The CyberLynx Correspondence Program is an alternative public school located in Nenana, Alaska, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 1,673 students. As part of the Nenana City School District, CyberLynx offers a unique correspondence-based learning model that sets it apart from the nearby Nenana City School.
One key difference is the student racial makeup. CyberLynx Correspondence Program has a significantly higher percentage of White students (around 70%) compared to Nenana City School (around 24% White), and a lower percentage of Native American students (around 8-10%) compared to Nenana City School (around 62%). Academically, CyberLynx Correspondence Program consistently outperforms the Nenana City School District and the state of Alaska in various assessments, including STAR English Language Arts and STAR Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 45.98% of CyberLynx students were proficient or better in STAR English Language Arts, compared to 35% for the Nenana City School District and 31.5% for the state of Alaska.
Another notable difference is the socioeconomic status of the student population. CyberLynx Correspondence Program has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at only 0.18% in the 2022-2023 school year, while the nearby Nenana City School has a much higher rate of 68.11%. Additionally, CyberLynx Correspondence Program has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio compared to Nenana City School, with 155.7 students per teacher in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 13.9 students per teacher at Nenana City School.
Students at CyberLynx Correspondence Program are 69% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.
CyberLynx Correspondence Program ranks 54th of 173 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.
Nenana City School District
In the 2022-23 school year, 1,673 students attended CyberLynx Correspondence Program.