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Mentasta Lake School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

6 mile Main Village Rd, Mentasta Lake, AK 99780 · (907) 291-2317 · Part of Alaska Gateway School District

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Directions
Students
26
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Mentasta Lake School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

6 mile Main Village Rd, Mentasta Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten2
Grade 25
Grade 31
Grade 42
Grade 53
Grade 73
Grade 82
Grade 92
Grade 102
Grade 113
Grade 121
Enrollment over time
31’20
34’21
34’22
30’23
26’24

Down 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mentasta Lake School from Mentasta Lake families.

Other schools in Alaska Gateway School District

The district →
Tok School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tok
C
183 students11:1
Alaska REACH Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tok
62 students
Walter Northway School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Northway
C−
59 students12:1
Tetlin School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tetlin
C−
26 students6:1
Dot Lake School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Dot Lake
13 students16:1
Eagle Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Eagle
12 students15:1

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