Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALDEZ CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020078000495
Hermon Hutchens Elementary
1009 West Klutina, Valdez, AK 99686 · (907) 835-4728 · Chugach Census Area
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alaska public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
77 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Valdez City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
AK avg 34.6% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 51.5% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hermon Hutchens Elementary
Hermon Hutchens Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermon Hutchens Elementary this school | 287 | 26.8% | 54.4% |
| Rabbit Creek Elementary Anchorage | 288 | 20.8% | 58.6% |
| Pearl Creek Elementary Fairbanks | 388 | 26.3% | 49.7% |
| Birchwood ABC Elementary Eagle River | 246 | 24.8% | 58.9% |
| Weller Elementary Fairbanks | 413 | 31.7% | 43.3% |
| Point Higgins School Ketchikan | 204 | 22.1% | 43.4% |
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 Hermon Hutchens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #25 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #22 of 150 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #38 of 150 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #87 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #9 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #98 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #115 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #103 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
287
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 27% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 26.5 | 10.1:1 | 33% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 34% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 28 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 26.6 | 11.6:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 15% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hermon Hutchens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (308 to 287); teachers down 14% (26.6 to 23).
About Hermon Hutchens Elementary
Hermon Hutchens Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Valdez, Alaska. The school has 287 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Valdez City School District totals 605 students.
The student body at Hermon Hutchens Elementary is 67% White. The school is also 15% multiracial, 10% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
There are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Alaska, 15.3:1, is higher. Of all students at Hermon Hutchens Elementary, 27% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Chugach Census Area, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hermon Hutchens Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Alaska public elementary schools.
The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Alaska with Hermon Hutchens Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hermon Hutchens Elementary posts 54.4%.
In Chugach Census Area, home to about 6,862 people, the median household earns about $90,509 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Hermon Hutchens Elementary shares Chugach Census Area with 9 other public schools.
George H. Gilson Middle School is the nearest public school to Hermon Hutchens Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Hermon Hutchens Elementary, there are 2 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Hermon Hutchens Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 284 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 287. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.1 to 12.5 over 4 years.
The Hermon Hutchens Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Chugach Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,862
Census ACS
Median income
$90,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valdez City School District
- Valdez High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- George H. Gilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
- Valdez Home SchoolCombined
Other schools in Valdez
- Valdez High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- George H. Gilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
- Valdez Home SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- George H. Gilson Middle School0.6 mi · 143
- Valdez High School0.7 mi · 175
- Tatitlek Community School21.0 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Hermon Hutchens ElementaryHow many students attend Hermon Hutchens Elementary?
Hermon Hutchens Elementary enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hermon Hutchens Elementary serve?
Hermon Hutchens Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hermon Hutchens Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hermon Hutchens Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hermon Hutchens Elementary?
Student demographics at Hermon Hutchens Elementary are roughly 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Hermon Hutchens Elementary in?
Hermon Hutchens Elementary is part of Valdez City School District.
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