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Rae C. Stedman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
90th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of Alaska elementary schools
Summary

Rae C. Stedman Elementary is a public elementary school in Petersburg, Alaska, serving 223 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Petersburg Borough School District, which is ranked 7th out of 24 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, the school has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While its proficiency rates in STAR/English Language Arts (31.63%) and STAR/Mathematics (46.94%) were lower than the district (41.77% and 44.3%) and state (32.69% and 32.18%) averages, the school's science proficiency (42.86%) was higher than the state average (37.87%). Notably, the school's 3rd-grade students performed above the state averages in both ELA and math. The school has also demonstrated strengths in the performance of certain student subgroups, such as male students, Native American students, low-socioeconomic status students, and migrant students.

Over the years, Rae C. Stedman Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating, ranging from a 3-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year to a 4-star rating in 2022-2023. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $19,352 and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 11.7, suggest it has access to significant resources, which could be further analyzed to understand their impact on student learning.

206
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,352
Per pupil spending ?
50%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 303 Dolphin St
       Petersburg, AK  99833

(907) 526-7656

District: Petersburg Borough School District


Students who attend Rae C. Stedman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mitkof Middle School
High:    Petersburg High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
59.7%
American Indian:
24.8%
African American:
4.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 49th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Alaska average (40% vs 33% meeting standards)
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg45%
Alaska avg33%
90th of 175
Alaska public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From top 28% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 24Petersburg 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
202547.790 of 17548.6%★★★☆☆
202461.169 of 17360.1%★★★☆☆
202373.235 of 17680.1%★★★★☆
202260.460 of 17164.9%★★★☆☆
202173.740 of 17376.9%★★★★☆
201983.921 of 18588.6%★★★★☆
201870.648 of 18674.2%★★★★☆
201766.151 of 18071.7%★★★★☆
201565.370 of 24671.5%★★★★☆
201474.257 of 21873.9%★★★★☆
201370.860 of 22373.1%★★★★☆
201277.038 of 22783.3%★★★★☆
201180.731 of 22386.1%★★★★☆
201081.520 of 22991.3%★★★★★
200974.555 of 22675.7%★★★★☆
200876.835 of 21984.0%★★★★☆
200780.021 of 21290.1%★★★★★
200680.524 of 21889.0%★★★★☆
200579.126 of 21387.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202531.2111 of 15427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202449.571 of 14250.0%★★★☆☆
202359.454 of 15264.5%★★★☆☆
202245.072 of 14349.7%★★★☆☆
202170.031 of 14178.0%★★★★☆
201983.816 of 15989.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202575.725 of 12580.0%★★★★☆
202464.643 of 12264.8%★★★☆☆
202381.59 of 11992.4%★★★★★
202253.742 of 10459.6%★★★☆☆
202180.217 of 11084.5%★★★★☆
201986.17 of 14795.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202559.955 of 14963.1%★★★☆☆
202472.329 of 15080.7%★★★★☆
202380.415 of 14889.9%★★★★★
202272.628 of 14881.1%★★★★☆
202167.542 of 14270.4%★★★★☆
201979.822 of 15986.2%★★★★☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202564.711 of 3568.6%★★★★☆
202477.03 of 2889.3%★★★★★
202362.79 of 3070.0%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202558.513 of 2853.6%★★★☆☆
202458.56 of 2070.0%★★★★☆
202344.114 of 2339.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlaska percentileRating
202542.186 of 13938.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.667 of 13349.6%★★★☆☆
202375.526 of 13881.2%★★★★☆
202260.246 of 13766.4%★★★☆☆
202177.619 of 12785.0%★★★★☆
201983.915 of 14789.8%★★★★★
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+31 vs school
Migrant (2025)69th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school
Native American (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics47%+15 vs state
Science43%+5 vs state
English Language Arts32%~ state avg

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Students at Rae C. Stedman Elementary are 60% White, 25% American Indian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Rae C. Stedman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitkof Middle School
High : Petersburg High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Rae C. Stedman Elementary.

Rae C. Stedman Elementary ranks 90th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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