Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020015000052
Fawn Mountain Elementary
400 Old Homestead Rd, Ketchikan, AK 99901 · (907) 228-2200 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Alaska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
84 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
AK avg 36.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 44.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Fawn Mountain Elementary
Fawn Mountain Elementary's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Mountain Elementary this school | 210 | 40.0% | 45.1% |
| Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Kenai | 205 | 38.5% | 18.9% |
| SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL Juneau | 281 | 30.2% | 40.1% |
| Turnagain Elementary Anchorage | 247 | 36.8% | 46.0% |
| Nikiski North Star Elementary Kenai | 214 | 49.1% | 36.7% |
| Paul Banks Elementary Homer | 189 | 40.7% | N/A |
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 Fawn Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #56 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #61 of 150 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #57 of 150 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #115 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #1 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #65 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #78 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #22 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
210
-34 (-14%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 210 | 21 | 10.0:1 | 40% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 23 | 9.7:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 43% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 22 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 20.5 | 14.9:1 | 49% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | 22% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fawn Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (305 to 210); teachers up 2% (20.5 to 21).
About Fawn Mountain Elementary
Fawn Mountain Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Ketchikan, Alaska. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 210 students. That compares with an average of about 277 students for elementary schools in Alaska.
Across its 9 schools, Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District enrolls 2,043 students. Fawn Mountain Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Fawn Mountain Elementary, about 53 are White. It is also 34% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Ketchikan Gateway Borough's residents are about 63% White, 10 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Classroom staffing at Fawn Mountain Elementary totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Federal data show 40% of students (84) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is similar, at 38%.
Fawn Mountain Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Alaska public elementary schools.
In Alaska, Fawn Mountain Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.1% actual against a predicted 39.6%.
The county, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,885, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 9 public schools and about 2,043 students.
Schoenbar Middle School is about 3.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fawn Mountain Elementary at 1st of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Fawn Mountain Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 210, down from 244 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 10.0 in 2024-25.
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,768
Census ACS
Median income
$92,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
- Ketchikan High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Houghtaling ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Schoenbar Middle SchoolMiddle · 252 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Ketchikan Charter SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolElementary · 140 students
Other schools in Ketchikan
- Ketchikan High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Houghtaling ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Schoenbar Middle SchoolMiddle · 252 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Ketchikan Charter SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Schoenbar Middle School3.5 mi · 252
- Ketchikan Charter School3.7 mi · 190
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School3.7 mi · 140
- Fast Track5.1 mi · 76
- Ketchikan High School5.1 mi · 551
- Revilla Jr/Sr High School5.3 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Fawn Mountain ElementaryHow large is Fawn Mountain Elementary?
Fawn Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Fawn Mountain Elementary serve?
Fawn Mountain Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fawn Mountain Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fawn Mountain Elementary is approximately 10.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fawn Mountain Elementary?
At Fawn Mountain Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fawn Mountain Elementary public or private?
Fawn Mountain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.