Other · Alaska

Merreline A Kangas School

Free meals for all

Merreline A Kangas School, a public other school in Ruby, Alaska: grades pre-k–12, 24 students, 6.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Yukon-Koyukuk School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
24
Teachers (FTE)
3.9
Students per teacher
6.2
Grades
Pre-K–12
Other

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of schools in Alaska

Median 11.5 · 209 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 81% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 72% of schools in Alaska

Median 67 · 211 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alaska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alaska: 33%

Not published: too few students tested.

11 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alaska: 34%

10%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of schools in Alaska

Median 12% · 188 schools compared

11 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Remote rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Yukon-Koyukuk School District.

Location

Address
1st & Hilltop, Ruby, AK 99768
Phone
(907)468-4465
City or town
Ruby

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

No other public schools within 25 miles.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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