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Nome Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1057 E 5th Avenue, Nome, AK 99762 · (907) 443-5299 · Part of Nome School District

Nome’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Nome Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

1057 E 5th Avenue, Nome

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten39
Grade 143
Grade 268
Grade 352
Grade 457
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
290’20
313’21
338’22
334’23
306’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Two or more races 43%American Indian/Alaska Native 42%White 10%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nome Elementary from Nome families.

Other schools in Nome School District

The district →
Extensions Correspondence
Other · Grades K–12 · Nome
B+
32 students
Anvil City Science Academy
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Nome
B
60 students13:1
Nome-Beltz Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Nome
C−
274 students13:1

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