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Wales School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

490 Main St, Wales, AK 99783 · (907) 664-3021 · Part of Bering Strait School District

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Students
31
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Wales School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts10%
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

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490 Main St, Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten3
Grade 13
Grade 21
Grade 34
Grade 43
Grade 51
Grade 65
Grade 73
Grade 84
Grade 92
Grade 121
Enrollment over time
42’20
43’21
37’22
33’23
31’24

Down 26.2% 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 Wales School from Wales 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
Shishmaref School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Shishmaref
D
185 students14:1
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

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