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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

At a glance

19^thof 23 Alaska districts▼ 2

Better than 17% of Alaska districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

2610 Fourth Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901-6278·(907) 247-2109·All Alaska district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 17.4% of districts

Schools

2,043

Students

Top rankedSchoenbar Middle School67^th of 90 Alaska middle schools

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Biggest riser

Houghtaling Elementary up 6 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fawn Mountain Elementary 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District serves roughly 2,043 students across 9 schools in southeastern Alaska, offering everything from traditional elementary and secondary schools to charter and alternative programs spanning grades PK-12. The district carries a 1-star rating and ranks 19th of 23 Alaska districts, with proficiency averages in English Language Arts (28.12%), math (26.87%), and science (35.05%) that trail state averages by 4 to 5 points. Yet these districtwide numbers hide meaningful bright spots at individual schools.

Among traditional schools, Fawn Mountain Elementary is the strongest, earning the district's best state ranking (58th percentile, 3 stars) and a 42.22% math proficiency that tops both district and state averages. Point Higgins School, another PK-3 school, ranks second-best at the 49th percentile but saw reading proficiency fall from 39.02% to 12.5% in a single year. At the secondary level, Schoenbar Middle School beats district averages in every subject and exceeds the state in 8th-grade science. Ketchikan High School posts a strong 90.1% graduation rate and above-average science but only 7.62% math proficiency. The charters contrast sharply: Tongass School of Arts and Sciences leads the district with 50% science proficiency, while Ketchikan Charter School trails in all three subjects.

The clearest trend is a steep math decline as students age: from 42.22% at Fawn Mountain's 3rd grade to 32.69% at Schoenbar's 8th grade and just 7.62% at Ketchikan High's 9th grade. Graduation rates vary just as widely, with Ketchikan High at 90.1%, Revilla Junior/Senior High School at 65.1%, and Fast Track at 55%. Spending doesn't explain performance either — Revilla spends the most per student ($22,466), while Fast Track spends the least ($10,646) yet posted strong reading scores in 2024-25. For parents, the key takeaway is that early-elementary education is this district's greatest strength, but math support becomes increasingly critical as students move toward high school.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)								STAR Mathematics (2026)								ASA Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Houghtaling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2940 Baranof	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-4128	310	26	11.9	52.6%	131 (42.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (14.5%)	103 (33.2%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.1%)	25.5	130^th of 166 public elementary schools	21.7%		24	136^th of 175 public elementary schools	22.3%	6		30.1	21.0	36.6				29.0		33.7	28.0	35.5				32.3	28.0			28.0	$21,228	$1,764	$19,464
Ketchikan High School	Public	9-12	2610 4th Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 225-9815	551	28	19.6	27.0%	292 (53.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.6%)	151 (27.4%)	5 (0.9%)	27 (4.9%)	24.2	51^st of 62 public high schools	17.7%		30.2	46^th of 60 public high schools	23.3%	5							27.4	27.4							7.6	7.6			35.7	35.7	$19,935	$634	$19,301
Revilla Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3131 Baranof Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-6681	110	11	10.4	52.7%	58 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	39 (35.5%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	22.3	54^th of 62 public high schools	12.9%		43.7	33^rd of 60 public high schools	45.0%	21						42.9	21.4	32.0						< 40%	< 20%	16.0		42.9	30.0	33.3	$22,466	$1,224	$21,241
Schoenbar Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Schoenbar	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 228-7200	252	20	12.6	34.9%	136 (54.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	65 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	32.8	67^th of 90 public middle schools	25.6%		39.8	60^th of 94 public middle schools	36.2%	7					31.4	34.9		33.3					26.7	32.7		29.9		41.2		41.2	$21,673	$811	$20,861
Fawn Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	400 Old Homestead Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 228-2200	210	21	10.0	40.0%	111 (52.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.4%)	72 (34.3%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.1%)								(n/a)	33.3							33.3	42.2							42.2					$20,172	$1,593	$18,580
Ketchikan Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	410 Schoenbar Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-8568	190	13	15.2	56.3%	71 (37.4%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.3%)	79 (41.6%)	4 (2.1%)	17 (8.9%)	18	139^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.3%		24.6	134^th of 175 public elementary schools	23.4%	5	< 10%	33.3	16.7	25.0	25.0	28.6		22.1	13.6	46.7	12.5	19.1	< 10%	19.1		18.7	33.3	30.4		31.9	$19,534	$1,276	$18,257
Fast Track	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2610 4th Avenue	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 225-2127	76	2	38.0	—	47 (61.8%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)								(n/a)								< 25%								< 25%					$10,646	$523	$10,123
Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	410 Schoenbar Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-5720	140	10	14.7	—	76 (54.3%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	7 (5.0%)	45 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	28.4	125^th of 166 public elementary schools	24.7%		27.9	128^th of 175 public elementary schools	26.9%	3	21.7	25.0	31.3	19.1				23.8	30.4	15.0	50.0	36.4				32.1	50.0			50.0	$20,938	$1,793	$19,145
Point Higgins School	Public	PK, KG-3	981 North Point Higgins Rd NTG	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 247-1500	204	18	11.3	22.1%	142 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	37 (18.1%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.4%)								(n/a)	12.5							12.5	33.3							33.3					$18,962	$795	$18,167

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Annette Island School District	16.37 mi	4	20^th
Southeast Island School District	38.97 mi	8
Hydaburg City School District	46.18 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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