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Schools in Kivalina

Kivalina’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools 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
5%
2021–22
Math proficiency
3%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$44.1K
▲ 109% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
AK 15.7
Schools in town
1
150 students on the public path
In brief

Kivalina’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Kivalina’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Kisimgiugtuq School places highest (better than 0%); Kisimgiugtuq School lowest (0%). 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 Kivalina, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Kisimgiugtuq SchoolNorthwest Arctic Borough School DistrictD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwest Arctic 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.

Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 1,945 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$44,063AK $21,070 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading5%
State average 29.4% · 970 students tested
Math3%
State average 22.8% · 953 students tested

Kivalina vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kivalina—Northwest Arctic Borough

Every school in Kivalina

1 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 Kivalinaby address
Kisimgiugtuq School
Grades PK–12
D−
150 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Kivalina’s schools

Are Kivalina’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kivalina. Northwest Arctic Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kivalina. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kivalina in?

Northwest Arctic Borough School District.

Where do Kivalina kids go to high school?

Kisimgiugtuq School.

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What Kivalina 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.