Enrollment
252
Middle
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020015000050
Schoenbar Middle School
217 Schoenbar, Ketchikan, AK 99901 · (907) 228-7200 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Alaska public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
88 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 125 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 50% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Schoenbar Middle School→Ketchikan High School
Based on grade levels within Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
AK avg 34.6% . +9.6pp 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 39 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 21.2% | 28.9% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Schoenbar Middle School
Schoenbar Middle School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoenbar Middle School this school | 252 | 34.9% | 33.0% |
| Blatchley Middle School Sitka | 241 | 30.7% | 54.5% |
| Homer Middle School Homer | 205 | 39.0% | 50.9% |
| George H. Gilson Middle School Valdez | 143 | 35.0% | 44.2% |
| Skyview Middle School Soldotna | 355 | 33.2% | 29.9% |
| Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks | 413 | 29.3% | 41.9% |
Matched among Alaska middle 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 Schoenbar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #13 of 29 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #16 of 29 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #22 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
252
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 35% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 36% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 40% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 18.6 | 15.4:1 | 38% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 41% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 20% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schoenbar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (287 to 252); teachers up 8% (18.6 to 20).
About Schoenbar Middle School
Located in Ketchikan, Alaska, Schoenbar Middle School is a small middle school. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 252 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Alaska is roughly 399 students; this school is 37% smaller than that.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District counts 9 schools and 2,043 students, including Schoenbar Middle School.
Schoenbar Middle School is 54% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 26% Native American, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Among people living in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the White share is about 63%. Schoenbar Middle School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Schoenbar Middle School operates with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Alaska. About 35% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 38% average for public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
allk12 grades Schoenbar Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Schoenbar Middle School is -8.3 points: 33.0% actual, 41.3% predicted.
In Ketchikan Gateway Borough (population about 13,768), the median household income is $92,885, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Schoenbar Middle School is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Ketchikan Charter School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Schoenbar Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.0% is below the 33.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Schoenbar Middle School had 254 students in 2020-21 and 252 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Schoenbar Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,768
Census ACS
Median income
$92,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
- Ketchikan High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Houghtaling ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Ketchikan Charter SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolElementary · 140 students
Other schools in Ketchikan
- Ketchikan High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Houghtaling ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Point Higgins SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Ketchikan Charter SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Ketchikan Charter School0.2 mi · 190
- Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School0.2 mi · 140
- Ketchikan High School1.7 mi · 551
- Fast Track1.7 mi · 76
- Revilla Jr/Sr High School1.9 mi · 110
- Houghtaling Elementary1.9 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Schoenbar Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schoenbar Middle School?
Schoenbar Middle School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Schoenbar Middle School serve?
Schoenbar Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schoenbar Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schoenbar Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Schoenbar Middle School?
Schoenbar Middle School reports a student body of 54% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Schoenbar Middle School?
Schoenbar Middle School is overseen by Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
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