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Schools in Big Delta

Big Delta’s public schools

Delta/Greely School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Delta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% 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

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 31% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
717 students on the public path
In brief

Big Delta’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Big Delta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Delta Junction Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Gerstle River School lowest (16%). 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 Big Delta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Delta/Greely 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.

Delta/Greely School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 971 students, up 25% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$14,456AK $21,070 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 29.4% · 409 students tested
Math37%
State average 22.8% · 408 students tested

Big Delta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Delta—Delta/Greely
Delta Junction—Delta/Greely

Every school in Big Delta

3 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).

Also serving Big Deltain other towns
Alaska Homeschool
Grades PK–12 · Delta Junction
B+
378 studentsRate it →
Delta Junction Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Delta Junction
A
306 students15:1Rate it →
Gerstle River School
Grades K–12 · Delta Junction
C−
33 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Delta’s schools

Are Big Delta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Delta. Delta/Greely School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Delta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Delta in?

Delta/Greely School District.

Where do Big Delta kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Alaska Homeschool, Delta Junction Elementary and Gerstle River School.

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What Big Delta families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.