Blatchley Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sitka, Alaska

Blatchley Middle School in Sitka, Alaska enrolled 241 students in 2024-25 with 17.9 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Alaska middle-school median of 16.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

265 students in 2022-23, 248 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 17.9.

Students enrolled at Blatchley Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232652023-242482024-25241
Students enrolled at Blatchley Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232652023-242482024-25241
Students enrolled at Blatchley Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232652023-242482024-25241
Students enrolled at Blatchley Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232652023-242482024-25241
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326521.012.6
2023-2424819.812.6
2024-2524117.913.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Alaska middle schools

Among the 34 Alaska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; This school 13.5; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; This school 13.5; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; This school 13.5; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; This school 13.5; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 16.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 266 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blatchley Middle School enrolled 266 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 266 of the 266 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent46.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.6% of students were White, 20.3% American Indian, 14.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White50.6%
  2. American Indian20.3%
  3. Two or more races14.1%
  4. Asian7.9%
  5. Hispanic5.4%
  6. Black0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blatchley Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2241%40%29.4%
Math, 2022-2360%37% (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Blatchley Middle School

  1. How much Sitka School District spends per student$23,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,911
  2. The largest public schools in AlaskaBlatchley Middle School is the number 22 by size of 34 Alaska middle schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 34
  3. Alaska schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 16.6 for middle schools.13.5:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blatchley Middle School

  1. How many students attend Blatchley Middle School?
    241 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sitka, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blatchley Middle School?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for middle schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blatchley Middle School a Title I school?
    Blatchley Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blatchley Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blatchley Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Blatchley Middle School in?
    Sitka School District, NCES district ID 0200240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020024000136 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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