Enrollment
39
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020002000422
Martin L. Olson School
40 Main St, Golovin, AK 99762 · (907) 779-3021 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL39 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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
7.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
19 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 8% |
Student demographics
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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Alaska average is about 36 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Martin L. Olson School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Nome Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 39 | #99 of 174 | #13 of 15 |
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
39
-9 (-19%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 40
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 39 | 5 | 7.8:1 | 49% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 39 | 7 | 5.6:1 | 49% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 43 | 8 | 5.4:1 | 86% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 7 | 6.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 6.1 | 8.5:1 | 48% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | 59% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 55 | 6 | 9.2:1 | 80% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 47 | 6 | 7.8:1 | 79% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 40 | 5 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin L. Olson School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (52 to 39); teachers down 18% (6.1 to 5).
About Martin L. Olson School
Martin L. Olson School is a small combined-grade school with its address in Golovin, Alaska. A federal count lists 39 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Alaska) has about 192 students.
Martin L. Olson School is one of the 15 schools that make up Bering Strait School District (1,745 students in total).
Martin L. Olson School's enrollment is 82% Native American. It is also 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.8:1, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 19.2 students per teacher below the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. The gap from the 97% average for public schools in Nome Census Area is 48 points.
allk12 grades Martin L. Olson School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Martin L. Olson School is 12.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alaska schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Nome Census Area show that the median household income is $78,681, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Martin L. Olson School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is White Mountain School, at about 14.2 miles.
Martin L. Olson School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- White Mountain School14.2 mi · 66
- Aniguiin School23.4 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Martin L. Olson SchoolHow large is Martin L. Olson School?
Martin L. Olson School enrolls approximately 39 students in grades PK-12.
Is Martin L. Olson School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin L. Olson School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin L. Olson School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin L. Olson School is approximately 7.8:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin L. Olson School?
At Martin L. Olson School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Martin L. Olson School public or private?
Martin L. Olson School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bering Strait School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.