McGrath School
McGrath · AK · Iditarod Area School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Takotna Community School → Top of the Kuskokwim School → Gusty Michael School → Jack Egnaty Sr. School → Johnnie John Sr. School → Merreline A Kangas School → Innoko River School → Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How McGrath School compares for families
What families should know about McGrath School.
- ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Takotna Community School, Top of the Kuskokwim School, Gusty Michael School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 36 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takotna Community School Takotna |
Public | 14.8 | 4 | — |
| Top of the Kuskokwim School Nikolai |
Public | 38.6 | 2 | — |
| Gusty Michael School Stony River |
Public | 86.6 | 1 | — |
| Jack Egnaty Sr. School Sleetmute |
Public | 100.1 | 3 | — |
| Johnnie John Sr. School Crooked Creek |
Public | 109.7 | 5 | — |
| Merreline A Kangas School Ruby |
Public | 123.6 | 2 | — |
| Innoko River School Shageluk |
Public | 126.0 | 4 | — |
| Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School Galena |
Public | 129.9 | 29 | — |