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Schools in Akutan · Aleutians East Borough School District

Akutan’s public schools score below 52% of Alaska districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 17% of Akutan’s students scored proficient, below the Alaska average (23%). The grade covers the public school district serving Akutan, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 2 pts vs AK 29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 6 pts vs AK 23%
2021–22
Spent per student
$54.4K
▲ 158% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
16 students on the public path
In brief

Akutan’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 30 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Akutan’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 29% and 23% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $54,410 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Akutan’s grade

C+ Test scores

B−: better than 48% of Alaska school districts. Test scores are below the Alaska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (30)Better than 80%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 105 test results could put Akutan anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Akutan’s students in the tested grades sat them (105 in math, 105 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Akutan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Akutan SchoolAleutians East Borough School DistrictNo scores

Akutan’s public schools are run by Aleutians East Borough School District, which also serves Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove and Sand Point. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Aleutians East Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 178 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$54,410AK $21,070 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.4% · 105 students tested
Math17%
State average 22.8% · 105 students tested

Akutan vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Akutan’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AkutanB−Aleutians East Borough

Every school in Akutan

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Akutanby address
Akutan School
Grades PK–12
16 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Akutan’s schools

Are Akutan’s schools good?

On Alaska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Akutan children attend score below 52% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Akutan in?

Aleutians East Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 178 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

How much does Akutan spend per student?

$54,410 in Aleutians East Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.