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Schools in Chicken

Chicken’s public schools

Alaska Gateway School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chicken. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$46.6K
▲ 121% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
319 students on the public path
In brief

Chicken’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Chicken’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Tok School places highest (better than 34%); Tetlin 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 Chicken, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–126 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alaska Gateway 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.

Alaska Gateway School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 381 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$46,593AK $21,070 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.4% · 167 students tested
Math8%
State average 22.8% · 166 students tested

Chicken vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chicken—Alaska Gateway

Every school in Chicken

6 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 Chickenin other towns
Tok School
Grades PK–12 · Tok
C
183 students11:1Rate it →
Walter Northway School
Grades PK–12 · Northway
C−
59 students12:1Rate it →
Mentasta Lake School
Grades PK–12 · Mentasta Lake
C−
26 students10:1Rate it →
Tetlin School
Grades PK–12 · Tetlin
C−
26 students6:1Rate it →
Dot Lake School
Grades PK–12 · Dot Lake
13 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Community School
Grades PK–12 · Eagle
12 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Chicken’s schools

Are Chicken’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chicken. Alaska Gateway School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chicken. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chicken in?

Alaska Gateway School District.

Where do Chicken kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Tok School, Walter Northway School, Mentasta Lake School, Tetlin School, Dot Lake School and Eagle Community School.

Parents talk

What Chicken families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Chicken → 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.