Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNALASKA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020072000661
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
55 E Broadway, Unalaska, AK 99685 · (907) 581-1222 · Aleutians West Census Area
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Alaska public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
18 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 11% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Unalaska City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
AK avg 34.6% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points 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 | 40.7% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 57.8% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unalaska Jr/Sr High School this school | 174 | 10.3% | 42.5% |
| Sitka High School Sitka | 305 | 25.9% | 42.8% |
| Dimond High School Anchorage | 1,373 | 27.9% | 24.8% |
| Service High School Anchorage | 1,518 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
| Ketchikan High School Ketchikan | 551 | 27.0% | 25.6% |
| Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale Juneau | 1,018 | 13.6% | 33.4% |
Matched among Alaska high 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 Unalaska Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #3 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #14 of 44 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #42 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #45 of 45 |
Ranked against other public high 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
174
+13 (+8%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 174 | 13.3 | 13.1:1 | 10% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 13.1 | 12.3:1 | 16% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 12.9 | 12.6:1 | 19% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 13 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 14.5 | 12.7:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 23% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 28% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 10% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 9 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unalaska Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (184 to 174); teachers down 9% (14.5 to 13.3).
About Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is a public small high school in Unalaska, Alaska. Enrollment is 174 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Alaska is about 373 students, so this school is 53% smaller than average.
Unalaska City School District (2 schools, 337 students) runs Unalaska Jr/Sr High School.
At 53%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School combined. The school is also 16% White, 11% Native American, 9% Pacific Islander, and 9% Hispanic. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 40%. Unalaska Jr/Sr High School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alaska is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. Unalaska Jr/Sr High School reports 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Unalaska Jr/Sr High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.9% for Unalaska Jr/Sr High School. The school posts 42.5%, 7.4 points below the prediction.
Within Aleutians West Census Area, median household income is about $135,500, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Aleutians West Census Area number 7 and enroll about 423.
Of nearby public schools, Eagle's View Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles.
In the federal locale system, Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 161 to 174.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Aleutians West Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,235
Census ACS
Median income
$135,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Unalaska City School District
- Eagle's View Elementary SchoolElementary · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle's View Elementary School0.4 mi · 163
- Akutan School35.7 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Unalaska Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Unalaska Jr/Sr High School?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Unalaska Jr/Sr High School serve?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Unalaska Jr/Sr High School have?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School are roughly 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 53% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Unalaska Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Unalaska City School District.
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