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D−

Kisimgiugtuq School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

#6 Oceanside Expressway, Kivalina, AK 99750 · (907) 645-2125 · Part of Northwest Arctic Borough School District

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Directions
Students
150
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Kisimgiugtuq School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

#6 Oceanside Expressway, Kivalina

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten3
Grade 110
Grade 28
Grade 38
Grade 48
Grade 519
Grade 615
Grade 711
Grade 813
Grade 913
Grade 1013
Grade 1112
Grade 1215
Enrollment over time
162’20
165’21
156’22
159’23
150’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 93%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kisimgiugtuq School from Kivalina families.

Other schools in Northwest Arctic Borough School District

The district →
June Nelson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kotzebue
C−
302 students16:1
Davis-Ramoth School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Selawik
D−
252 students19:1
Buckland School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Buckland
D−
224 students17:1
Aqqaluk High/Noorvik Elementary
Other · Grades PK–12 · Noorvik
D−
212 students15:1
Napaaqtugmiut School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Noatak
D−
161 students18:1
Kiana School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kiana
C−
91 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; Kivalina’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.