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Schools in Mentasta Lake

Mentasta Lake’s public schools

Alaska Gateway School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mentasta Lake. 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 82% 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$46.6K
▲ 121% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
26 students on the public path
In brief

Mentasta Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mentasta Lake’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Mentasta Lake School places highest (better than 16%); Mentasta Lake School lowest (16%). 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 Mentasta Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Mentasta Lake SchoolAlaska Gateway School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alaska Gateway 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.

Alaska Gateway School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 381 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$46,593AK $21,070 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.4% · 167 students tested
Math8%
State average 22.8% · 166 students tested

Mentasta Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mentasta Lake—Alaska Gateway

Every school in Mentasta Lake

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 Mentasta Lakeby address
Mentasta Lake School
Grades PK–12
C−
26 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mentasta Lake’s schools

Are Mentasta Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mentasta Lake. Alaska Gateway School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mentasta Lake. 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 Mentasta Lake in?

Alaska Gateway School District.

Where do Mentasta Lake kids go to high school?

Mentasta Lake School.

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What Mentasta Lake 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.