Enrollment
274
High
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 020057000568
Nome-Beltz Middle/High
Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy, Nome, AK 99762 · (907) 443-5201 · Nome Census Area
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Alaska public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
273 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 11% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nome Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
8.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
4.7%
AK avg 34.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 3 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 | 8.7% | 4.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
% 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High
Nome-Beltz Middle/High's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nome-Beltz Middle/High this school | 274 | 99.6% | 10.3% |
| Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA) Galena | 185 | 87.6% | N/A |
| Kotzebue Middle/High School Kotzebue | 299 | 84.3% | 8.0% |
| Mt. Edgecumbe High School Sitka | 422 | 76.8% | 23.5% |
| Metlakatla High School Metlakatla | 98 | 75.5% | N/A |
| Bethel Regional High School Bethel | 410 | 71.0% | 13.3% |
Matched among Alaska high 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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #38 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #42 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #43 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #33 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #3 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
274
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 274 | 21.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 20.3 | 14.3:1 | 98% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 20.1 | 11.6:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 74% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 26% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nome-Beltz Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (232 to 274); teachers up 7% (20.1 to 21.5).
About Nome-Beltz Middle/High
Nome-Beltz Middle/High is classified as a high school. It is located in Nome, Alaska. It offers grades 6 through 12 and has 274 students enrolled. High schools in Alaska have about 373 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
Nome Public Schools has 672 students spread across 4 schools.
Native American students are 58% of those enrolled at Nome-Beltz Middle/High. The next largest groups are 32% multiracial and 7% White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Nome-Beltz Middle/High are from different groups.
There are 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.7:1. Across high schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Of all students at Nome-Beltz Middle/High, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 97% average for public schools in Nome Census Area.
Nome-Beltz Middle/High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Alaska public high schools.
Nome-Beltz Middle/High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (10.3%) and its predicted rate (18.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools.
Census data for Nome Census Area show the median household earns about $78,681 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Counting Nome-Beltz Middle/High, Nome Census Area has 19 public schools.
Nome-Beltz Middle/High's closest public school neighbor is Extensions Correspondence, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Nome-Beltz Middle/High, there are at least 3 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (280) and 2024-25 (274). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Nome Public Schools
- Nome ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Anvil City Science AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Extensions CorrespondenceCombined · 32 students
Other schools in Nome
- Nome ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Anvil City Science AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Extensions CorrespondenceCombined · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Extensions Correspondence0.0 mi · 32
- Anvil City Science Academy0.0 mi · 60
- Nome Elementary3.1 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Nome-Beltz Middle/HighWhat is the total enrollment at Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
Nome-Beltz Middle/High enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Nome-Beltz Middle/High serve?
Nome-Beltz Middle/High serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nome-Beltz Middle/High is approximately 12.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
At Nome-Beltz Middle/High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 32% Two or more.
What district is Nome-Beltz Middle/High in?
Nome-Beltz Middle/High is part of Nome Public Schools.
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