Wrangell’s public schools beat 92% of Alaska districts
The public schools Wrangell’s kids attend outperform 92% of Alaska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Wrangell’s schools, in brief
Wrangell’s schools are very small
All of Wrangell’s public school students add up to 264 children, with about 13 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. The grade is built on just 101 tested students, so read it as a rough guide. Every school ↓
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 47%, 8 points above the state. Math is 52%, 20 points above the state. Test scores ↓
The high school is the weak link
One district takes students from Evergreen Elementary all the way to Wrangell High School. The middle school earns the best grade on the path (A−); the high school earns the lowest (C+). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution; the grade rests on only 101 tested students.
How Wrangell compares
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 Wrangell.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Wrangell
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Wrangell families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.