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Houghtaling Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2940 Baranof
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone
(907) 225-4128
District
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
County
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
310
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.4% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.6% of all U.S. schools.


Houghtaling Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
24%
25%
24%
24%
24%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
25%
28%
34%
29%
15%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
38%
34%
40%
24%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
35%
54%
41%
44%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
9
12
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 12 3.9%
Kindergarten 36 11.6%
Grade 1 40 12.9%
Grade 2 41 13.2%
Grade 3 46 14.8%
Grade 4 39 12.6%
Grade 5 45 14.5%
Grade 6 51 16.5%
Total 310 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.0% 53.3% 55.2%
Black 0.7% 0.9% 2.7%
Hispanic 0.4% 1.7% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.0% 9.7% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 35.0% 34.4% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.0% 41.1% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 47.1% 34.6% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 6.5% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,910 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.9 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,568 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.7% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.5% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.8% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.4% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,578 $30,235,000 62.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,328 $2,755,000 5.7%
Staff $1,313 $2,724,000 5.6%
General Administration $267 $554,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,407 $2,919,000 6.0%
Operation $2,336 $4,844,000 9.9%
Transportation $877 $1,818,000 3.7%
Other $454 $941,000 1.9%
Total Support $7,982 $16,555,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $919 $1,905,000 3.9%
Total Expenditures $23,479 $48,695,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%