Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000736
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
4025 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-1370 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Alaska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
304 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 100% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
AK avg 36.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
AK avg 34.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 16.7% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Cultural Charter School this school | 357 | 85.2% | 22.4% |
| Gladys Jung Elementary Bethel | 309 | 82.5% | 9.8% |
| June Nelson Elementary Kotzebue | 302 | 83.1% | 9.6% |
| Nome Elementary Nome | 306 | 99.0% | 26.5% |
| Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat Bethel | 261 | 72.4% | N/A |
| Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Bethel | 203 | 75.4% | 10.9% |
Matched among Alaska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alaska Native Cultural Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #113 of 134 | #41 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #136 of 150 ▼ 3 | #53 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #129 of 150 ▼ 10 | #48 of 62 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #43 of 169 | #20 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #58 of 125 | #24 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #105 of 125 | #49 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #16 of 142 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #4 of 15 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
+54 (+18%) vs 2020
+73% since 2010-11, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 22.5 | 15.9:1 | 85% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 86% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 21.4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 76% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alaska Native Cultural Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (289 to 357); teachers up 5% (21.4 to 22.5).
About Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is an elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, reachable at (907) 742-1370. A federal count lists 357 students at the school, in pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alaska is about 277, so this school runs 29% bigger than that.
Anchorage School District counts 40,587 students in its 92 schools, and Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is one of them.
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is 67% Native American by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% White. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 22.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.
allk12 grades Alaska Native Cultural Charter School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is 1.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.4%. Predicted: 23.9%.
Census estimates describe Anchorage Municipality this way: the median household income is $103,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Alaska Native Cultural Charter School, Anchorage Municipality has 98 other public schools.
The school nearest to Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is FOCUS Homeschool, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Alaska Native Cultural Charter School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Charter status: Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is a public charter school.
Enrollment at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School grew 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 303 to 357 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.9:1.
Discussions about Alaska Native Cultural Charter School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Anchorage Municipality at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,976
Census ACS
Median income
$103,284
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,241 students
Quick facts
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- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
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- FOCUS Homeschool0.7 mi · 549
- Spring Hill Elementary0.8 mi · 291
- Hanshew Middle School0.9 mi · 822
- Kasuun Elementary1.3 mi · 343
- Rilke Schule Charter School1.4 mi · 485
- Northern Lights ABC K-8 School1.5 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Alaska Native Cultural Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Alaska Native Cultural Charter School serve?
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Alaska Native Cultural Charter School have?
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?
Student demographics at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School are roughly 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Who oversees Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
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