Enrollment
117
Combined
STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020036000150
Kake Elementary & High School
175 Library Place, Kake, AK 99830 · (907) 785-3741 · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Alaska public K-12 schools
- B-Test 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
8.2:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
106 students
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 | 6 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 8% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
AK avg 34.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 26.9% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Kake Elementary & High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kake Elementary & High School this school | 117 | 90.6% | 28.0% |
| Paul T. Albert Memorial School Tununak | 102 | 95.1% | N/A |
| Kisimgiugtuq School Kivalina | 150 | 86.7% | N/A |
| Tuluksak School Tuluksak | 133 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Aniguiin School Elim | 90 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Marshall School Marshall | 128 | 96.1% | N/A |
Matched among Alaska K-12 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 Kake Elementary & High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #7 of 30 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #5 of 23 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #52 of 174 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #41 of 54 | N/A |
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
117
+18 (+18%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 117 | 14.3 | 8.2:1 | 91% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 12.8 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 12.8 | 8.7:1 | 93% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 11 | 9.2:1 | 99% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 11 | 9.8:1 | 100% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 9 | 9.6:1 | 81% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 59% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kake Elementary & High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (101 to 117); teachers up 30% (11 to 14.3).
About Kake Elementary & High School
Kake Elementary & High School sits in Kake, Alaska, and is classified as a combined-grade school. The student body numbers 117 students, from pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Alaska) has about 192 students.
For district matters, Kake Elementary & High School falls under Kake City School District.
Native American students make up 94% of enrollment at Kake Elementary & High School. Other students are 3% Asian and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1 at Kake Elementary & High School, with 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, combined schools in Alaska have 27.0:1, compared with 8.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 91% of enrollment. That tracks the 92% average for public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
allk12 grades Kake Elementary & High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 22.0% for a school in Alaska with Kake Elementary & High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kake Elementary & High School posts 28.0%.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,156, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has 20 public schools and roughly 1,441 students.
The NCES locale for Kake Elementary & High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 more students in 2024-25.
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Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,715
Census ACS
Median income
$61,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
1,441 students
Quick facts
Frequently asked questions
About Kake Elementary & High SchoolHow large is Kake Elementary & High School?
Kake Elementary & High School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-12.
Is Kake Elementary & High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kake Elementary & High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kake Elementary & High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kake Elementary & High School is approximately 8.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kake Elementary & High School?
At Kake Elementary & High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kake Elementary & High School in?
Kake Elementary & High School is part of Kake City School District.
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