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Schools in Point Lay

Point Lay’s public schools

North Slope Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Point Lay. 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 88% 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
7%
2021–22
Math proficiency
6%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$46.5K
▲ 120% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
75 students on the public path
In brief

Point Lay’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Point Lay’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Kali School places highest (better than 7%); Kali School lowest (7%). 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 Point Lay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Kali SchoolNorth Slope Borough School DistrictD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Slope 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.

North Slope Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 1,853 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$46,456AK $21,070 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading7%
State average 29.4% · 942 students tested
Math6%
State average 22.8% · 917 students tested

Point Lay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Point Lay—North Slope Borough

Every school in Point Lay

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 Point Layby address
Kali School
Grades PK–12
D
75 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Point Lay’s schools

Are Point Lay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Point Lay. North Slope Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Point Lay. 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 Point Lay in?

North Slope Borough School District.

Where do Point Lay kids go to high school?

Kali School.

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What Point Lay 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.