Summary:
Wrangell, Alaska, is served by the Wrangell Public School District, which operates three small public schools — Evergreen Elementary (PK–5, 134 students), Stikine Middle School (6–8, 59 students), and Wrangell High School (9–12, 71 students) — serving roughly 264 students in a small, close-knit Southeast Alaska community where the district ranks a strong 5th out of 23 Alaska districts and holds a 4-star rating.
Evergreen Elementary is the district's clear academic leader, ranking 32nd of 166 Alaska elementary schools (81st percentile) with exceptional math proficiency of 69.5% — more than double the state average — plus the district's best science results at 60.0%. Wrangell High School is the biggest improver, climbing from the 48th to the 79th percentile over three years to rank 13th of 62 high schools; its 63.2% ELA proficiency sits about 30 points above the state average, though math (31.6%) and science (27.8%) trail the state. Stikine Middle School is the district's main concern, having fallen from a 5-star, 91st-percentile ranking in 2024–2025 to a 2-star, 32nd-percentile ranking in 2025–2026 with proficiency drops in every subject.
The most important pattern for parents is the sharp elementary-to-secondary drop-off in math: proficiency falls from 69.5% at Evergreen to 33.3% at Stikine and 31.6% at Wrangell High. Stikine's one-year collapse is likely amplified by its small 59-student enrollment and appears concentrated in a weak 8th-grade cohort (just 20% proficient in both ELA and math), while its 7th grade remains comparatively strong. The district overall beats Alaska state averages in all three tested subjects, student-teacher ratios are favorable at 11 to 14 students per teacher, and Evergreen's high ranking has been stable for three consecutive years. Still, given Wrangell High's unusual profile of excellent ELA alongside below-average math and science, parents should watch STEM instruction closely as Stikine's current 8th graders move into the high school.
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