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Alaska’s Public Schools:
A Report Card to the Public: 2015-2016

Yupiit School District

District Enrollment
461
School Year
2015-2016

Accountability: View this district's progress toward meeting 2013-2014 Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) targets.

The United States Department of Education (ED), in recognition of the statistical and reporting challenges caused by the incomparability of Standards Based Assessments and Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) results allowed DEED to pause its accountability system. This pause was extended by ED, due to the cancellation of Alaska's assessments in 2015-2016. DEED is using 2013-2014 ASPI and AMO calculations to inform school accountability for the 2016-2017 school year due to the lack of availability of 2015-2016 assessment data.

New for 2015-2016: On April 1, 2016, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) announced that the state's general and alternate assessments in English language arts, mathematics, and science had been canceled. This decision was made because of unexplained technology errors and repeated interruptions in computer-based testing following a construction accident that severed a fiber-optic cable. The technical failure was statewide, resulting in no valid, reliable, usable data in Alaska's 54 school districts. On November 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education waived not only the assessment requirement for the 2015-2016 school year, but also the related state and local reporting requirements.

Number of Teachers with Highest Degree

Bachelors Masters Ed Specialist Doctorate
25 11 0 0

Percentage of Core Academic Classes taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

Teacher Qualification All Schools Low-Poverty Mid-Poverty High-Poverty
Highly Qualified 97.26% N/A N/A 97.26%
Not Highly Qualified 2.74% N/A N/A 2.74%

Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates

All Students

81.27%

Attendance

52.78%

Graduation

18.46%

Dropout

Subgroup Attendance Rate Graduation Rate Dropout Rate 5 Year Cohort Graduation Rate
All Students 81.27% 52.78% 18.46% n/a
Male 80.01% 41.18% 18.56% n/a
Female 82.50% 63.16% 18.37% n/a
Alaska Native/American Indian 81.15% 50.00% 18.82% n/a
Caucasian 92.21% 100.00% 0.00% n/a
Hispanic 88.82% n/a 0.00% n/a
Two or More Races 73.40% n/a 33.33% n/a
Economically Disadvantaged 81.15% 52.78% 18.46% n/a
Not Economically Disadvantaged 96.03% n/a n/a n/a
Students With Disabilities 78.31% 100.00% 27.27% n/a
Students Without Disabilities 81.66% 50.00% 17.34% n/a
Migrant Students 81.28% 71.43% 12.82% n/a
Not Migrant Students 81.27% 48.28% 19.87% n/a
Not Active Duty Parent/Guardian 81.27% n/a 18.46% n/a

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only national test of what students know and can do. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 mandated state participation in NAEP reading and mathematics assessments in grades 4 and 8 every other year so that NAEP could serve as the common measure of student achievement.

NAEP does not test each fourth or eighth grader in the state. A representative sample of schools is chosen to participate in the NAEP. No NAEP individual results are given for students or schools; only statewide results are reported. NAEP scores can be used to compare Alaska to the nation and to other states.

NAEP assessments are designed to assess NAEP standards, also known as NAEP frameworks. NAEP does not assess students on the Alaska standards (grade level expectations). More information about the NAEP in Alaska

There are three achievement levels for each grade assessed by NAEP: Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. A fourth level, Below Basic, has no federal policy definition but is indicative of a lack of mastery. Proficient on the NAEP indicates students "have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter." The following definitions apply to all subjects and all grades assessed by NAEP:

Achievement-Level Policy Definitions

Basic
Partial Mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.
Proficient
Solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.
Advanced
Superior performance.

The most recent NAEP results available are from the 2015 administration. The tables located below show the performance of Alaska students on NAEP in 2015 compared to the performance of public school students nationwide. NAEP will be administered again in early 2017.

