Enrollment
65
Elementary
DISTRICT 2,042 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020013000044
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary
299 Antoski Ave, Galena, AK 99741 · (907) 656-1205 · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Alaska public elementary schools
- CTest 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
5.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
53 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 17 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 12% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary→Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Galena City 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
22.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
AK avg 34.6%
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 9 points since 2023.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | N/A |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Sidney C. Huntington Elementary
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney C. Huntington Elementary this school | 65 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Naknek Elementary Naknek | 54 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Glennallen Elementary Glennallen | 126 | 71.4% | 46.0% |
| Richard Johnson Elementary Metlakatla | 130 | 96.2% | 23.3% |
| Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary Aniak | 53 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Bethel | 203 | 75.4% | 10.9% |
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 Sidney C. Huntington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #159 of 169 |
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
65
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 65 | 12.1 | 5.4:1 | 82% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 8.9 | 6.7:1 | 92% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 5.7 | 9.5:1 | 93% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 5.1 | 10.8:1 | 38% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 61 | 9 | 6.8:1 | 36% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | 28% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 115 | 11 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sidney C. Huntington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (55 to 65); teachers up 137% (5.1 to 12.1).
About Sidney C. Huntington Elementary
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is a small elementary school found in Galena, Alaska. The school's enrollment of 65 students covers pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average about 277 students each.
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is part of Galena City School District, where 4 schools serve 8,168 students.
The large majority of students at Sidney C. Huntington Elementary, 83%, are Native American. Next come 12% White and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Sidney C. Huntington Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 5.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, higher than at this school. Sidney C. Huntington Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%.
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Alaska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, median household income is about $55,741, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 29 public schools operate in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, serving about 3,273 students.
The closest public school to Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
The NCES locale for Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Sidney C. Huntington Elementary went from 63 students to 65. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 5.4:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,195
Census ACS
Median income
$55,741
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
3,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galena City School District
- Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)Combined · 7,876 students
- Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA)High · 185 students
- Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Other schools in Galena
- Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA)High · 185 students
- Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School0.0 mi · 42
- Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA)2.3 mi · 185
- Ella B. Vernetti School26.0 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Sidney C. Huntington ElementaryHow large is Sidney C. Huntington Elementary?
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary enrolls approximately 65 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Sidney C. Huntington Elementary serve?
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sidney C. Huntington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is approximately 5.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sidney C. Huntington Elementary?
At Sidney C. Huntington Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sidney C. Huntington Elementary public or private?
Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Galena City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.