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Annette Island School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alaska for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 77 students in Annette Island School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alaska.
Public Middle School in Annette Island School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Alaska public middle school average of 19%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Alaska public middle school average of 53% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
3 Schools
313 Schools
# Students
314 Students
64,906 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
3,100 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Annette Island School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 53 school districts in Alaska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#41 out of 53 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
23%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
29%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.68
# American Indian Students
303 Students
18,889 Students
% American Indian Students
97%
29%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,075 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
3,617 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
6%
# Black Students
3 Students
1,145 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
1 Student
30,662 Students
% White Students
n/a
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
2%
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
7,233 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
11%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
18
1,389
# Students in K Grade:
17
3,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
3,516
# Students in 2nd Grade:
18
3,470
# Students in 3rd Grade:
24
3,473
# Students in 4th Grade:
15
3,544
# Students in 5th Grade:
24
3,455
# Students in 6th Grade:
25
7,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
26
9,643
# Students in 8th Grade:
26
9,623
# Students in 9th Grade:
23
3,973
# Students in 10th Grade:
28
3,881
# Students in 11th Grade:
28
4,110
# Students in 12th Grade:
23
4,399
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $42,232 is higher than the state median of $20,163. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,615 is higher than the state median of $21,240. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$2,630 MM

Spending
$13 MM
$2,771 MM

Revenue / Student
$42,232
$20,163

Spending / Student
$40,615
$21,240

Best Annette Island School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
89 4th Ave
Metlakatla, AK 99926
(907) 886-6095
Metlakatla, AK 99926
(907) 886-6095
Grades: 6-8
| 77 students
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