Is Mendenhall River Community School a good school?

Mendenhall River Community School ranks 109 th of 173 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mendenhall River Community School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 302 students attended Mendenhall River Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Mendenhall River Community School?

Students at Mendenhall River Community School are 38% White, 31% Two or more races, 13% American Indian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mendenhall River Community School attend?

Students who attend Mendenhall River Community School usually go on to attend: Middle : Floyd Dryden Middle School High : Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale High : Thunder Mountain High School

Mendenhall River Community School

Summary:

Mendenhall River Community School is an elementary school in Juneau, Alaska, serving 302 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Juneau Borough School District, which is ranked 16 out of 24 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Mendenhall River Community School stands out for its diverse student population, with 38.41% White, 10.93% Hispanic, 12.58% Native American, and 31.13% two or more races. This diversity is higher compared to nearby Auke Bay Elementary, which has a 61.23% White student population. The school has also shown strong academic performance in science, with 55.88% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the Juneau Borough School District (39.78%) and the state of Alaska (36.94%) averages. Additionally, Mendenhall River Community School has consistently ranked highly in the state for its performance with special education students, ranking 4th out of 27 Alaska elementary schools in this area with a 4-star rating.

However, the school's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 47th out of 218 Alaska elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 126th out of 173 in 2020-2021. This suggests inconsistent performance, with periods of strong achievement as well as areas for improvement. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 30.79%, indicating it serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. While Mendenhall River Community School's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Auke Bay Elementary, in certain areas like English Language Arts and overall academic rankings.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9001 Mendenhall Loop Rd
Juneau, AK 99801

(907) 796-5600

District: Juneau Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
109^th of 173 Alaska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,582

Students who attend Mendenhall River Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Floyd Dryden Middle School
High:	Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale
	Thunder Mountain High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 302

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

Two or more races:

31.1%

American Indian:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mendenhall River Community School ranks worse than 63% of elementary schools in Alaska. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Juneau Borough School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.73. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mendenhall River Community School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.4%), two or more races (31.1%), American Indian (12.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mendenhall River Community School is 14, which is the 4^th best among 8 elementary schools in the Juneau Borough School District. (See more...)

Compare Mendenhall River Community School employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mendenhall River Community School is $22,582, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Juneau Borough School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mendenhall River Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mendenhall River Community School 109^th of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Mendenhall River Community School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Juneau Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Juneau Borough School District 16^th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mendenhall River Community School

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Rank History for all students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2005	66.49	85^th	213	60.1%
2006	68.07	81^st	218	62.8%
2007	62.26	100^th	212	52.8%
2008	55.73	122^nd	219	44.3%
2009	70.40	71^st	226	68.6%
2010	76.92	46^th	229	79.9%
2011	74.69	51^st	223	77.1%
2012	70.55	62^nd	227	72.7%
2013	70.02	65^th	223	70.9%
2014	75.55	47^th	218	78.4%
2015	59.69	93^rd	246	62.2%
2017	45.85	99^th	180	45.0%
2018	45.94	106^th	186	43.0%
2019	48.44	96^th	185	48.1%
2021	30.88	126^th	173	27.2%
2022	38.17	109^th	171	36.3%
2023	40.98	106^th	176	39.8%
2024	39.73	109^th	173	37.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	56.25	30^th	73	58.9%
2021	30.93	33^rd	45	26.7%
2022	37.50	41^st	58	29.3%
2023	45.15	39^th	74	47.3%
2024	20.59	62^nd	68	8.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	38.60	16^th	26	38.5%
2022	39.25	10^th	14	28.6%
2023	56.03	6^th	16	62.5%
2024	73.25	4^th	27	85.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	38.60	95^th	147	35.4%
2023	48.41	61^st	119	48.7%
2024	64.72	41^st	122	66.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	51.70	84^th	159	47.2%
2021	32.62	97^th	141	31.2%
2022	37.60	93^rd	143	35.0%
2023	34.81	97^th	152	36.2%
2024	24.59	114^th	142	19.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	44.75	91^st	159	42.8%
2021	17.02	125^th	142	12.0%
2022	33.98	98^th	148	33.8%
2023	45.61	87^th	148	41.2%
2024	63.28	51^st	150	66.0%

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Rank History for White students at Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AK State Percentile
2019	61.95	49^th	147	66.7%
2021	20.65	115^th	127	9.4%
2022	47.40	74^th	137	46.0%
2023	49.84	68^th	138	50.7%
2024	63.77	41^st	133	69.2%

