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Newhalen School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

School Rd, Iliamna, AK 99606 · (907) 571-1211 · Part of Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

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Directions
Students
83
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Newhalen School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts5%
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 ↗

School Rd, Iliamna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten2
Grade 18
Grade 26
Grade 37
Grade 48
Grade 55
Grade 65
Grade 74
Grade 86
Grade 910
Grade 101
Grade 116
Grade 123
Enrollment over time
87’20
96’21
87’22
102’23
83’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 84%Two or more races 10%White 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newhalen School from Newhalen families.

Other schools in Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

The district →
Kokhanok School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kokhanok
B−
40 students8:1
Tanalian School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Port Alsworth
A+
40 students8:1
Meshik School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Port Heiden
C
29 students10:1
Chignik Lake School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Chignik Lake
26 students14:1
Perryville School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Perryville
24 students8:1
Nondalton School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Nondalton
23 students8:1

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