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Ayaprun Elitnaurvik

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
Summary

Ayaprun Elitnaurvik is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bethel, Alaska, part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District. With 184 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ayaprun Elitnaurvik elementary schools in Alaska over the past decade, currently ranking 162 out of 175 schools.

Academically, Ayaprun Elitnaurvik significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.76% of students were proficient or better in STAR English Language Arts, compared to 32.69% statewide. In STAR Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 12.93%, while the state average was 32.18%. The school also serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 72.28% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Gladys Jung Elementary and Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat perform slightly better than Ayaprun Elitnaurvik on standardized tests, all three schools in the Lower Kuskokwim School District significantly underperform the state averages, indicating a broader systemic issue within the district.

203
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
75.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 903 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway
       Bethel, AK  99559

(907) 543-1645

District: Lower Kuskokwim School District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
95.1%
White:
3.9%
Two or more races:
1.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2012 → 7th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alaska average (7% vs 33% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2012
!Science scores 26 pts below the Alaska average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school7%
District avg4%
Alaska avg33%
Not ranked this year
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
20259.8162 of 1757.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.1168 of 1732.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.9171 of 1762.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.5172 of 1857.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.5174 of 1866.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201717.5162 of 18010.0%★☆☆☆☆
201527.7172 of 24630.1%★★☆☆☆
201437.9149 of 21831.7%★★☆☆☆
201316.3180 of 22319.3%★☆☆☆☆
201228.4170 of 22725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201127.8168 of 22324.7%★☆☆☆☆
201019.6183 of 22920.1%★☆☆☆☆
200921.9173 of 22623.5%★☆☆☆☆
200813.8184 of 21916.0%★☆☆☆☆
200715.9170 of 21219.8%★☆☆☆☆
200614.4182 of 21816.5%★☆☆☆☆
200514.7176 of 21317.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
201934.827 of 4134.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
201926.3116 of 14721.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
201927.0125 of 15921.4%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
20247.518 of 2010.0%★☆☆☆☆
20237.821 of 238.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.538 of 5024.0%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2019)34th percentile+27 vs school
Male (2019)21st percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)21st percentile+14 vs school
Native American (2024)10th percentile+7 vs school
By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?
Science11%-26 vs state
Mathematics7%-26 vs state
English Language Arts7%-26 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Ayaprun Elitnaurvik.

Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik are 95% American Indian, 4% White.

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2025–26 graduation ratesOct 16, 2026
2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesDec 12, 2025
2018–19 through 2023–24 graduation ratesSep 19, 2025


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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