Enrollment
66
Combined
DISTRICT 21 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020070000326
Thorne Bay School
1010 Sandy Beach Rd, Thorne Bay, AK 99919 · (907) 828-3921 · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Alaska public K-12 schools
- B+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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
36 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 6% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
30.8%
AK avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
25.6%
AK avg 34.6% . -7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 33.3% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Thorne Bay School
Thorne Bay School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne Bay School this school | 66 | 54.5% | 36.6% |
| Voznesenka School Voznesenka | 145 | 71.0% | 22.2% |
| Mat-Su Day School Wasilla | 70 | 38.6% | N/A |
| Ninilchik School Ninilchik | 107 | 56.1% | 31.9% |
| Hoonah City School Hoonah | 110 | 64.5% | 17.1% |
| Kali School Point Lay | 75 | 52.0% | N/A |
Matched among Alaska K-12 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 Thorne Bay School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 66 | #83 of 174 | #4 of 10 |
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
66
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 66 | 5.1 | 13.0:1 | 55% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | 52% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 5.1 | 12.0:1 | 43% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 6.6 | 12.2:1 | 57% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 5 | 15.4:1 | 57% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 65% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorne Bay School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (80 to 66); teachers down 23% (6.6 to 5.1).
About Thorne Bay School
Thorne Bay School is a combined-grade school with a street address in Thorne Bay, Alaska. Grades offered run from pre-K through 12, with 66 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Alaska is roughly 192 students; this school is 66% smaller than that.
District-wide, Southeast Island School District has 8 schools and 164 students.
By race and ethnicity, Thorne Bay School is 77% White. After that, the student body is 11% Native American and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is about 44% White. Thorne Bay School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Thorne Bay School is 55%. Among public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, the average eligibility rate is 92%.
Thorne Bay School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Alaska public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Thorne Bay School's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 34.5%. Thorne Bay School scores 36.6%, 2.1 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area show that median household income is about $61,156, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Thorne Bay School is one of 20 public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, which together enroll about 1,441 students.
The closest public school, AK-TRAILS Correspondence, is less than a tenth of a mile from Thorne Bay School.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 64 to 66.
Discussions about Thorne Bay School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,715
Census ACS
Median income
$61,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
1,441 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Island School District
- Howard Valentine Coffman Cove SchoolCombined · 19 students
- Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan SchoolCombined · 18 students
- AK-TRAILS CorrespondenceCombined · 15 students
- Naukati SchoolCombined · 14 students
- Hollis SchoolCombined · 12 students
- Port Alexander SchoolCombined · 11 students
Nearby schools
- AK-TRAILS Correspondence0.0 mi · 15
- Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School11.5 mi · 18
- Hollis School15.1 mi · 12
- Klawock City School24.3 mi · 127
- Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School25.4 mi · 19
- Craig High School27.3 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Thorne Bay SchoolHow many students attend Thorne Bay School?
Thorne Bay School enrolls approximately 66 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Thorne Bay School serve?
Thorne Bay School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Thorne Bay School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Thorne Bay School.
How diverse is Thorne Bay School?
Thorne Bay School reports a student body of 77% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Thorne Bay School?
Thorne Bay School is overseen by Southeast Island School District in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
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