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Kotzebue Middle/High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

744 Third Ave, Kotzebue, AK 99752 · (907) 442-1875 · Part of Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Kotzebue’s School Grade C better than 29% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
299
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Kotzebue Middle/High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

744 Third Ave, Kotzebue

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 648
Grade 748
Grade 845
Grade 948
Grade 1026
Grade 1146
Grade 1238
Enrollment over time
340’20
326’21
328’22
336’23
299’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 86%Two or more races 9%White 4%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kotzebue Middle/High School from Kotzebue 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
Kisimgiugtuq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kivalina
D−
150 students17:1

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; Kotzebue’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.