Summary:
The 99824 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Sayeik: Gastineau Community School, which serves grades PK-5 with 263 students. The school is part of the Juneau Borough School District, which is ranked 16 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School appears to be a high-performing school, with generally higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the Juneau Borough School District and the state of Alaska. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 41.57% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.63% for the district and 32.69% for the state. In Mathematics, the school had 39.76% proficient or better, compared to 33.13% for the district and 32.18% for the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 28.14% in the 2023-2024 school year.
The school's spending per student is significantly higher than the national average at $18,844 per student for the 2018-2019 school year, and it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.7 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the national average of around 16 to 1. These factors may contribute to the school's strong academic performance and suggest a focus on providing a high-quality educational environment for its students.
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