Enrollment
183
Combined
DISTRICT 54 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALASKA GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020005000028
Tok School
249 Jon Summar Way, Tok, AK 99780 · (907) 883-5161 · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Alaska public K-12 schools
- BTest 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
11.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
182 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 10 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
23.5%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
AK avg 34.6% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 26.2% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
Schools most like Tok School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tok School this school | 183 | 99.5% | 28.5% |
| Klawock City School Klawock | 127 | 94.5% | 22.8% |
| Napaaqtugmiut School Noatak | 161 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Togiak School Togiak | 198 | 97.5% | N/A |
| Chief Paul Memorial School Kipnuk | 222 | 99.5% | N/A |
| Manokotak School Manokotak | 139 | 98.6% | 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 Tok School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Southeast Fairbanks Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #2 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #11 of 30 ▼ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #7 of 23 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #23 of 174 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #29 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #6 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
183
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 183 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 99% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 14.7 | 12.1:1 | 98% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 16.7 | 11.1:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 16 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 14.3 | 14.3:1 | 100% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 95% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 71% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 40% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tok School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (204 to 183); teachers up 12% (14.3 to 16).
About Tok School
Tok School is a school serving multiple grade levels in Tok, Alaska, reachable at (907) 883-5161. The school counted 183 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 12.
Across its 8 schools, Alaska Gateway School District enrolls 390 students. Tok School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Tok School is Native American, with 48% of students. Other groups make up 42% White and 9% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tok School scores 59%.
Based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, Tok School has a ratio of 11.4:1. The average for combined schools in Alaska, 27.0:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is 55%.
Tok School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Alaska public K-12 schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Tok School is 9.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alaska schools.
Census data for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area show median household income comes to about $73,882, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 1,335 students.
Alaska REACH Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Tok School, the shortest distance to any other public school.
In the federal locale system, Tok School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 10 students, from 173 to 183.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,068
Census ACS
Median income
$73,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alaska Gateway School District
- Alaska REACH AcademyCombined · 62 students
- Walter Northway SchoolCombined · 59 students
- Mentasta Lake SchoolCombined · 26 students
- Tetlin SchoolCombined · 26 students
- Dot Lake SchoolCombined · 13 students
- Eagle Community SchoolCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Alaska REACH Academy0.0 mi · 62
- Tanacross School12.1 mi · 9
- Tetlin School19.4 mi · 26
- Mentasta Lake School37.5 mi · 26
- Dot Lake School40.4 mi · 13
- Walter Northway School41.3 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Tok SchoolHow large is Tok School?
Tok School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Tok School serve?
Tok School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tok School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Tok School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tok School?
At Tok School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Tok School public or private?
Tok School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alaska Gateway School District.
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