingham City School District in Dillingham Census Area.
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