The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Math. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Evergreen Elementary
Evergreen Elementary sits in Wrangell, a small island community in Southeast Alaska, and serves children from preschool through fifth grade as part of the Wrangell Public School District. The school draws a balanced student body in racial terms, with Alaska Native and White students each making up a substantial share of enrollment, and a smaller group of multiracial students rounding out the population. The overall enrollment is small, consistent with what you would expect in a town of Wrangell's size.
On state assessments, the most recent results paint a picture of real strength in mathematics. A strong majority of tested students reached proficiency in math on the AK STAR assessment, with full participation among eligible students. Science results, drawn from a smaller group of tested students, also show a solid share performing at or above proficiency. English language arts is a softer area, with fewer than half of tested students reaching proficiency. A parent considering this school may want to ask how the district supports literacy growth across the early grades, particularly given that math outcomes outpace reading by a wide margin in this data.
Average scale scores were not available for any subject, and trend data from prior years was not reported, so it is hard to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. The state did not flag any assessment name or cut-score changes for this year, which means the results are comparable within the testing framework, but without historical context, a parent is seeing a single-year snapshot.
Several pieces of information that families often rely on were not available in the data we received. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility was not reported, so we cannot characterize the economic profile of the student body from this source. The same is true for individualized education program counts and English learner rates. Title I status was not indicated. Staffing, attendance, and discipline data were absent. Course access and program offerings were not provided. These gaps are common for small Alaska schools where reporting structures may differ from larger stateside districts, and a parent can request these details directly from the district office.
Wrangell itself is a remote borough on an island in the Alexander Archipelago, accessible by ferry or small aircraft rather than by road to the rest of the state. The housing market in the school's zip code shows typical home values below the statewide Alaska benchmark and below the national benchmark, with year-over-year appreciation outpacing both the state and national rates. Rental data was not available for this area, which is not unusual for a community of this size. The price-to-income ratio sits at a level that suggests homes here are somewhat more affordable than the national midpoint relative to local earnings, though current mortgage rates nationally remain elevated.
We looked for recent district-level changes that might affect families and found limited information. Wrangell Public School District has a strategic plan covering the current period, but the specific parent-relevant policy changes within that plan could not be confirmed from available search results. A family interested in how the district is prioritizing instruction, facilities, or student support would do well to contact the district directly.
What the available data does say is that Evergreen Elementary is delivering strong math results and respectable science outcomes in a small, community-rooted setting where Alaska Native and White students learn together in roughly equal proportion. The reading results are the area that stands out as needing attention, and they are the clearest question a parent should bring to the school. Beyond that, much of what shapes daily life at Evergreen, from staffing to programs to family engagement, lives in the district office rather than in the data we have.
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