Schools in Valdez · Valdez City School District
Valdez’s public schools beat 88% of Alaska districts
The public schools Valdez’s kids attend outperform 88% of Alaska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
#11Best public schools of 3495%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 19 pts vs AK 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 6 pts vs AK 32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 16 pts vs AK 79%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$30.3K
▲ 44% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
AK 18.8 · smaller classes
Schools
3
605 students
The School Grade
How Valdez compares
A− Test scores
Alaska school districts we grade (49)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (93)Better than 95%
Good confidence. Built on 356 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alaska’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alaska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Valdez.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Hermon Hutchens ElementaryValdez City School District
6–8George H. Gilson Middle SchoolValdez City School District
9–12Valdez High SchoolValdez City School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading58%
State average 39.5%
Math38%
State average 32.3%
Every school in Valdez
3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Middle
High
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.