North Star Elementary

North Star Elementary is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in Kodiak, Alaska, overseen by Kodiak Island Borough School District, with 161 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Within Kodiak Island Borough School District, which oversees 13 schools and 2,132 students, North Star Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, North Star Elementary records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% Native American, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, North Star Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Around the school, Kodiak Island Borough reports that median household earnings sit near $86,250, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kodiak Island Borough's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,122 students), North Star Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Star Elementary has shrank 24%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 10% to 2%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.