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Schools in Chignik

Chignik’s public schools

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chignik. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$60.4K
▲ 187% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
312 students on the public path
In brief

Chignik’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Chignik’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Tanalian School places highest (better than 95%); Newhalen School lowest (25%). 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 Chignik, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Chignik’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–1210 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake and Peninsula 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.4% · 143 students tested
Math17%
State average 22.8% · 143 students tested

Chignik vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Chignik—Lake and Peninsula Borough

Every school in Chignik

10 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).

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Questions about Chignik’s schools

Are Chignik’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chignik. Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chignik. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Chignik in?

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.

Where do Chignik kids go to high school?

One of ten high schools, depending on your address: Newhalen School, Kokhanok School, Tanalian School, Meshik School, Chignik Lake School, Perryville School, Nondalton School, Igiugig School, Chignik Lagoon School and Levelock School.

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What Chignik 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.