2015-2016 SCHOOL REPORT CARD!!

Kotzebue Middle/High School 2015-2016 School Report Card Data

Kotzebue Middle/High School serves a diverse population of 330 students in grades 6-12 in Kotzebue. Elective courses are offered to help improve student motivation and achievement. Students can take Art Humanities I & II; PE; Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Spanish; Choral Music; and Field Biology I and II. Career Technology Education classes offered include: Wood Tech I & II; Power Tech I & II; Drafting I & II; Subsistence Shop; Cooperative Vocational Education; Business Software I & II; Video Production; Desktop Publishing; Small Business Enterprise; Employability Skills; Technology; Welding; Hunting, Trapping, and Survival; and Teaching as a Career. KMHS offers both academic and non-academic after-school activities to involve students in the school community, to increase student motivation and improve learning. Activities include MS Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling, Basketball, Weight Room, Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Science Fair, Student Council, NYO, National Honor Society, Pep Band, National Geography Bee, Yearbook and Spelling Bee.

Additional Report Card information is available at https://education.alaska.gov/stats/

Kotzebue Middle/High School: Student Membership – 330 District – 2,174

PARENT INVOLVEMENT Parents play a crucial part in student achievement at KMHS. Our teachers strive to share student data with parents regularly. We seek parents’ suggestions, comments, and feedback as we work to improve student learning. Contact Principal Lane to learn more about getting involved. SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS NANA KIC Alaska Airlines Maniilaq City of Kotzebue A.C.Co. Aqqaluk Trust City of Kotzebue NW Arctic Borough IRA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS Elders, parents, and community leaders volunteer at KMHS in the classroom, joining the Advisory School Councils, and in after-school activities.

Kotzebue Middle/High School PO Box 264 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: (907) 442-1876 (MS) Phone: (907) 442-1875 (HS) Fax: (907) 442-2141 Principal: Mike Lane HS Asst. Principal: Brett Chapple MS Asst. Principal: Stacey Wilson www.nwarctic.org

Principal Lane Asst. HS Principal Chapple

Asst. MS Principal Wilson

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2015-2016 Attendance and Graduation RatesAlaska Department of Education & Early Development

Subgroup

Graduation Rate

All StudentsAfrican AmericanAlaska Native/American IndianAsian/Pacific IslanderHispanicTwo or More RacesWhiteEconomically DisadvantagedStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Learners

Attendance RateMet

Target? School District

Met Target? District School

School:District:

Subgroup StateSchool District State

State

All StudentsAfrican AmericanAlaska Native/American IndianAsian/Pacific IslanderHispanicTwo or More RacesWhiteEconomically DisadvantagedStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Learners

The graduation rate target is 90% for the school as a whole and each subgroup with at least five students enrolled if the school enrolls grade 12. A school or subgroup with 10 or fewer students satisfies the graduation rate requirement if all but one of those students graduate. A school meets this target if either the four- or five-year rate meets these criteria.

The attendance rate target is 95% for the school as a whole and each subgroup with at least five students enrolled.

Four‐Year Five‐Year

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NoNoYesn/aNoNoNoNoNo

88.41%91.37%87.98%97.31%

n/a87.82%92.21%87.22%90.63%82.66%

87.70%92.27%87.45%90.17%93.41%89.06%92.78%86.98%86.58%83.86%

93.18%93.67%90.24%93.79%93.41%93.06%94.38%91.76%91.65%90.39%

Non/aNon/an/aYesYesNoYesYes

76.19%n/a

80.56%n/an/a

0.00%60.00%84.62%50.00%50.00%

74.44%n/a

76.00%0.00%

n/a0.00%

66.67%77.27%57.14%68.29%

76.08%74.44%64.09%81.24%75.97%75.20%80.74%68.39%53.73%54.52%

83.33%n/a

84.62%n/an/a

100.00%50.00%86.67%100.00%50.00%

81.98%n/a

82.08%n/an/a

100.00%75.00%83.15%72.22%70.00%

80.79%75.91%70.92%87.65%78.10%82.10%83.90%75.32%65.82%64.62%

Kotzebue Middle/High SchoolNorthwest Arctic Borough School District

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