William H. Seward Elementary School vs. Seward High School

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Seward Elementary School in Seward, AK, has a current enrollment of 223 students with a student–teacher ratio of 14:1, which is higher than the district average of 12:1 in recent years.

Math proficiency ranges between 30–34%, which is approximately equal to the state average of 32% but below the district average of 38%; math scores have generally declined from above 50% in 2018 to the low 30% range in 2023.

Reading proficiency is between 25–29%, which is lower than both the state average of 29% and the district average of 34%, showing a decline from higher proficiency levels exceeding 40% in earlier years.

Science proficiency currently stands at 40–59%, higher than the state average of 38% and approximately equal to the district average of 42%, with recent improvement from 20% proficiency in 2021 to over 40% in 2022.

Enrollment declined from a peak of 415 students in 1999 to 223 students in 2023, accompanied by a decrease in student eligibility for free or reduced–price lunch from 0% before 2002 to approximately 33% in 2023, indicating notable demographic and socioeconomic changes at this Kenai Peninsula Borough School District elementary school.

Serving 164 students in grades 9-12, Seward High School ranks in the bottom 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 30-39% (which is approximately equal to the Alaska state average of 32%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 20-29% (which is approximately equal to the Alaska state average of 29%).

The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Alaska state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is lower than the Alaska state average of 53% (majority American Indian).