Anchorage School District
Public
Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Anchorage.
At a glance
40,587Students enrolled
95Schools
$17,246Spent per student
19:1Student–teacher ratio
49%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Anchorage
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs AK
Math proficiency37%
State average 32.3%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 39.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 79.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,246
per student each year · 18% below the AK average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
41,600’20
42,815’21
43,479’22
43,363’23
40,587’24
Students
White · 39%15,760
Two or more races · 16%6,475
Hispanic · 12%5,049
American Indian/Alaska Native · 11%4,320
Asian · 10%3,975
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 8%3,151
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools95 in district
Northern Lights ABC K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 582 students · Anchorage
A+PublicBowman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 536 students · Anchorage
A-PublicRilke Schule Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 485 students · Anchorage
ACharterChugiak ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 439 students · Chugiak
APublicGovernment Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 424 students · Anchorage
BPublicOrion Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 423 students · Jber
A+PublicMuldoon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 417 students · Anchorage
CPublicCreekside Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 399 students · Anchorage
C+PublicSusitna ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 394 students · Anchorage
B-PublicPtarmigan ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 392 students · Anchorage
CPublicScenic Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 386 students · Anchorage
BPublicRavenwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 367 students · Eagle River
APublicSand Lake ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 367 students · Anchorage
B+PublicAquarian Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 365 students · Anchorage
ACharterChinook ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 365 students · Anchorage
BPublicTrailside ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 364 students · Anchorage
A-PublicCollege Gate ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 363 students · Anchorage
BPublicDenali Montessori ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 361 students · Anchorage
BPublicAurora ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 359 students · Jber
A-PublicAlaska Native Cultural Charter SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 357 students · Anchorage
CCharterRogers Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 354 students · Anchorage
APublicWilliam Tyson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 353 students · Anchorage
C-PublicO'Malley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 350 students · Anchorage
APublicKasuun ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 343 students · Anchorage
BPublicBayshore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 338 students · Anchorage
A+PublicDr. Etheldra Davis Fairview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 337 students · Anchorage
C-PublicCampbell STEM ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 323 students · Anchorage
B-PublicKincaid ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 322 students · Anchorage
A-PublicNorth Star ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 317 students · Anchorage
CPublicBear Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 316 students · Anchorage
A+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.