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Barrow High School
C−

Barrow High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1684 Okpik St, Utqiagvik, AK 99723 · (907) 852-9601 · Part of North Slope Borough School District

Utqiaġvik’s School Grade C better than 25% of Alaska school districts

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Photo: Floyd Davidson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
259
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Barrow High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Utqiaġvik kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Eben Hopson Middle Schoolin Utqiagvik
9–12Barrow High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

1684 Okpik St, Utqiagvik

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 970
Grade 1074
Grade 1164
Grade 1251
Enrollment over time
286’20
295’21
276’22
266’23
259’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 61%Two or more races 17%Asian 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9%White 2%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barrow High School from Utqiaġvik families.

Other schools in North Slope Borough School District

The district →
Fred Ipalook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Utqiagvik
C−
494 students15:1
Tikigaq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Point Hope
D
230 students11:1
Nuiqsut Trapper School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Nuiqsut
D−
143 students9:1
Alak School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wainwright
D−
138 students8:1
Nunamiut School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anaktuvuk Pass
D
112 students10:1
Meade River School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Atqasuk
C−
86 students9:1

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