Enrollment
185
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020002000015
Shishmaref School
Seaview Ln, Shishmaref, AK 99772 · (907) 649-3021 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Alaska public K-12 schools
- FTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
188 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 7% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
4.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
5.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
% 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
4.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 →
Where Shishmaref School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Nome Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #16 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #20 of 30 ▼ 2 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #20 of 23 no change | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #20 of 174 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #18 of 54 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #9 of 11 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
185
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 185 | 13 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 96% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 12 | 16.6:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 18.1 | 11.0:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 16 | 12.0:1 | 88% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 97% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 81% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shishmaref School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (200 to 185); teachers down 28% (18.1 to 13).
About Shishmaref School
Shishmaref School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in Alaska, located in Shishmaref. Its grade span covers pre-K through 12, with 185 students on the rolls.
Bering Strait School District oversees Shishmaref School and 14 other schools, with 1,745 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Shishmaref School is 100% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
Shishmaref School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 27.0:1 for combined schools in Alaska.
Among Alaska public K-12 schools, Shishmaref School outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Shishmaref School's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 18.2%. Shishmaref School scores 4.5%, 13.6 points below that line.
The county, Nome Census Area, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $78,681 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Nome Census Area has 19 public schools with about 2,417 students, including Shishmaref School.
Shishmaref School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 196 to 185, a 6% decline.
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Nome Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,866
Census ACS
Median income
$78,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,417 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Shishmaref SchoolHow many students attend Shishmaref School?
Shishmaref School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Shishmaref School serve?
Shishmaref School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Shishmaref School have?
Shishmaref School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Shishmaref School?
Shishmaref School reports a student body of .
Who oversees Shishmaref School?
Shishmaref School is overseen by Bering Strait School District in Nome Census Area.
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