Enrollment
101
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020002000013
Koyuk-Malimiut School
09 Main St, Koyuk, AK 99753 · (907) 963-3021 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
102 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
7.7%
AK avg 36.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
101
-15 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.4:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Koyuk-Malimiut School
Koyuk-Malimiut School, an intimate combined-grade school in Koyuk, Alaska, part of Bering Strait School District, educates 101 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Koyuk-Malimiut School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Bering Strait School District, which oversees 15 schools and 1,745 students, Koyuk-Malimiut School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Koyuk-Malimiut School reports that 97% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Koyuk-Malimiut School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Koyuk-Malimiut School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.9%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nome Census Area put the typical household earns roughly $78,681 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nome Census Area's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,417 students), Koyuk-Malimiut School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Aniguiin School, around 39.2 miles off.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 101 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Bering Strait School District
- Tukurngailnguq SchoolCombined · 239 students
- Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial SchoolCombined · 236 students
- Shishmaref SchoolCombined · 185 students
- Unalakleet SchoolCombined · 173 students
- Brevig Mission SchoolCombined · 163 students
- Gambell SchoolCombined · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Aniguiin School39.2 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Koyuk-Malimiut SchoolHow many students attend Koyuk-Malimiut School?
Koyuk-Malimiut School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Koyuk-Malimiut School serve?
Koyuk-Malimiut School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Koyuk-Malimiut School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Koyuk-Malimiut School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Koyuk-Malimiut School?
At Koyuk-Malimiut School, the student body is approximately 3% Asian.
What district is Koyuk-Malimiut School in?
Koyuk-Malimiut School is part of Bering Strait School District.
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