Enrollment
154
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020002000012
Gambell School
169 Main St, Gambell, AK 99742 · (907) 985-5515 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Alaska public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
160 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
6.5%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
3.9%
AK avg 34.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.5% | 3.9% |
| 2023-24 | 5.9% | 3.5% |
% 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
6.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Gambell School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Nome Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #12 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #23 of 30 ▼ 1 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.5% | #17 of 23 no change | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #33 of 174 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #8 of 54 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
154
-13 (-8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 154 | 17 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 92% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 100% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 17 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 17.1 | 10.7:1 | 99% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 80% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 83% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 85% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 12 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gambell School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (183 to 154); teachers down 1% (17.1 to 17).
About Gambell School
Gambell School is a combined-grade school with a street address in Gambell, Alaska. It educates 154 students in pre-K through 12.
The 15 schools of Bering Strait School District, including Gambell School, enroll 1,745 students.
Native American students are the large majority at Gambell School, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Gambell School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
Its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.1:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Alaska is 27.0:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Gambell School a D. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Gambell School are 11.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (6.4% actual, 17.4% predicted).
Gambell School is located in Nome Census Area, where median household income is about $78,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Gambell School is one of 19 public schools in Nome Census Area, which together enroll about 2,417 students.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 167 to 154 over 4 years.
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Nome Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,866
Census ACS
Median income
$78,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,417 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Gambell SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gambell School?
Gambell School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-12.
Is Gambell School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gambell School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Gambell School?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Gambell School.
What is the student diversity at Gambell School?
Student demographics at Gambell School are roughly 5% Asian.
What district is Gambell School in?
Gambell School is part of Bering Strait School District.
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