Airport Heights Elementary

Located at 1510 Alder Dr, in Anchorage, Alaska, Airport Heights Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that teaches 240 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Anchorage School District.

Airport Heights Elementary is one of 92 schools operated by Anchorage School District, a district that hosts 40,587 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Airport Heights Elementary records that the most-represented group is Asian (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 17% multiracial, 17% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

In terms of school funding signals, Airport Heights Elementary shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 105% of students at Airport Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Anchorage Municipality (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Airport Heights Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.1%; this one delivers 11.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anchorage Municipality put median household earnings sit near $103,284, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which Airport Heights Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Whaley School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Airport Heights Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Airport Heights Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 240). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Airport Heights Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.