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Yakutat School

429 Forest Hwy, Yakutat, AK 99689 · (907) 784-3317 · Yakutat City and Borough
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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

Enrollment
74
Combined
DISTRICT 48 · STATE 192
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 44.0:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K11%
Kindergarten57%
Grade 157%
Grade 2811%
Grade 379%
Grade 4811%
Grade 5811%
Grade 634%
Grade 71014%
Grade 8811%
Grade 934%
Grade 1034%
Grade 1145%
Grade 1211%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1520%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
23%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
45%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
57%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
4764%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 22% · US 1%
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
Male
3547%
Female
3953%

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Test scores

AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
21.2%
AK avg 36.1% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.6pp 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 down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2521.2%24.2%
2023-2429.7%21.6%
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Yakutat School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alaska
Enrollment
ranked largest first
74#74 of 174
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 2024-25
Enrollment
74
+6 (+9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 95
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25745.712.9:1N/A
2023-24815.714.3:1N/A
2022-23737.49.9:14% (3)
2020-2168513.6:1N/A
2017-18626.210.0:15% (3)
2015-1670611.7:10% (0)
2010-11119129.9:181% (96)
2000-011531410.9:176% (116)
1990-9195615.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yakutat School.

Since 2017-18: students up 19% (62 to 74); teachers down 8% (6.2 to 5.7).

About Yakutat School

Yakutat School is a public very small school serving multiple grade levels in Yakutat, Alaska. In all, 74 students attend the school in pre-K through 12. It has 61% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Alaska (about 192).

Yakutat School District has 95 students in 2 schools, and Yakutat School is one of those schools.

More than half of the students at Yakutat School are Native American (64%). The remaining shares are 20% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Yakutat School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in Alaska have an average ratio of 27.0:1.

Yakutat 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 61% of Alaska public K-12 schools.

Looking at the county, Yakutat City and Borough, the median household earns about $85,000 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 2% of people live in poverty. Counting Yakutat School, Yakutat City and Borough has 2 public schools.

LEAD Correspondence sits less than a tenth of a mile from Yakutat School.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 68 (2020-21) to 74 (2024-25).

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Yakutat City and Borough at a glance

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Population
527
Census ACS
Median income
$85,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
95 students

Quick facts

School name
Yakutat School
District
Yakutat School District
Address
429 Forest Hwy, Yakutat, AK 99689
Phone
(907) 784-3317
County
Yakutat City and Borough
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
74
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
020084000667
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Yakutat School
What is the total enrollment at Yakutat School?
Yakutat School enrolls approximately 74 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Yakutat School serve?
Yakutat School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yakutat School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yakutat School is approximately 12.9:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Yakutat School?
Student demographics at Yakutat School are roughly 20% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Yakutat School in?
Yakutat School is part of Yakutat School District.
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