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Thorne Bay School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

1010 Sandy Beach Rd, Thorne Bay, AK 99919 · (907) 828-3921 · Part of Southeast Island School District

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Students
66
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Thorne Bay School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1010 Sandy Beach Rd, Thorne Bay

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten5
Grade 14
Grade 24
Grade 35
Grade 49
Grade 54
Grade 64
Grade 77
Grade 88
Grade 95
Grade 104
Grade 113
Grade 124
Enrollment over time
64’20
64’21
61’22
63’23
66’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thorne Bay School from Thorne Bay families.

Other schools in Southeast Island School District

The district →
Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Coffman Cove
19 students8:1
Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kasaan
18 students8:1
AK-TRAILS Correspondence
Other · Grades PK–12 · Thorne Bay
15 students12:1
Naukati School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Naukati
14 students6:1
Hollis School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hollis
12 students5:1
Port Alexander School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Port Alexander
11 students6:1

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