Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAINES BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020027000144
Haines Elementary
604 Haines Hwy, Haines, AK 99827 · (907) 766-6700 · Haines Borough
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- A-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
12.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 54.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
85 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Haines Elementary→Haines High School
Based on grade levels within Haines Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Haines Elementary
Haines Elementary's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Elementary this school | 153 | 55.6% | 46.7% |
| Tustumena Elementary Kasilof | 155 | 56.8% | 54.0% |
| Nikiski North Star Elementary Kenai | 214 | 49.1% | 36.7% |
| Chapman School Anchor Point | 168 | 51.2% | 48.3% |
| Talkeetna Elementary Talkeetna | 121 | 62.8% | 42.3% |
| McNeil Canyon Elementary Homer | 144 | 47.2% | 56.0% |
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 Haines Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #50 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #72 of 150 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #51 of 150 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #145 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #49 of 142 |
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
153
+20 (+15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 153 | 12.3 | 12.5:1 | 56% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 12.5 | 14.3:1 | 69% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 13.1 | 12.7:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 11.4 | 15.5:1 | 61% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 41% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 60% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 52% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haines Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (176 to 153); teachers up 8% (11.4 to 12.3).
About Haines Elementary
Haines Elementary, located in Haines, Alaska, is a small elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 153 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alaska enroll about 277 students on average.
Haines Elementary is part of Haines Borough School District, where 3 schools serve 255 students.
More than half of the students at Haines Elementary are White (59%). The remaining shares are 34% Native American and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Haines Borough's population at about 73%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Haines Elementary scores 54%.
Its staff includes 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is 2.9 students per teacher. Roughly 56% of students at Haines Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Haines Borough is similar, at 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Haines Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Alaska public elementary schools.
Haines Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.7% is 12.6 points above the 34.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Haines Borough is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,927, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 3 public schools in the county, enrolling about 255, Haines Elementary among them.
Haines Elementary's nearest public school is Haines Home School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
The federal government classifies Haines Elementary's location as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 133 to 153, a 15% increase.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Haines Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Haines Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,086
Census ACS
Median income
$86,927
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haines Borough School District
- Haines High SchoolHigh · 78 students
- Haines Home SchoolCombined · 24 students
Other schools in Haines
- Haines High SchoolHigh · 78 students
- Haines Home SchoolCombined · 24 students
Other Haines Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Haines Elementary. Haines Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Haines Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 461 students
- Haines Elementary SchoolNew Lenox, IL · 358 students
- Haines Elementary SchoolBaker City, OR · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Haines Home School0.0 mi · 24
- Haines High School0.0 mi · 78
- Skagway School16.6 mi · 138
- Klukwan School19.4 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Haines ElementaryHow large is Haines Elementary?
Haines Elementary enrolls approximately 153 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Haines Elementary serve?
Haines Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Haines Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Haines Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Haines Elementary?
Haines Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Haines Elementary public or private?
Haines Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haines Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.