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Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary

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Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary ranks 52 nd of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sitka, Alaska, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is part of the Sitka School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alaska, with a statewide ranking between 33rd and 58th out of 171-185 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as ASA/Science, STAR/English Language Arts, and STAR/Mathematics, is significantly higher than the state average across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 58.33% in ASA/Science, 44.79% in STAR/English Language Arts, and 51.56% in STAR/Mathematics, all of which were higher than the state and district averages.

The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 10.8 students per teacher over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Baranof Elementary. Additionally, Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary has a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.21% to 40.07% over the past three school years, which is higher than Baranof Elementary's 35.62% in the 2023-2024 school year.

275

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 Kashevaroff
Sitka, AK 99835

(907) 747-8395

District: Sitka School District

Students who attend Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blatchley Middle School
High:	Sitka High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Two or more races:

19.6%

American Indian:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (50% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

Alaska avg33%

52^nd of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 24Sitka 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	68.1	52 of 175	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	34 of 173	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	58 of 176	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	44 of 171	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	33 of 173	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	43 of 185	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	51 of 186	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	39 of 180	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.8	66 of 246	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	37 of 218	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	31 of 223	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	40 of 227	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	78 of 223	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.5	56 of 226	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	54 of 219	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	19 of 212	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	80.6	23 of 218	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	74.4	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	7 of 36	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2021	78.6	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	43 of 154	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	36 of 142	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	38 of 152	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	33 of 143	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	26 of 141	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	37 of 159	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	61.3	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	46 of 125	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	40 of 119	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	29 of 104	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	52 of 147	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	51 of 149	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	38 of 150	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	68 of 148	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	52 of 148	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	36 of 142	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	45 of 159	71.7%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	36 of 68	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.2	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	27 of 133	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	23 of 137	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	23 of 147	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Migrant (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)54th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)50th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+20 vs state

Mathematics52%+19 vs state

English Language Arts45%+12 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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Total
Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary	Public	2-5	307 Kashevaroff	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Sitka School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 747-8395	275	20	13.7	36.7%	132 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	20 (7.3%)	48 (17.5%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (19.6%)	68.1	52^nd of 175 public elementary schools	70.3%		73.3	34^th of 173 public elementary schools	80.3%	18	34.8	54.4	47.0	44.8	40.6	57.9	57.6	51.6	58.3	58.3
Xoots Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	305 Baranof St	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Sitka School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 747-5825	137	15	9.0	21.2%	64 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.9%)	6 (4.4%)	16 (11.7%)	1 (0.7%)	35 (25.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary

How many students attend Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary.

What district is Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary in?

Sitka School District

What is the racial makeup of Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary?

Students at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary are 48% White, 20% Two or more races, 17% American Indian, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

Is Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary a good school?

Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary ranks 52^nd of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blatchley Middle School
High : Sitka High School

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