Best High Schools in Zip Code 99752

ZIP code 99752 contains one high school, Kotzebue Middle/High School, which serves grades 7–12 in the remote community of Kotzebue, Alaska, within the Northwest Arctic Borough School District.

For parents looking at schools in this area, the only option is Kotzebue Middle/High School, a combined middle and high school with 299 students. The school stands out for its very low academic proficiency rates across all subjects. In the most recent testing year, only 3.2% of students scored proficient in math, 5.6% in English language arts, and 10.5% in science—far below Alaska state averages of 32.2%, 32.9%, and 37.8%, respectively. The school serves a high-need population, with 84.28% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and it spends $39,784 per student, an exceptionally high figure often seen in remote Alaska due to operational costs. The student-teacher ratio is 16.6, and the graduation rate is 74.3%, better than the district rate of 69.1%.

Within the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, which is ranked last in Alaska, Kotzebue Middle/High School generally outperforms its district peers in nearly every subject and in graduation rate. For example, science proficiency is 10.47% at the school versus 4.57% district-wide, and 8th-grade math proficiency is 9.76% versus 3.45%. Notably, 8th-grade scores are stronger than high school scores, with 14.63% of 8th graders proficient in science versus 6.67% of 10th graders. Trends show math proficiency declining from 4.62% to 3.20% between the two most recent school years, while science improved from 7.25% to 10.47%. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Alaska high schools, but it remains a relatively stronger performer within a very low-performing district, serving a remote, high-poverty community with significant academic challenges.