Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020048000188
Main Elementary
128 Powell Ave, Kodiak, AK 99615 · (907) 486-7480 · Kodiak Island Borough
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Alaska public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
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
12.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
109 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 69% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 Kodiak Island Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
AK avg 34.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 33 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 are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 27.2% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Main Elementary
Main Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Elementary this school | 177 | 61.6% | 32.7% |
| Lake Hood Elementary Anchorage | 185 | 53.0% | 15.8% |
| East Elementary Kodiak | 289 | 54.3% | 42.6% |
| Susitna Elementary Anchorage | 394 | 69.3% | 29.2% |
| Eagle's View Elementary School Unalaska | 163 | 16.0% | 33.8% |
| Lake Otis Elementary Anchorage | 264 | 81.1% | 17.3% |
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 Main Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #91 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #117 of 150 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #92 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #138 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #44 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #52 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
177
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 177 | 14.5 | 12.2:1 | 62% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15.5 | 13.0:1 | 61% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 14.5 | 13.2:1 | 63% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 70% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 48% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 59% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 66% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Main Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (227 to 177); teachers down 15% (17 to 14.5).
About Main Elementary
Main Elementary is a small elementary school based in Kodiak, Alaska. It reports enrollment of 177 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average enrollment is about 277.
Across its 13 schools, Kodiak Island Borough School District enrolls 2,132 students. Main Elementary is one of those schools.
Asian students make up 49% of enrollment at Main Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 21% White, 19% Native American, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Kodiak Island Borough's population at about 22%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
On staff are 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 3.1 more students per teacher than here. Main Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%.
Main Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Alaska public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Main Elementary is +0.6 points: 32.7% actual, 32.1% predicted.
In the wider Kodiak Island Borough area, median household income comes to about $86,250, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kodiak Island Borough counts 12 public schools with about 2,122 students.
Kodiak Middle School is the nearest public school to Main Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Main Elementary is behind the 41.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The NCES locale for Main Elementary is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 181 students in 2020-21 and 177 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.7:1 to 12.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Main Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kodiak Island Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,771
Census ACS
Median income
$86,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kodiak Island Borough School District
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Kodiak
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other Main Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Main Elementary. Main Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Main Elementary SchoolBeavercreek, OH · 725 students
- Main Elementary SchoolRome, GA · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Kodiak Middle School0.1 mi · 401
- Kodiak High School0.2 mi · 579
- AKTEACH0.2 mi · 199
- East Elementary1.1 mi · 289
- North Star Elementary2.0 mi · 161
- Peterson Elementary5.1 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Main ElementaryHow many students attend Main Elementary?
Main Elementary enrolls approximately 177 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Main Elementary serve?
Main Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Main Elementary have?
Main Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Main Elementary?
Student demographics at Main Elementary are roughly 21% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 49% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Main Elementary public or private?
Main Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kodiak Island Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.