Lower Kuskokwim School District Schools
Lower Kuskokwim School District is a public school district in Alaska, based in Bethel Census Area (Bethel). SchoolGrade grades 29 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lower Kuskokwim School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lower Kuskokwim School District
23 of 29 schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District carry a SchoolGrade (6 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 6F: 16
Best schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District
Statewide rankings: all 176 high schools in Alaska · all 33 middle schools in Alaska · all 156 elementary schools in Alaska
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Qugcuun Memorial School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Bethel Regional High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Gladys Jung Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Ayaprun Elitnaurvik (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Lewis Angapak Memorial School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D- Mertarvik School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Nuniwarmiut School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- F Anna Tobeluk Memorial School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- F Joann A Alexie Memorial School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- F Nelson Island Area School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lower Kuskokwim School District
All schools, A to Z (29)
- F Akiuk Memorial School, Kasigluk
- F Akula Elitnaurvik School, Kasigluk
- F Anna Tobeluk Memorial School, Nunapitchuk
- Arviq School, Platinum
- Ayaginaar Elitnaurvik Kongiganak, Kongiganak
- D- Ayaprun Elitnaurvik, Bethel
- F Ayaprun School, Newtok
- D- Bethel Regional High School, Bethel
- Bethel Youth Facility, Bethel
- F Chaputnguak School, Chefornak
- Chief Paul Memorial School, Kipnuk
- F Eek School, Eek
- D- Gladys Jung Elementary, Bethel
- F Joann A Alexie Memorial School, Atmautluak
- F Ketacikaapalluk Memorial School, Kwethluk
- F Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat Quinhagak, Quinhagak
- Kuskokwim Learning Academy, Bethel
- F Kwigillingok School, Kwigillingok
- D- Lewis Angapak Memorial School, Tuntutuliak
- D- Mertarvik School, Mertarvik
- Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat, Bethel
- F Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School, Nightmute
- F Nelson Island Area School, Toksook Bay
- D- Nuniwarmiut School, Mekoryuk
- F Paul T Albert Memorial School, Tununak
- C- Qugcuun Memorial School, Oscarville Kuiggayagaq
- F Rocky Mountain School, Goodnews Bay
- F William Miller Memorial School, Napakiak
- F Z John Williams Memorial School, Napaskiak
Where Lower Kuskokwim School District schools are
Cities and towns served (19)
- Bethel (6)
- Kasigluk (2)
- Chefornak (1)
- Eek (1)
- Goodnews Bay (1)
- Kipnuk (1)
- Kongiganak (1)
- Kwethluk (1)
- Kwigillingok (1)
- Mekoryuk (1)
- Napakiak (1)
- Napaskiak (1)
- Newtok (1)
- Nightmute (1)
- Nunapitchuk (1)
- Quinhagak (1)
- Toksook Bay (1)
- Tuntutuliak (1)
- Tununak (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alaska
- County: Bethel Census Area
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,917 students with 235 full-time-equivalent teachers and 634 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0200001
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Yupiit School District (3 schools, 84 mi)
- Lower Yukon School District (11 schools, 143 mi)
- Southwest Region School District (8 schools, 183 mi)
- Kuspuk School District (9 schools, 206 mi)
- Bristol Bay Borough School District (3 schools, 244 mi)
- Lake and Peninsula Borough School District (13 schools, 281 mi)
- Iditarod Area School District (8 schools, 303 mi)
- Nome Public Schools (4 schools, 304 mi)
Questions about Lower Kuskokwim School District
How many schools are in Lower Kuskokwim School District?
SchoolGrade grades 29 public schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District, across 19 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lower Kuskokwim School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bethel, Kasigluk, Chefornak, Eek, Goodnews Bay and 14 more.
How good are the schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 7.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 10%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lower Kuskokwim School District?
3,917 students were enrolled in Lower Kuskokwim School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lower Kuskokwim School District?
Lower Kuskokwim School District is in Alaska, based in Bethel Census Area, with its district office in Bethel. Its boundary covers about 21,324 sq mi.