Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020015000306
Ketchikan Charter School
410 Schoenbar Rd, Ketchikan, AK 99901 · (907) 225-8568 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Alaska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
107 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
67%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ketchikan Charter School→Ketchikan High School
Based on grade levels within Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
AK avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
AK avg 34.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 are down about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 28.3% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Ketchikan Charter School
Ketchikan Charter School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Charter School this school | 190 | 56.3% | 26.4% |
| North Star Elementary Kodiak | 161 | 65.2% | 39.5% |
| Haines Elementary Haines | 153 | 55.6% | 46.7% |
| Rae C. Stedman Elementary Petersburg | 206 | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| Houghtaling Elementary Ketchikan | 310 | 52.6% | 28.0% |
| Fawn Mountain Elementary Ketchikan | 210 | 40.0% | 45.1% |
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 Ketchikan Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #105 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #116 of 150 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #112 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #131 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #48 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
190
+37 (+24%) vs 2020
+48% since 2000-01, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 190 | 12.5 | 15.2:1 | 56% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 54% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 54% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 12 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 11.8 | 15.8:1 | 53% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 54% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 48% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 16% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ketchikan Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (186 to 190); teachers up 6% (11.8 to 12.5).
About Ketchikan Charter School
Ketchikan Charter School is a small elementary school in Ketchikan, Alaska, (ZIP code 99901). The school serves 190 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Alaska is roughly 277 students; this school is 31% smaller than that.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District has 9 schools; together they serve 2,043 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ketchikan Charter School is Native American (42%). Other groups make up 37% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Ketchikan Charter School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ketchikan Charter School employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average ratio is about 15.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25. Public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough average 38%.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Ketchikan Charter School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.9% for Ketchikan Charter School. The school posts 26.4%, 7.5 points below the prediction.
Across Ketchikan Gateway Borough, median household income is about $92,885, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Ketchikan Charter School is among the 9 public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
The nearest public school is Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Ketchikan Charter School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 35.0% proficiency; Ketchikan Charter School posts 26.4%.
Ketchikan Charter School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area. Charter status: Ketchikan Charter School is a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 153 to 190. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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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
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 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
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School0.0 mi · 140
- Schoenbar Middle School0.2 mi · 252
- Fast Track1.5 mi · 76
- Ketchikan High School1.5 mi · 551
- Revilla Jr/Sr High School1.8 mi · 110
- Houghtaling Elementary1.8 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Ketchikan Charter SchoolHow many students attend Ketchikan Charter School?
Ketchikan Charter School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ketchikan Charter School serve?
Ketchikan Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ketchikan Charter School have?
Ketchikan Charter School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ketchikan Charter School?
Student demographics at Ketchikan Charter School are roughly 37% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Ketchikan Charter School public or private?
Ketchikan Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.
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