Summary
Glennallen Junior/Senior High School is a small combined middle and high school in Glennallen, Alaska, serving just 86 students in grades 6–12 within the Copper River School District. Serving a remote, high-need community, the school operates with a very favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio and high per-pupil spending of around $26,000, reflecting the costs of rural Alaska education. Academic rankings at Glennallen Junior/Senior High School have been highly volatile—after earning just 1 star in each of the three previous school years, the school jumped to a 4-star rating in 2024-2025, ranking 16th out of 60 schools statewide.
Looking at recent test scores, science is a relative strength, with 45.45% proficiency in 2025-2026, above the state average of 37.81%. Math, however, remains a clear weakness at just 25% proficiency, below both the district (31.06%) and state (32.2%) averages. The school's strong 2024-2025 rebound is encouraging but fragile, as results swing sharply with such a small student body. In the most recent grade-level results, 6th and 7th graders performed well in both ELA and math, often exceeding state averages, but 9th grade ELA proficiency lagged at 27.27% compared to the state's 31.23%.
On the positive side, Glennallen's graduation rate has now exceeded its district in four of the past five years, including 78.9% versus the district's 67.6% in 2024-2025. The most notable internal concern is a wide gender gap: male students recently ranked 6th out of 45 schools statewide (87th percentile, 4 stars), while past available data showed female students ranking near the 24th percentile. While small cohorts make year-to-year results bounce dramatically, the school's low class sizes, high spending per student, and recent academic momentum give it a strong foundation to build on. If Glennallen can maintain its latest gains and address weaknesses in math and upper-grade ELA, it is well-positioned to sustain its improvement.
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