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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Mendenhall River Community School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	379	10	33	3	53	n/a	n/a	0	478
1990	412	6	29	6	55	n/a	n/a	0	508
1991	433	6	29	7	55	n/a	n/a	0	530
1992	392	14	28	9	80	n/a	n/a	-79	444
1993	399	18	34	12	80	n/a	n/a	0	543
1994	384	16	29	13	91	n/a	n/a	0	533
1995	352	10	28	14	76	n/a	n/a	0	480
1996	352	10	28	14	76	n/a	n/a	0	480
1997	340	11	35	14	76	n/a	n/a	0	476
1998	348	15	32	16	90	n/a	n/a	0	501
1999	349	12	23	20	98	n/a	n/a	0	502
2000	325	7	28	21	120	n/a	n/a	0	501
2001	309	7	32	22	104	n/a	n/a	0	474
2002	283	6	27	22	117	n/a	n/a	0	455
2003	283	6	27	22	117	n/a	n/a	0	455
2004	269	12	27	23	119	n/a	n/a	0	450
2005	239	10	30	25	102	n/a	n/a	0	406
2006	230	12	26	25	101	n/a	n/a	0	394
2007	248	12	29	20	103	n/a	n/a	0	412
2008	228	13	27	18	96	n/a	n/a	8	390
2009	233	12	10	21	85	3	48	0	412
2010	249	10	8	29	73	3	66	0	438
2011	254	4	9	26	67	5	78	0	443
2012	222	4	6	35	50	3	88	0	408
2013	220	5	10	27	47	5	90	0	404
2014	203	4	11	24	46	9	89	0	386
2015	188	2	9	31	41	3	78	0	352
2016	179	0	10	41	39	9	76	0	354
2017	179	1	9	33	46	11	84	0	363
2018	167	1	15	33	38	14	87	0	355
2019	165	2	11	33	45	11	77	0	344
2020	161	0	10	35	47	12	94	0	359
2021	102	1	9	20	32	11	89	0	264
2022	135	0	7	29	40	18	88	0	317
2023	116	0	5	33	38	16	94	0	302

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mendenhall River Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	478	27.5	17.3	0
1990	508	28.0	18.1	4.5
1991	530	29.5	17.9	3.8
1992	444	29.5	15.0	8.1
1993	543	29.5	18.4	6.6
1994	533	29.5	18.1	6.8
1995	480	30.0	16.0	5.2
1996	480	30.0	16.0	5.2
1997	476	30.0	15.9	7.1
1998	501	26.5	18.9	12.2
1999	502	27.5	18.3	8.2
2000	501	31.5	15.9	9
2001	474	31.5	15.0	6.5
2002	455	28.5	16.0	13.2
2003	455	28.5	16.0	13.2
2004	450	27.0	16.7	14
2005	406	25.5	15.9	20.7
2006	394	27.6	14.3	15.7
2007	412	31.1	13.2	18.4
2008	390	32.6	12.0	22
2009	412	29.1	14.2	21.8
2010	438	29.9	14.6	18.5
2011	443	31.1	14.2	24.4
2012	408	28.2	14.4	23.5
2013	404	25.6	15.7	22.8
2014	386	26.6	14.4	26.7
2015	352	23.0	15.3	24.1
2016	354	23.0	15.3	27.7
2017	363	22.1	16.4	26.7
2018	355	23.8	14.8	27
2019	344	22.3	15.3	26.2
2020	359	23.5	15.2	27.3
2021	264	22.8	11.5	n/a
2022	317	23.6	13.3	n/a
2023	302	21.5	14.0	30.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mendenhall River Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	478	27.5	17.3	0
1990	508	28.0	18.1	4.5
1991	530	29.5	17.9	3.8
1992	444	29.5	15.0	8.1
1993	543	29.5	18.4	6.6
1994	533	29.5	18.1	6.8
1995	480	30.0	16.0	5.2
1996	480	30.0	16.0	5.2
1997	476	30.0	15.9	7.1
1998	501	26.5	18.9	12.2
1999	502	27.5	18.3	8.2
2000	501	31.5	15.9	9
2001	474	31.5	15.0	6.5
2002	455	28.5	16.0	13.2
2003	455	28.5	16.0	13.2
2004	450	27.0	16.7	14
2005	406	25.5	15.9	20.7
2006	394	27.6	14.3	15.7
2007	412	31.1	13.2	18.4
2008	390	32.6	12.0	22
2009	412	29.1	14.2	21.8
2010	438	29.9	14.6	18.5
2011	443	31.1	14.2	24.4
2012	408	28.2	14.4	23.5
2013	404	25.6	15.7	22.8
2014	386	26.6	14.4	26.7
2015	352	23.0	15.3	24.1
2016	354	23.0	15.3	27.7
2017	363	22.1	16.4	26.7
2018	355	23.8	14.8	27
2019	344	22.3	15.3	26.2
2020	359	23.5	15.2	27.3
2021	264	22.8	11.5	n/a
2022	317	23.6	13.3	n/a
2023	302	21.5	14.0	30.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mendenhall River Community School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,360 (6.0%)	$21,223 (94.0%)	$22,582

