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Houghtaling Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

2940 Baranof, Ketchikan, AK 99901 · (907) 225-4128 · Part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
310
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Houghtaling Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ketchikan kids: Schoenbar Middle School

On the path

Where Ketchikan kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Houghtaling ElementaryYou are here
7–8Schoenbar Middle School252 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2940 Baranof, Ketchikan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten34
Grade 134
Grade 240
Grade 341
Grade 441
Grade 551
Grade 636
Enrollment over time
349’20
323’21
310’22
289’23
310’24

Down 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%American Indian/Alaska Native 33%Asian 15%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Houghtaling Elementary from Ketchikan families.

Other schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

The district →
Fawn Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
B+
210 students10:1
Point Higgins School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
A−
204 students11:1
Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
A−
140 students15:1
Ketchikan Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ketchikan
B
190 students15:1
Fast Track
Other · Grades K–12 · Ketchikan
A−
76 students
Schoenbar Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ketchikan
B−
252 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Ketchikan’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.