Photo: National Park Service · Public domainAmbler’s public schools
Northwest Arctic Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ambler. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 89% of students in Alaska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Ambler’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Ambler’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. June Nelson Elementary places highest (better than 23%); Napaaqtugmiut School lowest (0%). See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ambler, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwest Arctic Borough School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Ambler vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Ambler’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ambler | — | Northwest Arctic Borough |
Every school in Ambler
9 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).
Questions about Ambler’s schools
Are Ambler’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ambler. Northwest Arctic Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ambler. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ambler in?
Northwest Arctic Borough School District.
Where do Ambler kids go to high school?
One of eight high schools, depending on your address: June Nelson Elementary, Napaaqtugmiut School, Kisimgiugtuq School, Kiana School, Shungnak School, Deering School, Kobuk School and NWABSD Home School.
Parents talk
What Ambler families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ambler → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.