The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Revilla Jr/sr High School
Revilla Jr/Sr High School is a small, combined secondary school serving grades seven through twelve in Ketchikan, Alaska, part of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Its enrollment is modest even for its grade range, and the largest concentrations sit in the upper grades, with the senior class being the biggest single grade. The student body is nearly evenly split between Alaska Native or American Indian students and White students, with a small number of students from other backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on special education and English learner populations was not reported, so those profiles are unknown here.
State assessment results are available for the grades three through eight band, which at this school captures only the seventh and eighth graders. The tested group is very small in each subject, which means a single student's performance shifts the proficiency rate meaningfully. In mathematics, roughly a quarter of tested students reached proficiency. In English language arts, about a third did. In science, where even fewer students were tested, the proficient share was similar to ELA. Participation was full across all three subjects. Because the tested pool is so small, these rates are better read as a snapshot than as a stable trend; a parent may want to look into this further with the school, especially to understand how older students, who do not appear in these grade-band results, are progressing. No average scale scores were reported, and no multi-year trend data was available, so there is little to compare against over time. Graduation rate data was not provided, and no civil-rights, course-access, staffing, or discipline data appeared in the available records, so the picture of the school's internal environment is limited.
Ketchikan itself is an isolated island community on the Inside Passage, reachable only by sea and air, with no connection to the broader road system. The town is long and narrow, pinched between steep, forested terrain and the waterfront, with most of its built area clustered along the shore. The economy runs on government services, tourism tied to the cruise-ship season, and commercial fishing. Major employers include the City of Ketchikan, the borough, the State of Alaska, the U.S. Forest Service, and the tourism and fishing industries. Downtown is a National Historic Landmark District, and the surrounding borough stretches along the Tongass Highway to suburban and rural settlements, some reachable mainly by water. The community holds the world's largest collection of standing totem poles, and the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry terminal and Ketchikan International Airport on Gravina Island are the primary links to the outside.
Housing in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough sits above both state and national benchmarks for typical home values, and recent year-over-year appreciation has been strong, well outpacing state and national gains. The price-to-income ratio is elevated, and current mortgage rates add to the cost of ownership. Rental data was not available, so renters have less to go on here. At the district level, the FY25 budget included a property tax mill increase, the first since FY19, which directly affects what local homeowners pay. The district has also committed to a multi-year partnership with Sealaska Heritage Institute on the Tlingit Language Reclamation Project, integrating Tlingit language and culture into curriculum across schools, which is relevant context for families at Revilla given the large Alaska Native student presence.
What the data paints is a very small secondary school in a remote Southeast Alaska community, serving a diverse student body with strong Alaska Native representation, operating within a district that is investing in cultural reclamation while navigating budget pressures. Academic results are thin and based on tiny tested groups, so they should be read cautiously. Families considering Revilla would benefit from asking the school directly about graduation outcomes, course offerings, and support services, since those pieces were not available in the records reviewed.
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