Enrollment
246
Combined
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER YUKON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020000300412
Scammon Bay School
103 Askinuk Road, Scammon Bay, AK 99662 · (907) 558-2000 · Kusilvak Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
247 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
5.7%
AK avg 36.1%
Math
7.3%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Math scores are up about 4 points since 2023.
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
6.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
+12 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Scammon Bay School
Scammon Bay School is one of the mid-tier all-grades campuss in Scammon Bay, Alaska, operated by Lower Yukon School District, with 246 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Scammon Bay School sits 28% bigger than that benchmark.
Within Lower Yukon School District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,027 students, Scammon Bay School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Scammon Bay School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Scammon Bay School logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Scammon Bay School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Scammon Bay School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Scammon Bay School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.6%; this one delivers 6.3%.
In the broader community, Kusilvak Census Area reports that median household income runs about $51,471, 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 32% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kusilvak Census Area's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,525 students), Scammon Bay School is one campus in the mix.
Chevak School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 21.3 miles from this campus.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scammon Bay School has climbed 5%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Scammon Bay School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kusilvak Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,176
Census ACS
Median income
$51,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
6%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
32%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lower Yukon School District
- Hooper Bay SchoolCombined · 364 students
- Alakanuk SchoolCombined · 248 students
- Emmonak SchoolCombined · 236 students
- Pilot Station SchoolCombined · 193 students
- Mountain Village SchoolCombined · 185 students
- Kotlik SchoolCombined · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Chevak School21.3 mi · 320
- Hooper Bay School27.9 mi · 364
- Hooper Bay Charter School27.9 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Scammon Bay SchoolHow many students attend Scammon Bay School?
Scammon Bay School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Scammon Bay School serve?
Scammon Bay School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Scammon Bay School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Scammon Bay School.
How diverse is Scammon Bay School?
Scammon Bay School reports a student body of 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Scammon Bay School?
Scammon Bay School is overseen by Lower Yukon School District in Kusilvak Census Area.
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