Elementary Schools in Nome Public Schools

Summary:

Nome Public Schools has only one elementary school, Nome Elementary, which serves students in the Nome, Alaska area. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alaska elementary schools in recent years, with its performance on standardized tests falling below the state average in English Language Arts and Science, though slightly higher in Mathematics.

Nome Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 101% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is slightly higher than the state average, and its per-student spending of $15,186 for the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the state average. Despite the additional resources, the school has struggled to improve its academic performance, indicating a need for targeted interventions to support student learning and growth.

While there are no other elementary schools in the Nome Public Schools district to directly compare, the data provides an opportunity to further investigate the factors contributing to Nome Elementary's low performance and explore strategies to address the identified areas of concern, ultimately supporting the academic success of the students in this community.

District Detail

Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy
Nome, AK 99762-0131

(907) 443-2231

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 24 Alaska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 672

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)				STAR Mathematics (2025)				ASA Science (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1057 E 5th Avenue	Nome	99762	Nome Census Area	Nome Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 443-5299	306	22	13.6	99.0%	31 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	130 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (42.8%)	24.8	133^rd of 175 public elementary schools	24.0%		19.9	142^nd of 173 public elementary schools	17.9%	9	16.7	25.9	23.7	22.1	40.4	24.1	35.1	32.6	27.0	27.0	$15,186	$2,542	$12,645

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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