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Meade River School

4001 Kippi St, Atqasuk, AK 99791 · (907) 633-5800 · North Slope Borough
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
86
Combined
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 192
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
42 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K78%
Kindergarten33%
Grade 1910%
Grade 256%
Grade 389%
Grade 41113%
Grade 545%
Grade 622%
Grade 71012%
Grade 856%
Grade 9910%
Grade 1045%
Grade 1145%
Grade 1256%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
67%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
7992%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 22% · US 1%
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
Male
4653%
Female
4047%

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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 Meade River School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlaskaIn North Slope Borough
Enrollment
ranked largest first
86#64 of 174#5 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
86
+6 (+8%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 7.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2586108.6:149% (42)
2023-248599.4:1N/A
2022-2384712.0:149% (41)
2020-2180117.3:1N/A
2017-18748.58.7:159% (44)
2015-1679711.3:158% (46)
2010-1177107.7:158% (45)
2000-017789.6:118% (14)
1990-915368.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meade River School.

Since 2017-18: students up 16% (74 to 86); teachers up 18% (8.5 to 10).

About Meade River School

Meade River School sits in Atqasuk, Alaska, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 86 students. The school is 55% below the average for combined schools in Alaska.

North Slope Borough School District enrolls 1,853 students, and its 11 schools include Meade River School.

Meade River School is 92% Native American by enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meade River School scores 15%.

A staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.6:1. The gap from the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska is 18.4 students per teacher. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in North Slope Borough, the average eligibility rate is 40%.

North Slope Borough is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,694, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,853, Meade River School among them.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 80 to 86, an 8% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 7.3:1 to 8.6:1.

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North Slope Borough at a glance

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Population
10,810
Census ACS
Median income
$95,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,853 students

Quick facts

School name
Meade River School
District
North Slope Borough School District
Address
4001 Kippi St, Atqasuk, AK 99791
Phone
(907) 633-5800
County
North Slope Borough
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
86
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
42 (49%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
020061000284
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in North Slope Borough School District

Frequently asked questions

About Meade River School
How large is Meade River School?
Meade River School enrolls approximately 86 students in grades PK-12.
Is Meade River School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meade River School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Meade River School have?
Meade River School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meade River School?
At Meade River School, the student body is approximately 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Meade River School?
Meade River School is overseen by North Slope Borough School District in North Slope Borough.
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