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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale

Public Grades 9-12
42nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 62 Alaska High Schools
Better than 32% of Alaska high schools
Summary

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale (JDHS) is the large, comprehensive public high school in the Juneau Borough School District, serving roughly 1,018 students in grades 9–12 at its Glacier Avenue campus in Juneau, AK. The school stands out most for its graduation rate, which reached 96% in 2024–2025 — well above the district rate of 84.6% and dramatically higher than the nearby specialized programs, Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School (65.2%) and Johnson Youth Center (66.6%). This is JDHS's strongest metric and a meaningful positive differentiator.

The bigger concern for parents is academics. Proficiency rates have declined for three consecutive years across reading, math, and science. Math has been hit especially hard, dropping from 37.5% proficiency in 2022–2023 to just 16.7% in 2025–2026. English Language Arts fell from 44.4% to 28.9% over the same period, while science dropped from 52.6% to 39.1%. Because of this slide, the school's statewide ranking fell from 14th of 62 Alaska high schools (top quartile, 4 stars) to 42nd of 62 (below-median, 2 stars). Looking at the most recent grade-specific results, JDHS is roughly at the district average in 9th-grade reading and math but below the Alaska state average in both; 10th-grade science is the one bright spot, outperforming both the district and state. Low-income students have been hit particularly hard, ranking in the 8th percentile statewide in 2024–2025 despite the school's modest overall free/reduced-price lunch rate of 13.56%.

It is also worth knowing that the nearby schools are not traditional academic peers. Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School serves about 80 students and Johnson Youth Center serves about 10, each with a specialized mission and much higher per-pupil spending ($26,768 and $20,737, versus $17,044 at JDHS). JDHS runs a comparatively lean operation with a 19.5 student-to-teacher ratio, compared with 11.4 and 5.5 at the two smaller programs, yet still achieves the strongest graduation outcomes of the three. Special education students at JDHS have been a relative bright spot, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, although the broader academic decline remains real and deserves attention.

1,018
Students ?
19.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,044
Per pupil spending ?
13.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1639 Glacier Ave
       Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 523-1501

District: Juneau Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.4%
Two or more races:
20.9%
American Indian:
11.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
✓98% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alaska average (28% vs 33% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg36%
Alaska avg33%
42nd of 62
Alaska public high schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 51 pts since 2017
From top 17% (2017) to bottom 32% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 23Juneau 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202633.742 of 6232.3%★★☆☆☆
202537.242 of 6030.0%★★☆☆☆
202454.629 of 6354.0%★★★☆☆
202371.115 of 6275.8%★★★★☆
202275.214 of 6277.4%★★★★☆
202170.115 of 6175.4%★★★★☆
201964.228 of 7763.6%★★★☆☆
201863.623 of 7468.9%★★★★☆
201772.314 of 8383.1%★★★★☆
201580.415 of 13588.9%★★★★☆
201460.353 of 13961.9%★★★☆☆
201369.943 of 14870.9%★★★★☆
201275.228 of 13679.4%★★★★☆
201171.540 of 14271.8%★★★★☆
201063.347 of 14066.4%★★★☆☆
200965.852 of 15165.6%★★★☆☆
200865.049 of 15167.5%★★★☆☆
200777.334 of 13975.5%★★★★☆
200679.224 of 13582.2%★★★★☆
200585.614 of 11687.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202625.79 of 1225.0%★★☆☆☆
202550.07 of 1346.2%★★★☆☆
202480.62 of 1283.3%★★★★★
202381.93 of 1580.0%★★★★☆
202239.611 of 1526.7%★★☆☆☆
202151.16 of 1250.0%★★★☆☆
201942.710 of 1533.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202634.231 of 4632.6%★★☆☆☆
202539.327 of 4540.0%★★☆☆☆
202459.614 of 4568.9%★★★★☆
202375.910 of 5481.5%★★★★☆
202285.27 of 4383.7%★★★★☆
202153.515 of 3759.5%★★★☆☆
201962.724 of 5455.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202638.511 of 1631.3%★★☆☆☆
202526.812 of 1625.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.310 of 1741.2%★★★☆☆
201994.81 of 1593.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202517.536 of 397.7%★☆☆☆☆
202434.026 of 4136.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.234 of 4219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.723 of 3737.8%★★☆☆☆
201915.851 of 557.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202626.036 of 4825.0%★☆☆☆☆
202528.435 of 4522.2%★☆☆☆☆
202446.626 of 4845.8%★★☆☆☆
202354.620 of 4757.4%★★★☆☆
202265.713 of 4671.7%★★★★☆
202182.67 of 4283.3%★★★★☆
201961.024 of 5858.6%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202634.616 of 2536.0%★★☆☆☆
202533.914 of 2133.3%★★☆☆☆
202452.89 of 2462.5%★★★★☆
202340.415 of 2334.8%★★☆☆☆
202289.01 of 2195.2%★★★★★
202124.216 of 1915.8%★☆☆☆☆
201943.813 of 2240.9%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202625.315 of 1816.7%★☆☆☆☆
202526.412 of 1414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202339.110 of 2050.0%★★★☆☆
201919.628 of 319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202645.84 of 1060.0%★★★☆☆
202361.45 of 1154.5%★★★☆☆
202218.75 of 616.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202626.735 of 4420.5%★☆☆☆☆
202536.426 of 4339.5%★★☆☆☆
202461.615 of 4667.4%★★★★☆
202386.56 of 4787.2%★★★★☆
202289.73 of 4793.6%★★★★★
202178.49 of 4379.1%★★★★☆
201978.58 of 5685.7%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2026)60th percentile+28 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school
Male (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school
Asian (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school
Native American (2026)17th percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?
Science39%~ state avg
English Language Arts29%-4 vs state
Mathematics17%-15 vs state

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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale ranks 42nd of 62 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Auke Bay Elementary
Elementary : Harborview Elementary
Elementary : Kax_dig_oowu Heen Elementary School
Elementary : Mendenhall River Community School
Elementary : Sayeik: Gastineau Community School
Elementary : Sit Eeti Shaanax - Glacier Valley School

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,018 students attended Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale.

Students at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale are 46% White, 21% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

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