Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETERSBURG BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020066000305
Rae C. Stedman Elementary
303 Dolphin St, Petersburg, AK 99833 · (907) 526-7656 · Petersburg Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
103 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Petersburg Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
206
-25 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.9:1
% White
60%
was 69%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Rae C. Stedman Elementary
Rae C. Stedman Elementary is one of the intimate elementary schools in Petersburg, Alaska, run under Petersburg Borough School District, with 206 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 277.
Petersburg Borough School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 464 students; Rae C. Stedman Elementary is among them.
On demographics, Rae C. Stedman Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 25% Native American, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Petersburg Borough overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rae C. Stedman Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Rae C. Stedman Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rae C. Stedman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 43.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Petersburg Borough shows median household income runs about $75,125, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Petersburg Borough runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 464 students), of which Rae C. Stedman Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Petersburg High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rae C. Stedman Elementary has declined 11%, going from 231 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 69% to 60%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
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Petersburg Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,409
Census ACS
Median income
$75,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Petersburg Borough School District
- Petersburg High SchoolHigh · 144 students
- Mitkof Middle SchoolMiddle · 114 students
Other schools in Petersburg
- Petersburg High SchoolHigh · 144 students
- Mitkof Middle SchoolMiddle · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Petersburg High School0.1 mi · 144
- Mitkof Middle School0.1 mi · 114
- Wrangell High School32.1 mi · 71
- Stikine Middle School32.1 mi · 59
- Evergreen Elementary32.2 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Rae C. Stedman ElementaryHow many students attend Rae C. Stedman Elementary?
Rae C. Stedman Elementary enrolls approximately 206 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rae C. Stedman Elementary serve?
Rae C. Stedman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rae C. Stedman Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Rae C. Stedman Elementary.
How diverse is Rae C. Stedman Elementary?
Rae C. Stedman Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rae C. Stedman Elementary public or private?
Rae C. Stedman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Petersburg Borough School District.
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