NAEP Grade 4 Reading (2015)
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Student Subgroup National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska
All students 8% 6% 27% 24% 33% 31% 32% 39%
White 11% 10% 34% 32% 33% 33% 21% 24%
Black 2% 6% 16% 19% 33% 32% 49% 44%
Hispanic 3% 5% 17% 23% 33% 34% 46% 38%
Asian/Pacific Islander 19% 5% 34% 18% 28% 34% 19% 43%
American Indian/Alaska Native 4% 1% 17% 9% 31% 24% 47% 66%
Two or more races 10% 5% 29% 25% 34% 35% 28% 35%
Eligible for National School Lunch Program 3% 2% 18% 15% 34% 28% 44% 54%
Students with Disabilities 2% 2% 10% 6% 21% 14% 67% 78%
English Language Learners 1% * 7% 3% 24% 16% 68% 81%
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NAEP Grade 4 Reading (2015)
Participation Rate Percentages
National Public Alaska
English Language Learners 93% 96%
Students with Disabilities 87% 93%
NAEP Grade 8 Reading (2015)
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Student Subgroup National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska
All students 3% 3% 29% 29% 42% 39% 25% 29%
White 4% 5% 38% 41% 42% 40% 16% 14%
Black 1% * 14% 13% 43% 49% 42% 37%
Hispanic 1% 1% 19% 30% 45% 45% 35% 25%
Asian/Pacific Islander 9% 1% 41% 19% 35% 46% 15% 33%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2% * 21% 8% 42% 31% 36% 60%
Two or more races 4% 3% 31% 36% 41% 42% 23% 30%
Eligible for National School Lunch Program 1% 1% 19% 16% 44% 38% 36% 45%
Students with Disabilities * * 7% 6% 28% 24% 64% 69%
English Language Learners * * 3% 1% 25% 16% 72% 82%
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NAEP Grade 8 Reading (2015)
Participation Rate Percentages
National Public Alaska
English Language Learners 90% 93%
Students with Disabilities 87% 89%
NAEP Grade 4 Math (2015)
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Student Subgroup National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska
All students 7% 6% 32% 29% 42% 43% 19% 22%
White 10% 9% 41% 38% 39% 41% 10% 11%
Black 1% 1% 17% 13% 46% 47% 35% 39%
Hispanic 3% 4% 23% 26% 47% 48% 27% 22%
Asian/Pacific Islander 22% 5% 39% 22% 29% 46% 10% 28%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2% 1% 21% 16% 47% 41% 30% 42%
Two or more races 9% 8% 35% 34% 41% 43% 15% 14%
Eligible for National School Lunch Program 2% 2% 22% 19% 48% 47% 28% 33%
Students with Disabilities 2% 1% 14% 10% 38% 35% 46% 55%
English Language Learners 1% * 13% 6% 43% 40% 43% 54%
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NAEP Grade 4 Math (2015)
Participation Rate Percentages
National Public Alaska
English Language Learners 95% 97%
Students with Disabilities 89% 91%
NAEP Grade 8 Math (2015)
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Student Subgroup National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska National Public Alaska
All students 8% 7% 24% 25% 38% 39% 30% 29%
White 10% 11% 32% 35% 39% 41% 19% 14%
Black 1% 2% 11% 15% 35% 41% 53% 42%
Hispanic 3% 5% 16% 21% 41% 45% 40% 29%
Asian/Pacific Islander 25% 4% 33% 22% 28% 41% 14% 34%
American Indian/Alaska Native 3% 2% 16% 11% 38% 33% 43% 54%
Two or more races 9% 8% 26% 27% 38% 39% 28% 26%
Eligible for National School Lunch Program 2% 2% 15% 15% 40% 39% 42% 44%
Students with Disabilities 1% 1% 6% 5% 24% 24% 68% 70%
English Language Learners 1% * 5% 2% 26% 18% 69% 81%
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NAEP Grade 8 Math (2015)
Participation Rate Percentages
National Public Alaska
English Language Learners 93% 93%
Students with Disabilities 90% 89%