Summary
Craig High School, located in the small, remote community of Craig, Alaska, serves just 67 students in grades 9–12, offering a highly personalized learning environment with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 12:1. As part of the Craig City School District, the school spends a very high $28,619 per student, typical of rural Alaska’s high-cost, low-enrollment settings, and about 70% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Academically, Craig High School currently ranks 29th out of 62 Alaska high schools (53rd percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–2026. The school outperforms the state average in science (43.75% vs. 37.81% statewide), while English language arts proficiency (28%) trails both the district (33.33%) and state (32.89%), and math (32%) matches the state average. Because the school is so small, test scores swing dramatically year to year — math proficiency, for example, ranged from 15.79% to 66.67% in recent years — so single-year results should be viewed cautiously. One notable pattern is a gender gap: male students ranked 4th statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, while female students ranked 27th (41st percentile, 2 stars), though each group is small.
The school’s clearest strength is its graduation rate, which has stayed between 87.5% and 100% over the past five years — dramatically higher than the Craig City School District’s aggregate rate, which fell as low as 26.9% in 2022–2023. This suggests Craig High School excels at helping students graduate, even when test proficiency is mixed. Economically disadvantaged students — about 70% of enrollment — have also earned strong subgroup ratings in recent years, showing that high poverty does not stand in the way of solid outcomes. There are no other schools within 20 miles for comparison, so families should look at state and district benchmarks when evaluating this school. With only 67 students, all statistics reflect a very small group; a handful of students can shift rankings significantly from year to year. Overall, this is a supportive small-school environment with a strong graduation record and an inconsistent academic record worth monitoring.
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