PART II: ARE ALASKA SCHOOLS AN ‘EDUCATION DESERT’?
PEAKS achievement testing scores have been released by the Alaska Department of Education. See Part 1, with scores from Districts A-K at this link.
The scores from Districts L-Y:
Lake and Peninsula Borough School Districts: 85.96% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 87.71% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Lower Kuskokwim School District: 94.18% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 87.71% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Lower Yukon School District: 97.09% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 98.58% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District: 54.46% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 58.79% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Mount Edgecumbe School: 78.38% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 70.27% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Nenana School District: 53.72% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 76.02% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Nome Public Schools: 79.00% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 79.70% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
North Slope Borough School District: 87.59% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 84.69% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Northwest Arctic Borough School District: 89.96% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 88.85% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Pelican City School District: 75 percent below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 75% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Petersburg Borough School District: 29.96% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 43.22% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Pribilof School District: 70.73% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 87.80% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
St. Mary’s School District: 86.11% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 78.70% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Sitka School District: 44.32% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 53.34% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Skagway School District: 13.85% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 21.54% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Southeast Island School District: 48.18% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 67.27% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Southwest Region School District: 94.36% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 90.77% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Tanana City School District: 76.67% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 90.00% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Unalaska City School District: 45.95% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 50.90% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Valdez School District: 47.65% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 54.55% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Wrangell School District: 50.68% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 43.84% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Yakutat School District: 51.28% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 72.50%non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Yukon Flats School District: 85.48% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 92.62% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Yukon-Koyukuk School District: 68.81% below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 80.21% non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
Yupit School District: 95% or more below proficient to far-below proficient in English; 95% or more non proficient to far-below proficient in math.
