Houghtaling Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Ketchikan, Alaska
Houghtaling Elementary in Ketchikan, Alaska enrolled 310 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
310 students in 2022-23, 289 students in 2023-24, 310 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 310 | 34.0 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 28.0 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 310 | 26.0 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Alaska elementary schools
Among the 168 Alaska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 325 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Houghtaling Elementary enrolled 325 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 325 of the 325 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent52.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.3% of students were White, 33.2% American Indian, 14.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White42.3%
- American Indian33.2%
- Asian14.5%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Pacific Islander1.3%
- Hispanic1.0%
- Black0.6%
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 Houghtaling Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 33% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 25% (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.
Elementary schools in Ketchikan
5 public elementary schools in Ketchikan report 2024-25 enrollment; Houghtaling Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghtaling Elementary | 310 | 11.9 | 47.1% |
| Fawn Mountain Elementary | 210 | 10.0 | 33.8% |
| Point Higgins School | 204 | 11.3 | 19.1% |
| Ketchikan Charter School | 190 | 15.2 | 52.6% |
| Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School | 140 | 14.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Houghtaling Elementary
- How much Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District spends per student$23,131 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,131
- The largest public schools in AlaskaHoughtaling Elementary is the number 69 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 168
- Alaska schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- 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 Houghtaling Elementary
How many students attend Houghtaling Elementary?
310 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 310 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ketchikan, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Houghtaling Elementary?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for elementary schools is 15.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Houghtaling Elementary a Title I school?
Houghtaling Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Houghtaling Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Houghtaling Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.What district is Houghtaling Elementary in?
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020015000046 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.