Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020048000183
East Elementary
200 Benny Benson Dr, Kodiak, AK 99615 · (907) 486-7492 · Kodiak Island Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
157 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 73 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Based on grade levels within Kodiak Island Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 36.7% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 East Elementary
East Elementary's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary this school | 289 | 54.3% | 42.6% |
| Houghtaling Elementary Ketchikan | 310 | 52.6% | 28.0% |
| North Star Elementary Kodiak | 161 | 65.2% | 39.5% |
| Susitna Elementary Anchorage | 394 | 69.3% | 29.2% |
| Lake Hood Elementary Anchorage | 185 | 53.0% | 15.8% |
| Ketchikan Charter School Ketchikan | 190 | 56.3% | 26.4% |
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 East Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #65 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #55 of 150 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #75 of 150 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #84 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #2 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #41 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #51 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #74 of 115 |
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
289
-46 (-14%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 289 | 27.8 | 10.4:1 | 54% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 29 | 11.2:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 27 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 60% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 55% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 33% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 22 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (337 to 289); teachers up 32% (21 to 27.8).
About East Elementary
East Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Kodiak, Alaska. The student body numbers 289 students, from pre-K through 5.
The 13 schools in Kodiak Island Borough School District enroll 2,132 students altogether, East Elementary among them.
White students are the largest group at East Elementary, with 39% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 29% Native American, 21% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Kodiak Island Borough, the White share is about 49%. By the diversity index, East Elementary comes in at 71%.
Its teaching staff equals 27.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%.
allk12 grades East Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, East Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.6%; the prediction is 34.6%.
Within Kodiak Island Borough, median household income is about $86,250, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kodiak Island Borough number 12 and enroll about 2,122.
The school nearest to East Elementary is Main Elementary, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Within five miles of East Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, East Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, East Elementary is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 335 in 2020-21 and 289 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at East Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kodiak Island Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,771
Census ACS
Median income
$86,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kodiak Island Borough School District
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- Main ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Kodiak
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- Main ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other East Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 21 states are named East Elementary. East Elementary is the 28th largest of the 44.
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPUNTA GORDA, FL · 814 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYJACKSON, MO · 726 students
- East Elementary SchoolPendleton, IN · 687 students
- East Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 620 students
- EAST ELEM.OZARK, MO · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Main Elementary1.1 mi · 177
- North Star Elementary1.2 mi · 161
- Kodiak Middle School1.2 mi · 401
- Kodiak High School1.2 mi · 579
- AKTEACH1.3 mi · 199
- Peterson Elementary6.2 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About East ElementaryHow large is East Elementary?
East Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Elementary?
East Elementary reports a student body of 39% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is East Elementary in?
East Elementary is part of Kodiak Island Borough School District.
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