Elementary · Alaska
Point Higgins School
Point Higgins School, a public elementary school in Ketchikan, Alaska: grades pre-k–6, 204 students, 11.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary 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
- 204
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.0
- Students per teacher
- 11.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in Alaska
Median 15.7 · 168 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 72% of elementary schools in Alaska
Median 289 · 168 schools compared
Smaller than 87% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 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%39%proficient
+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in Alaska
Median 38% · 162 elementary schools compared
123 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alaska: 34%41%proficient
+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in Alaska
Median 40% · 162 elementary schools compared
123 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
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
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Remote town
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.
Location
- Address
- 981 North Point Higgins Rd NTG, Ketchikan, AK 99901
- Phone
- (907)247-1500
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–6 | 310 | 11.9 | 29% | 25% | |
Ketchikan Charter SchoolCharter | K–8 | 190 | 15.2 | 25% | 26% |
| Pre-K–6 | 140 | 14.7 | 22% | 26% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 210 | 10.0 | 44% | 43% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
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.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.
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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