Data source: Alaska Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mendenhall River Community School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 96^th of 185 Elementary schools	Ranks 106^th of 176 Elementary schools	8.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
All Grades Science (Mendenhall River Community School)	46	39.6	6.4%
All Grades Science (Juneau Borough School District)	51.3	42.9	8.4%
All Grades Science (Alaska)	44.7	36.9	7.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	344	302	12.2%
African American	2	0	100%
American Indian	45	38	15.6%
Asian	11	5	54.5%
Hispanic	33	33
Pacific Islander	11	16	45.5%
White	165	116	29.7%
Two or More Races	77	94	22.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	26.2%	30.8%	4.6%

Schools Near Mendenhall River Community School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAR English Language Arts (2024)							STAR Mathematics (2024)							ASA Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mendenhall River Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Mendenhall Loop Rd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5600	302	22	14.0	30.8%	116 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (12.6%)	16 (5.3%)	94 (31.1%)	39.7	109^th of 173 public elementary schools	37.0%		41	106^th of 176 public elementary schools	39.8%	3	21.6	28.2	45.7				31.5	13.5	33.3	45.7				30.6	55.9		55.9	$22,582	$1,360	$21,223
Sit Eeti Shaanax - Glacier Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Tongass Blvd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 780-1400	325	23	14.3	34.2%	103 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	16 (4.9%)	41 (12.6%)	29 (8.9%)	104 (32.0%)	40.1	108^th of 173 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.7	127^th of 176 public elementary schools	27.8%	19	31.6	26.1	35.3				31.1	34.2	32.6	31.4				32.6	56.9		56.9	$18,280	$2,252	$16,029
Kax_dig_oowu Heen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Riverside Dr	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 796-5700	268	21	12.5	45.5%	75 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	34 (12.7%)	41 (15.3%)	12 (4.5%)	85 (31.7%)	20.7	141^st of 173 public elementary schools	18.5%		29.8	130^th of 176 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	25.0	15.0	32.5				24.1	25.7	12.5	29.3				22.4	36.6		36.6	$21,108	$2,260	$18,848
Auke Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11860 Glacier Hwy	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5275	325	18	17.8	13.5%	199 (61.2%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.8%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (20.3%)	62.9	63^rd of 173 public elementary schools	63.6%		60.3	63^rd of 176 public elementary schools	64.2%		22.2	41.7	59.2				40.5	31.5	45.9	60.4				45.4	70.2		70.2	$15,784	$1,112	$14,672
Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	81	6	13.7	17.3%	44 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.6%)	2 (2.5%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (27.2%)	58.1	78^th of 173 public elementary schools	54.9%		64.1	53^rd of 176 public elementary schools	69.9%	25	33.3	50.0		37.5	44.4	54.6	48.1		40.0				66.7	34.6		70.0	46.7	$22,594	$491	$22,103
Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 Glacier Ave - Marie Drake	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 523-1848	188	12	15.9	8.5%	122 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.2%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.6%)	32.5	120^th of 173 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.8	131^st of 176 public elementary schools	25.6%	11	32.0	21.7	51.9	42.9	40.0	66.7	41.8	16.0	13.0	18.5	28.6	46.7	66.7	28.7	50.0	58.8	53.5	$15,917	$817	$15,100
Harborview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Glacier Ave	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 523-1850	301	24	12.5	34.2%	99 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.3%)	21 (7.0%)	63 (20.9%)	5 (1.7%)	79 (26.2%)	30.9	122^nd of 173 public elementary schools	29.5%		49.4	90^th of 176 public elementary schools	48.9%	32	27.8	24.4	35.9				29.9	38.9	26.1	28.3				30.4	38.9		38.9	$22,096	$2,251	$19,846
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1507 3rd St	Juneau	99824	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 796-5075	280	19	14.6	34.3%	126 (45.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.4%)	5 (1.8%)	39 (13.9%)	3 (1.1%)	88 (31.4%)	34.8	116^th of 173 public elementary schools	32.9%		45.8	97^th of 176 public elementary schools	44.9%	19	28.6	25.5	40.8				31.7	45.7	21.8	24.5				28.8	45.8		45.8	$18,844	$853	$17,991

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