Enrollment
173
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020002000017
Unalakleet School
Main St, Unalakleet, AK 99684 · (907) 624-3444 · Nome Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Alaska public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
109 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 | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
23%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
20.5%
AK avg 36.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
AK avg 34.6% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 11.9% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Unalakleet School
Unalakleet School's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unalakleet School this school | 173 | 63.0% | 18.7% |
| Tikigaq School Point Hope | 230 | 58.3% | 5.5% |
| Hoonah City School Hoonah | 110 | 64.5% | 17.1% |
| Nuiqsut Trapper School Nuiqsut | 143 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Nenana City School Nenana | 194 | 77.3% | 16.4% |
| Fort Yukon School Fort Yukon | 76 | 60.5% | 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 Unalakleet School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Nome Census Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #6 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #5 of 30 ▲ 6 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #12 of 23 ▲ 2 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #27 of 174 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #48 of 54 | #8 of 8 |
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
173
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 173 | 17 | 10.2:1 | 63% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 63% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 17 | 10.0:1 | 69% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 18.1 | 10.9:1 | 71% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 50% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 18 | 10.4:1 | 55% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 49% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unalakleet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (197 to 173); teachers down 6% (18.1 to 17).
About Unalakleet School
Unalakleet School, located in Unalakleet, Alaska, is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. It offers pre-K through 12 and has 173 students enrolled.
Bering Strait School District includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 1,745 students.
The share of students at Unalakleet School who are Native American is 87%. Other groups include 6% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Unalakleet School are from different groups.
Unalakleet School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Nome Census Area, the average eligibility rate is 97%.
Unalakleet School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Alaska public K-12 schools.
A school with Unalakleet School's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 31.6%. Unalakleet School scores 18.7%, 12.9 points below that line.
In Nome Census Area, home to about 9,866 people, the median household earns about $78,681 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Unalakleet School shares Nome Census Area with 18 other public schools.
The closest school to Unalakleet School is Shaktoolik School, located about 35.1 miles away.
Under the NCES locale system, Unalakleet School is Rural: Remote.
An 8% decrease took enrollment from 189 in 2020-21 to 173 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Unalakleet School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bering Strait School District
- Tukurngailnguq SchoolCombined · 239 students
- Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial SchoolCombined · 236 students
- Shishmaref SchoolCombined · 185 students
- Brevig Mission SchoolCombined · 163 students
- Gambell SchoolCombined · 154 students
- Anthony A. Andrews SchoolCombined · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Shaktoolik School35.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Unalakleet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Unalakleet School?
Unalakleet School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Unalakleet School serve?
Unalakleet School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Unalakleet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Unalakleet School is approximately 10.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Unalakleet School?
At Unalakleet School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
Who oversees Unalakleet School?
Unalakleet School is overseen by Bering Strait School District in Nome Census Area.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.