Kasuun Elementary School vs. Rilke Schule Charter School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Rilke Schule Charter School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alaska for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Kasuun Elementary School in Anchorage, AK serves 426 students from prekindergarten to grade 6 with a student–teacher ratio of 15:1, which is approximately equal to the state average.
The school's math proficiency ranges between 30% and 34%, which is approximately equal to the state average of 32% but below the district average of 37%.
Reading proficiency at Kasuun Elementary is between 30% and 34%, which is higher than the state average of 29% but lower than the district average of 34%.
Science proficiency is between 30% and 39%, which is lower than both the state average of 38% and the district average of 40%.
Enrollment declined from 425 students in 2018 to 289 students in 2023, while eligibility for free lunch increased from 37% in 2018 to 36% free lunch plus 5% reduced price lunch in 2023, indicating some socioeconomic shifts at this Anchorage public elementary school.
Serving 485 students in grades Kindergarten-8, Rilke Schule Charter School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Alaska for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 54% (which is higher than the Alaska state average of 32%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 58% (which is higher than the Alaska state average of 29%).
The student-teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Alaska state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is lower than the Alaska state average of 53% (majority American Indian).
Grades Offered
PK-6
K-8
Total Students
343 students
485 students
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
26 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
19:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#205 out of 441 schools in AK
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#22 out of 441 schools in AK
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
58%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
60-64%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
1
-
Kindergarten Students
45
67
Grade 1 Students
48
76
Grade 2 Students
53
63
Grade 3 Students
67
61
Grade 4 Students
62
55
Grade 5 Students
67
52
Grade 6 Students
-
38
Grade 7 Students
-
37
Grade 8 Students
-
36
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
14%
3%
% Asian
14%
2%
% Hispanic
13%
5%
% Black
4%
1%
% White
25%
77%
% Hawaiian
10%
n/a
% Two or more races
20%
12%
Diversity Score
0.84
0.39
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
50%
9%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
3%