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Schools in Gulkana

Gulkana’s public schools

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

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

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

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.6K
▲ 7% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
307 students on the public path
In brief

Gulkana’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Gulkana’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Upstream Learning Correspondence places highest (better than 92%); Glennallen Elementary lowest (54%). 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 Gulkana, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–124 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Copper River 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.

Copper River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 393 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$22,593AK $21,070 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 29.4% · 194 students tested
Math22%
State average 22.8% · 194 students tested

Gulkana vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gulkana—Copper River

Every school in Gulkana

4 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 Gulkanain other towns
Glennallen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Glennallen
B−
126 students16:1Rate it →
Upstream Learning Correspondence
Grades PK–12 · Glennallen
A
115 studentsRate it →
Kenny Lake School
Grades PK–12 · Copper Center
A−
52 students10:1Rate it →
Slana School
Grades PK–12 · Slana
14 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Gulkana’s schools

Are Gulkana’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gulkana. Copper River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gulkana. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Gulkana in?

Copper River School District.

Where do Gulkana kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Glennallen Elementary, Upstream Learning Correspondence, Kenny Lake School and Slana School.

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What Gulkana 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.