Summary:
The 99824 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Sayeik: Gastineau Community School, which serves grades PK-5 and has 280 students. The school is part of the Juneau Borough School District, which is ranked 16 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 69th out of 171 Alaska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 116th out of 173 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also dropped from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school's test scores are mixed, with some areas of strength and some areas of weakness compared to district and state averages. While the school outperforms in science/ASA proficiency, it underperforms in English Language Arts/STAR and math/STAR in several grade levels.
The school serves a diverse student population, with 45% White, 1.43% African American, 5.36% Hispanic, 1.79% Asian, 13.93% Native American, 1.07% Pacific Islander, and 31.43% two or more races. Additionally, 34.29% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student is higher than the national average, and its student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the national average, suggesting a focus on investing resources in its students.
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