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Meade River School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

4001 Kippi St, Atqasuk, AK 99791 · (907) 633-5800 · Part of North Slope Borough School District

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Students
86
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Meade River School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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4001 Kippi St, Atqasuk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten3
Grade 19
Grade 25
Grade 38
Grade 411
Grade 54
Grade 62
Grade 710
Grade 85
Grade 99
Grade 104
Grade 114
Grade 125
Enrollment over time
80’20
77’21
84’22
85’23
86’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 92%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meade River School from Atqasuk families.

Other schools in North Slope Borough School District

The district →
Fred Ipalook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Utqiagvik
C−
494 students15:1
Tikigaq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Point Hope
D
230 students11:1
Nuiqsut Trapper School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Nuiqsut
D−
143 students9:1
Alak School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wainwright
D−
138 students8:1
Nunamiut School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anaktuvuk Pass
D
112 students10:1
Kali School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Point Lay
D
75 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Atqasuk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.