Boreal Sun Charter School vs. Watershed Charter School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Watershed Charter School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alaska for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 203 students in grades Kindergarten-8, Boreal Sun Charter School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Alaska for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 20-24% (which is approximately equal to the Alaska state average of 23%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 35-39% (which is higher than the Alaska state average of 29%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alaska state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Alaska state average of 53% (majority American Indian).
Serving 199 students in grades Kindergarten-8, Watershed Charter School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Alaska for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 65-69% (which is higher than the Alaska state average of 23%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60-64% (which is higher than the Alaska state average of 29%).
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Alaska state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Alaska state average of 53% (majority American Indian).
Grades Offered
K-8
K-8
Total Students
203 students
199 students
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![This chart displays total students of Watershed Charter School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays total students of Watershed Charter School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-bitkDIm.png)
% Male | % Female
50% | 50%
58% | 42%
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Total Classroom Teachers
11 teachers
10 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Watershed Charter School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Watershed Charter School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-byXBDvH.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
20:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Watershed Charter School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Watershed Charter School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-qE0ZCo.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#203 out of 459 schools in AK
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#6 out of 459 schools in AK
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
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![This chart displays the overall school rank of Watershed Charter School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Watershed Charter School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-ODCNyf.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
65-69%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-7LfYCV.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
60-64%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Boreal Sun Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Boreal Sun Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/151000/151072/boreal-sun-charter-school-chart-FquV6B.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-bljpPXL.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
80-89%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Watershed Charter School by grade. This chart displays the students of Watershed Charter School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-XmSEap.png)
Kindergarten Students
20
22
Grade 1 Students
23
22
Grade 2 Students
25
22
Grade 3 Students
24
23
Grade 4 Students
26
22
Grade 5 Students
25
23
Grade 6 Students
23
23
Grade 7 Students
22
20
Grade 8 Students
15
22
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
4%
4%
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![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Watershed Charter School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Watershed Charter School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-1KIZwK.png)
% Asian
1%
n/a
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-b0OtYaA.png)
% Hispanic
11%
8%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-MgAEq0.png)
% Black
n/a
1%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-wm9Z4m.png)
% White
71%
67%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of White public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of White public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-G81Eyv.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
n/a
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% Two or more races
13%
20%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Watershed Charter School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-btz2D5S.png)
Diversity Score
0.47
0.51
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Watershed Charter School and the public school average diversity score of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Watershed Charter School and the public school average diversity score of Alaska by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/135000/135193/watershed-charter-school-chart-1KIZwE.png)