Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 020057000254
Nome Elementary
1057 E 5th Avenue, Nome, AK 99762 · (907) 443-5299 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Alaska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
303 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
62%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
Students here typically continue to
Nome Elementary→Nome-Beltz Middle/High
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
22.1%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.1% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 25.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Elementary
Nome Elementary's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nome Elementary this school | 306 | 99.0% | 26.5% |
| Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Anchorage | 357 | 85.2% | 22.4% |
| Gladys Jung Elementary Bethel | 309 | 82.5% | 9.8% |
| June Nelson Elementary Kotzebue | 302 | 83.1% | 9.6% |
| Richard Johnson Elementary Metlakatla | 130 | 96.2% | 23.3% |
| Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Bethel | 203 | 75.4% | 10.9% |
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 Nome Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #104 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #96 of 150 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #122 of 150 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #74 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #19 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #59 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #11 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #57 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
306
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 306 | 22.4 | 13.7:1 | 99% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 26.6 | 14.6:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 32% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nome Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (388 to 306); teachers down 16% (26.6 to 22.4).
About Nome Elementary
Nome Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Nome, Alaska. A federal count lists 306 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
The district, Nome Public Schools, has 672 students enrolled across 4 schools.
multiracial students are the largest group at Nome Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 42% Native American, 10% White, and 4% Hispanic. Nome Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, higher than at this school. Nome Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Nome Census Area, the average is about the same, 97%.
Nome Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Alaska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nome Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.5%, compared with a predicted 19.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alaska schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Nome Census Area, median household income is about $78,681, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Nome Census Area, serving about 2,417 students.
The closest public school to Nome Elementary is Extensions Correspondence, about 3.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 3.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 290 to 306. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
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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-Beltz Middle/HighHigh · 274 students
- Anvil City Science AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Extensions CorrespondenceCombined · 32 students
Other schools in Nome
- Nome-Beltz Middle/HighHigh · 274 students
- Anvil City Science AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Extensions CorrespondenceCombined · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Extensions Correspondence3.1 mi · 32
- Nome-Beltz Middle/High3.1 mi · 274
- Anvil City Science Academy3.1 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Nome ElementaryHow large is Nome Elementary?
Nome Elementary enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nome Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nome Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nome Elementary have?
Nome Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Nome Elementary?
Student demographics at Nome Elementary are roughly 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 43% Two or more.
Is Nome Elementary public or private?
Nome Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nome Public Schools.
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