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Schools in Saxman

Saxman’s public schools

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saxman. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.1K
▲ 19% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,527 students on the public path
In brief

Saxman’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Saxman’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Point Higgins School places highest (better than 83%); Schoenbar Middle School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Saxman, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ketchikan High School. 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 Saxman, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
7–8Schoenbar Middle Schoolin KetchikanB−
9–12Ketchikan High Schoolin KetchikanB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ketchikan Gateway 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.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,043 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$25,131AK $21,070 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 29.4% · 1086 students tested
Math25%
State average 22.8% · 1089 students tested

Saxman vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Saxman—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Every school in Saxman

5 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 Saxmanin other towns
Houghtaling Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
B
310 students12:1Rate it →
Fawn Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
B+
210 students10:1Rate it →
Point Higgins School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
A−
204 students11:1Rate it →
Schoenbar Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ketchikan
B−
252 students13:1Rate it →
Ketchikan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ketchikan
B+
551 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Saxman’s schools

Are Saxman’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Saxman. Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saxman. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Saxman in?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.

Where do Saxman kids go to high school?

Ketchikan High School.

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What Saxman 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.