Student test scores rank second highest in state

For the second year in a row, Haines has ranked number two behind Skagway School District in the Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools (PEAKS) test results. The test, administered to students in grades 3-9 statewide, has an English language arts and a mathematics section.

The test is ranked on four different levels: advanced, proficient, below proficient, and far below proficient.

Haines teachers used this data to model their curriculum and target improvement for the current…