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Schools in Newtok

Newtok’s public schools

Lower Kuskokwim School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newtok. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/18schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
4%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
54%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$45.4K
▲ 115% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,833 students on the public path
In brief

Newtok’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Newtok’s 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Lewis Angapak Memorial School places highest (better than 16%); Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat lowest (0%). 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 Newtok, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Newtok’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C−, so check the specific school.
Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bethel
261 students14:1Rate it →
Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kwethluk
D−
255 students18:1Rate it →
Chief Paul Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kipnuk
222 students20:1Rate it →
Ayagina'ar Elitnaurvik
Grades PK–12 · Kongiganak
184 students18:1Rate it →
Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat
Grades PK–12 · Quinhagak
D−
175 students15:1Rate it →
Nelson Island Area School
Grades PK–12 · Toksook Bay
C−
171 students16:1Rate it →
Anna Tobeluk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Nunapitchuk
D
167 students14:1Rate it →
Chaputnguak School
Grades PK–12 · Chefornak
D−
133 students15:1Rate it →
Z. John Williams Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Napaskiak
D−
132 students15:1Rate it →
Lewis Angapak Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Tuntutuliak
C−
131 students15:1Rate it →
Joann A. Alexie Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Atmautluak
D
121 students17:1Rate it →
Akula Elitnaurvik School
Grades PK–12 · Kasigluk
D
118 students20:1Rate it →
Kwigillingok School
Grades PK–12 · Kwigillingok
D
112 students19:1Rate it →
Paul T. Albert Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Tununak
D
102 students13:1Rate it →
Eek School
Grades PK–12 · Eek
D−
98 students14:1Rate it →
Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School
Grades PK–12 · Nightmute
D
83 students17:1Rate it →
Mertarvik School
Grades PK–12 · Mertarvik
C−
82 students20:1Rate it →
William Miller Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Napakiak
D
78 students13:1Rate it →
Akiuk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kasigluk
D
73 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain School
Grades PK–12 · Goodnews Bay
D
72 students12:1Rate it →
Nuniwarmiut School
Grades PK–12 · Mekoryuk
C−
43 students14:1Rate it →
Qugcuun Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Oscarville
20 students20:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–1222 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lower Kuskokwim 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.

Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 27 schools · 3,823 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$45,371AK $21,070 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading4%
State average 29.4% · 1988 students tested
Math2%
State average 22.8% · 1981 students tested

Newtok vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newtok—Lower Kuskokwim

Every school in Newtok

22 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).

Also serving Newtokin other towns
Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bethel
261 students14:1Rate it →
Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kwethluk
D−
255 students18:1Rate it →
Chief Paul Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kipnuk
222 students20:1Rate it →
Ayagina'ar Elitnaurvik
Grades PK–12 · Kongiganak
184 students18:1Rate it →
Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat
Grades PK–12 · Quinhagak
D−
175 students15:1Rate it →
Nelson Island Area School
Grades PK–12 · Toksook Bay
C−
171 students16:1Rate it →
Anna Tobeluk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Nunapitchuk
D
167 students14:1Rate it →
Chaputnguak School
Grades PK–12 · Chefornak
D−
133 students15:1Rate it →
Z. John Williams Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Napaskiak
D−
132 students15:1Rate it →
Lewis Angapak Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Tuntutuliak
C−
131 students15:1Rate it →
Joann A. Alexie Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Atmautluak
D
121 students17:1Rate it →
Akula Elitnaurvik School
Grades PK–12 · Kasigluk
D
118 students20:1Rate it →
Kwigillingok School
Grades PK–12 · Kwigillingok
D
112 students19:1Rate it →
Paul T. Albert Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Tununak
D
102 students13:1Rate it →
Eek School
Grades PK–12 · Eek
D−
98 students14:1Rate it →
Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School
Grades PK–12 · Nightmute
D
83 students17:1Rate it →
Mertarvik School
Grades PK–12 · Mertarvik
C−
82 students20:1Rate it →
William Miller Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Napakiak
D
78 students13:1Rate it →
Akiuk Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Kasigluk
D
73 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain School
Grades PK–12 · Goodnews Bay
D
72 students12:1Rate it →
Nuniwarmiut School
Grades PK–12 · Mekoryuk
C−
43 students14:1Rate it →
Qugcuun Memorial School
Grades PK–12 · Oscarville
20 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Newtok’s schools

Are Newtok’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newtok. Lower Kuskokwim School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newtok. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newtok in?

Lower Kuskokwim School District.

Where do Newtok kids go to high school?

One of 22 high schools, depending on your address: Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat, Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School, Chief Paul Memorial School, Ayagina'ar Elitnaurvik, Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat, Nelson Island Area School, Anna Tobeluk Memorial School, Chaputnguak School, Z. John Williams Memorial School, Lewis Angapak Memorial School, Joann A. Alexie Memorial School, Akula Elitnaurvik School, Kwigillingok School, Paul T. Albert Memorial School, Eek School, Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School, Mertarvik School, William Miller Memorial School, Akiuk Memorial School, Rocky Mountain School, Nuniwarmiut School and Qugcuun Memorial 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.