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Meshik School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

School Rd, Port Heiden, AK 99549 · (907) 318-2925 · Part of Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

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Directions
Students
29
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Meshik School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 31.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts24%
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, Port Heiden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten3
Grade 12
Grade 22
Grade 32
Grade 42
Grade 52
Grade 61
Grade 73
Grade 92
Grade 103
Grade 112
Grade 122
Enrollment over time
22’20
20’21
30’22
25’23
29’24

Up 31.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meshik School from Port Heiden families.

Other schools in Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

The district →
Newhalen School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Iliamna
C
83 students8:1
Kokhanok School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kokhanok
B−
40 students8:1
Tanalian School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Port Alsworth
A+
40 students8:1
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; Port Heiden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.