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Shishmaref School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

Seaview Ln, Shishmaref, AK 99772 · (907) 649-3021 · Part of Bering Strait School District

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Directions
Students
185
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Shishmaref School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

Seaview Ln, Shishmaref

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten8
Grade 113
Grade 214
Grade 313
Grade 413
Grade 513
Grade 612
Grade 712
Grade 89
Grade 921
Grade 1012
Grade 1115
Grade 1213
Enrollment over time
196’20
198’21
199’22
184’23
185’24

Down 5.6% 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 Shishmaref School from Shishmaref families.

Other schools in Bering Strait School District

The district →
Tukurngailnguq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Stebbins
D−
239 students15:1
Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Savoonga
D−
236 students16:1
Unalakleet School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Unalakleet
C
173 students10:1
Brevig Mission School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Brevig Mission
D−
163 students12:1
Gambell School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gambell
D−
154 students9:1
Anthony A. Andrews School
Other · Grades PK–12 · St. Michael
D
112 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; Shishmaref’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.