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Ketchikan Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Ketchikan Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Ketchikan, Alaska, part of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. With 189 students, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past decade, ranging from 40th out of 180 schools in 2016-2017 to 134th out of 175 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year.

Ketchikan Charter School generally underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 20% of students proficient or better in science in 2024-2025, compared to 40.77% for the district and 37.87% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with Native American students performing relatively well but White and low-socioeconomic status students struggling. Additionally, Ketchikan Charter School has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.5% to 54.5% in recent years, higher than nearby Fawn Mountain Elementary (35.87%) and Point Higgins School (25.21%).

Despite spending more per student than the district average at $19,534 in 2018-2019, Ketchikan Charter School's academic performance lags behind, suggesting the need for the school to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies. When compared to other elementary schools in the Ketchikan area, Ketchikan Charter School generally underperforms, with Fawn Mountain Elementary and Point Higgins School both outranking it in statewide rankings and having higher test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels.

190

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,534

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Schoenbar Rd
Ketchikan, AK 99901

(907) 225-8568

District: Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

41.6%

White:

37.4%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (25% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

134^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

84^th of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

17^th of 24Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	134 of 175	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	125 of 173	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	129 of 176	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	114 of 171	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	93 of 173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	58 of 185	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	102 of 186	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.4	40 of 180	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.5	59 of 246	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	59 of 218	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	54 of 223	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	23 of 227	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	71.8	73 of 229	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	82 of 226	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	114 of 219	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.5	60 of 212	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	59 of 218	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	68 of 213	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	113 of 154	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	99 of 142	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	93 of 152	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	87 of 141	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.8	29 of 159	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.5	10 of 147	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	131 of 149	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	102 of 150	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	86 of 148	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	107 of 148	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	68 of 142	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	90 of 159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	88 of 139	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	113 of 133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	77 of 137	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	84 of 94	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	78 of 92	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	37 of 96	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	46 of 88	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	79 of 151	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.7	49 of 138	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	46 of 135	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.3	47 of 133	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	55 of 131	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.8	51 of 128	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.1	24 of 132	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	36 of 138	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	48 of 69	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	87.5	2 of 40	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)57th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2019)95th percentile+64 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-6 vs state

English Language Arts25%-8 vs state

Science20%-18 vs state

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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 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th 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 All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	24.6	134^th of 175 public elementary schools	23.4%		30.4	125^th of 173 public elementary schools	27.7%	9	20.0	30.4	35.0	23.1	29.2	12.0	24.8		17.4	52.6	23.1	37.5	12.0	25.8	30.0	12.0	20.0	$19,534	$1,276	$18,257
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%)	27.9	128^th of 175 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.6	135^th of 173 public elementary schools	22.0%	7	25.0	21.4	20.8				21.5		21.4	37.5	36.4			26.2	45.8		45.8	$20,938	$1,793	$19,145
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%)	24	136^th of 175 public elementary schools	22.3%		24.5	133^rd of 173 public elementary schools	23.1%	3	23.1	15.0	37.0	38.9			28.6	22.5	7.5	28.3	42.9			24.8	28.3		28.3	$21,228	$1,764	$19,464
Fawn Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	58.4	74^th of 175 public elementary schools	57.7%		60.4	72^nd of 173 public elementary schools	58.4%	2	37.9	25.0	66.7	51.6			44.0	48.3	31.3	50.0	45.2			43.1				$20,172	$1,593	$18,580
Point Higgins School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	48	89^th of 175 public elementary schools	49.1%		50.2	89^th of 173 public elementary schools	48.6%		48.0	22.2	39.4	51.7			39.0	56.0	44.4	30.3	37.9			41.5	36.4		36.4	$18,962	$795	$18,167
Richard Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Milton St	Metlakatla	99926	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Annette Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 886-4121	130	16	8.2	96.2%	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	26.7	131^st of 175 public elementary schools	25.1%		15.8	148^th of 173 public elementary schools	14.5%	17	40.0	17.4	25.0				25.9	33.3	13.0	50.0				29.6	18.8		18.8	$28,715	$4,949	$23,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Ketchikan Charter School

How many students attend Ketchikan Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Ketchikan Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Ketchikan Charter School?

Students at Ketchikan Charter School are 42% American Indian, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Ketchikan Charter School in?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Is Ketchikan Charter School a good school?

Ketchikan Charter School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Alaska elementary schools.

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