Lower Yukon School District

100 Airport Rd
Mountain Village, AK 99632-0089
(District boundaries shown in map)
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Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 11 public schools serving 2,027 students in Lower Yukon School District. This district's average testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Alaska.
Public Schools in Lower Yukon School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Alaska public school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 6% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Alaska public school average of 53% (majority American Indian).

Overview

This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
11 Schools
488 Schools
# Students
2,027 Students
127,890 Students
# Teachers
129 Teachers
6,871 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Lower Yukon School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 51 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 63% has increased from 60-64% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (AK)
#53 out of 53 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(21-22)
≤1%
23%
≤1%
29%
4%
38%
63%
78%