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Schools in Newhalen

Newhalen’s public schools

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newhalen. 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 92% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$60.4K
▲ 187% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
83 students on the public path
In brief

Newhalen’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Newhalen’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Newhalen School places highest (better than 25%); Newhalen School lowest (25%). 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 Newhalen, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Newhalen SchoolLake and Peninsula Borough School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake and Peninsula 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.

Lake and Peninsula Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 320 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$60,416AK $21,070 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.4% · 143 students tested
Math17%
State average 22.8% · 143 students tested

Newhalen vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newhalen—Lake and Peninsula Borough

Every school in Newhalen

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 Newhalenby address
Newhalen School
Grades PK–12 · Iliamna
C
83 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Newhalen’s schools

Are Newhalen’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newhalen. Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newhalen. 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 Newhalen in?

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.

Where do Newhalen kids go to high school?

Newhalen 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.