Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNEAU BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020021000130
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1507 3rd St, Juneau, AK 99824 · (907) 796-5075 · Juneau City and Borough
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
85 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL→Thunder Mountain Middle School
Based on grade levels within Juneau Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
AK avg 34.6% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
281
-5 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.0:1
% White
48%
was 51%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Juneau, Alaska, overseen by Juneau Borough School District, works with 281 students in grades pre-K through 6.
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 16 schools operated by Juneau Borough School District, a district that hosts 5,481 students overall.
Demographically, SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% multiracial, 13% Native American, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Juneau City and Borough's rate of about 20%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 40.1%.
In the surrounding community, Juneau City and Borough reports that median household earnings sit near $101,661, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Juneau City and Borough's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,481 students), SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Harborview Elementary, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 281).
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Juneau City and Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,794
Census ACS
Median income
$101,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Juneau Borough School District
- Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KaleHigh · 1,018 students
- Thunder Mountain High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Dzantik'i Heeni Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
- Floyd Dryden Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Auke Bay ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Juneau
- Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KaleHigh · 1,018 students
- Thunder Mountain High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Dzantik'i Heeni Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
- Floyd Dryden Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Auke Bay ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Harborview Elementary1.9 mi · 349
- HomeBRIDGE1.9 mi · 224
- Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alt. H.S.1.9 mi · 80
- Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School1.9 mi · 205
- Juneau Community Charter School2.1 mi · 71
- Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale2.1 mi · 1,018
Frequently asked questions
About SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
At SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 48% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 30% Two or more.
Is SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL public or private?
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by Juneau Borough School District.
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