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Auke Bay Elementary

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Auke Bay Elementary ranks 61 st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Auke Bay Elementary is a public elementary school in Juneau, Alaska, serving 319 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Juneau Borough School District. This school consistently ranks among the top 35-63 elementary schools in Alaska, with a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Auke Bay Elementary outperforms the Juneau Borough School District and the state of Alaska in several academic areas. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency is around 10-20 percentage points higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades, are notably higher than the district and state. Auke Bay Elementary also performs exceptionally well in supporting various student subgroups, including Native American, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

The school's academic excellence and its ability to support diverse student populations are particularly noteworthy. Auke Bay Elementary is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Juneau Borough School District, such as Sayeik: Gastineau Community School, Juneau Community Charter School, and Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School, indicating a strong focus on education and a commitment to providing excellent educational opportunities for students in the Juneau area.

353

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,784

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11860 Glacier Hwy
Juneau, AK 99801

(907) 796-5275

District: Juneau Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Two or more races:

19.5%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (47% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Juneau Borough School District

✓Above the Alaska median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg35%

Alaska avg33%

61^st of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Juneau Borough School District

16^th of 24Juneau 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	61 of 175	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	63 of 173	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	63 of 176	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	55 of 171	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	20 of 185	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	41 of 186	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	23 of 180	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	43 of 246	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	27 of 218	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	29 of 223	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	25 of 227	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	27 of 223	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	37 of 226	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	51 of 219	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	30 of 212	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	32 of 218	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	32 of 213	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	63 of 142	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	46 of 152	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	49 of 143	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.4	19 of 141	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	19 of 159	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	26 of 125	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	26 of 147	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	60 of 149	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	62 of 150	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	83 of 148	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	50 of 148	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	53 of 142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	15 of 159	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	19 of 73	74.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	84.5	3 of 50	94.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	58 of 139	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	66 of 133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	77 of 138	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	57 of 137	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	40 of 127	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Native American (2019)94th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+19 vs state

Mathematics49%+17 vs state

English Language Arts42%+10 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 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
Auke Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11860 Glacier Hwy	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5275	353	19	18.3	13.0%	207 (58.6%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.6%)	8 (2.3%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	69 (19.5%)	62.5	61^st of 175 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.9	63^rd of 173 public elementary schools	63.6%	2	40.0	25.5	52.5	49.1			42.4	57.8	23.5	53.3	61.8		49.3	56.7		56.7	$15,784	$1,112	$14,672
Kax_dig_oowu Heen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2901 Riverside Dr	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 796-5700	290	18	16.1	27.2%	73 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.1%)	37 (12.8%)	41 (14.1%)	14 (4.8%)	90 (31.0%)	20.9	142^nd of 175 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.7	141^st of 173 public elementary schools	18.5%	1	15.8	27.0	39.1	30.8			28.8	18.0	18.9	21.7	28.2		21.7	34.7		34.7	$21,108	$2,260	$18,848
Mendenhall River Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	9001 Mendenhall Loop Rd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5600	308	17	18.1	20.8%	136 (44.2%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.1%)	6 (1.9%)	37 (12.0%)	19 (6.2%)	79 (25.6%)	37.8	112^th of 175 public elementary schools	36.0%		39.7	109^th of 173 public elementary schools	37.0%	3	36.8	25.8	31.7	32.4			31.9	39.5	13.3	36.6	47.1		35.0	42.5		42.5	$22,582	$1,360	$21,223
Sit Eeti Shaanax - Glacier Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	3400 Tongass Blvd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 780-1400	322	22	14.9	31.1%	112 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	24 (7.5%)	43 (13.4%)	19 (5.9%)	91 (28.3%)	43.1	101^st of 175 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	108^th of 173 public elementary schools	37.6%	7	28.3	31.0	33.3	43.8			34.2	43.5	42.9	35.4	39.6		40.2	41.7		41.7	$18,280	$2,252	$16,029
Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	71	5	15.7	14.1%	47 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (19.7%)	69.2	47^th of 175 public elementary schools	73.1%		58.1	78^th of 173 public elementary schools	54.9%	31	50.0	37.5					40.0		50.0				28.1				$22,594	$491	$22,103
Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 Glacier Ave - Marie Drake	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 523-1848	205	12	17.0	6.8%	127 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.7%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (20.5%)	32	122^nd of 175 public elementary schools	30.3%		32.5	120^th of 173 public elementary schools	30.6%	2	12.5	34.6	41.7	42.3	53.3	50.0	36.8	16.7	15.4	33.3	22.2	46.7	30.2	65.2	60.0	63.6	$15,917	$817	$15,100
Harborview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1255 Glacier Ave	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 523-1850	349	23	15.0	30.1%	98 (28.1%)	9 (2.6%)	44 (12.6%)	25 (7.2%)	73 (20.9%)	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.5%)	37.4	113^th of 175 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.9	122^nd of 173 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	22.0	29.0	44.0	44.0			35.1	26.0	26.3	45.1	30.0		32.3	47.1		47.1	$22,096	$2,251	$19,846
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 3rd St	Juneau	99824	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 796-5075	281	18	15.6	30.2%	136 (48.4%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	5 (1.8%)	37 (13.2%)	5 (1.8%)	84 (29.9%)	51.9	80^th of 175 public elementary schools	54.3%		34.8	116^th of 173 public elementary schools	32.9%	36	50.0	38.2	42.9	35.0			41.6	44.4	35.3	41.1	37.5		39.8	52.7		52.7	$18,844	$853	$17,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Auke Bay Elementary

What district is Auke Bay Elementary in?

Juneau Borough School District

How many students attend Auke Bay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Auke Bay Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Auke Bay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Auke Bay Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale

What is the racial makeup of Auke Bay Elementary?

Students at Auke Bay Elementary are 59% White, 20% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Is Auke Bay Elementary a good school?

Auke Bay Elementary ranks 61^st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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