For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 376 students in Nome School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alaska.
Public Middle Schools in Nome School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Alaska public middle school average of 19%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% 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
4 Schools
313 Schools
# Students
710 Students
64,906 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
3,100 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Nome 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 60-69% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#35 out of 53 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
23%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
29%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
38%
Graduation Rate
60-69%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.68
% American Indian
52%
29%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
2%
6%
% Black
n/a
2%
% White
12%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
2%
% Two or more races
34%
11%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,210 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 $23,869 is higher than the state median of $21,240. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,210
$20,163
Spending / Student
$23,869
$21,240
Best Nome School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Extensions Correspondence
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Mile 3.5 Nome-teller Hwy
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-2231
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-2231
Grades: K-12
| 25 students
Rank: #22.
Anvil City Science Academy
Charter School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Mile 3.5 Nome-teller Hwy
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-6207
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-6207
Grades: 5-8
| 60 students
Rank: #33.
Nome-beltz Middle/high
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Mile 3.5 Nome-teller Hwy
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-5201
Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-5201
Grades: 6-12
| 291 students
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