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Schools in Hooper Bay · Lower Yukon School District

Hooper Bay’s public schools score below 90% of Alaska districts on tests and graduation

under 1% of students in Hooper Bay’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Alaska average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hooper Bay, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
under 1%
▼ 29 pts vs AK 29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
under 1%
▼ 22 pts vs AK 23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 9–13 pts vs AK 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$43.1K
▲ 105% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
AK 15.7
Schools in town
2
364 students on the public path
In brief

Hooper Bay’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 77 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hooper Bay’s, its schools beat 23%, higher than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, under 1% of tested students were proficient in reading and under 1% in math, against 29% and 23% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Alaska (the state reports Hooper Bay’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $43,105 per student in FY2024, against $21,070 across Alaska. 56% of its revenue that year was federal (Alaska 21%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Hooper Bay Charter School is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hooper Bay’s grade

D− Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 10% of Alaska school districts. Both inputs trail the Alaska average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (77)Better than 23%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,036 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Hooper Bay anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Hooper Bay’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,038 in math, 1,035 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hooper Bay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Hooper Bay SchoolLower Yukon School DistrictD−

Hooper Bay’s public schools are run by Lower Yukon School District, which also serves Alakanuk, Emmonak, Kotlik and Marshall and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lower Yukon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 2,027 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$43,105AK $21,070 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Readingunder 1%
State average 29.4% · 1035 students tested
Mathunder 1%
State average 22.8% · 1038 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 56% of the Lower Yukon district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 21% across Alaska, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Hooper Bay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hooper BayDLower Yukon

Every school in Hooper Bay

2 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).

District schools in Hooper Bayby address
Hooper Bay School
Grades PK–12
D−
364 students15:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Hooper Bay Charter School
Middle · Grades 4–8
C−
Charter
65 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hooper Bay’s schools

Are Hooper Bay’s schools good?

On Alaska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hooper Bay children attend score below 90% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hooper Bay in?

Lower Yukon School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,027 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

What is Hooper Bay’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Lower Yukon School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Alaska.

How much does Hooper Bay spend per student?

$43,105 in Lower Yukon School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.