PEAKS Test results for Districts L-Y: One is 98+ percent below proficiency in math

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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.

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