Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNETTE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020052500250
Richard Johnson Elementary
89 Milton St, Metlakatla, AK 99926 · (907) 886-4121 · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
125 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 25 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Based on grade levels within Annette Island School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
AK avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 13.6% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Richard Johnson Elementary
Richard Johnson Elementary's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson Elementary this school | 130 | 96.2% | 23.3% |
| Nome Elementary Nome | 306 | 99.0% | 26.5% |
| Sidney C. Huntington Elementary Galena | 65 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Bethel | 203 | 75.4% | 10.9% |
| June Nelson Elementary Kotzebue | 302 | 83.1% | 9.6% |
| Gladys Jung Elementary Bethel | 309 | 82.5% | 9.8% |
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 Richard Johnson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #111 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #104 of 150 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #109 of 150 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #150 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #12 of 142 |
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
130
-21 (-14%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 130 | 15.8 | 8.2:1 | 96% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 15 | 9.0:1 | 93% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 14 | 9.8:1 | 93% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 16 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 12.9 | 13.6:1 | 91% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 9 | 20.8:1 | 97% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 85% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 75% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 15 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard Johnson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (176 to 130); teachers up 22% (12.9 to 15.8).
About Richard Johnson Elementary
Richard Johnson Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Metlakatla, Alaska. It enrolled 130 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alaska, which is about 277.
Richard Johnson Elementary falls under Annette Island School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 301 students.
Native American students are the large majority at Richard Johnson Elementary, with 97% of enrollment. Richard Johnson Elementary has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Richard Johnson Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Richard Johnson Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.3%; the prediction is 20.1%.
Within Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, median household income is about $61,156, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 20 public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, with a combined enrollment of about 1,441.
The school nearest to Richard Johnson Elementary is Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Richard Johnson Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 130 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 151. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.2:1.
The Richard Johnson Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,715
Census ACS
Median income
$61,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
1,441 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Annette Island School District
- Metlakatla High SchoolHigh · 98 students
- Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 73 students
Other schools in Metlakatla
- Metlakatla High SchoolHigh · 98 students
- Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School0.1 mi · 73
- Metlakatla High School0.1 mi · 98
- Fawn Mountain Elementary12.7 mi · 210
- Schoenbar Middle School15.2 mi · 252
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School15.4 mi · 140
- Ketchikan Charter School15.4 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Richard Johnson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Richard Johnson Elementary?
Richard Johnson Elementary enrolls approximately 130 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richard Johnson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard Johnson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard Johnson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richard Johnson Elementary is approximately 8.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richard Johnson Elementary?
Student demographics at Richard Johnson Elementary are roughly 2% White, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Richard Johnson Elementary?
Richard Johnson Elementary is overseen by Annette Island School District in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
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