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White Mountain School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

55 Main St, White Mountain, AK 99784 · (907) 638-3021 · Part of Bering Strait School District

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Students
66
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about White Mountain School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 34.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
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 ↗

55 Main St, White Mountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten2
Grade 19
Grade 25
Grade 35
Grade 43
Grade 52
Grade 62
Grade 79
Grade 87
Grade 92
Grade 105
Grade 116
Grade 126
Enrollment over time
49’20
67’21
67’22
72’23
66’24

Up 34.7% 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 White Mountain School from White Mountain 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; White Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.