Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000104
Alpenglow Elementary
19201 Driftwood Bay Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-3300 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Alaska public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
19.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
AK avg 34.6% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 48.4% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Alpenglow Elementary
Alpenglow Elementary's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpenglow Elementary this school | 278 | 17.3% | 51.3% |
| Auke Bay Elementary Juneau | 353 | 13.0% | 50.8% |
| Chugiak Elementary Chugiak | 439 | 17.5% | 51.2% |
| Huffman Elementary Anchorage | 268 | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River | 367 | 11.4% | 68.3% |
| Mendenhall River Community School Juneau | 308 | 20.8% | 37.9% |
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 Alpenglow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #37 of 134 | #19 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #60 of 150 ▼ 16 | #25 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #58 of 150 ▼ 19 | #23 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #90 of 169 | #40 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #116 of 125 | #52 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #70 of 125 | #42 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #130 of 142 | #49 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.1% | #3 of 115 | #2 of 53 |
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
278
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 278 | 14.6 | 19.0:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 21.1 | 17.5:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 23 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 31.8 | 16.2:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 5% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alpenglow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (516 to 278); teachers down 54% (31.8 to 14.6).
About Alpenglow Elementary
Alpenglow Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Eagle River, Alaska. The latest federal count shows 278 students in pre-K through 6.
Alpenglow Elementary is one school in Anchorage School District, a system of 92 schools with 40,587 students.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Alpenglow Elementary. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 7% Native American. Alpenglow Elementary has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Alpenglow Elementary operates with 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. About 17% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Anchorage Municipality averages 49%, higher than here.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Alpenglow Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.5% at Alpenglow Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.3%.
Across Anchorage Municipality, median household income is about $103,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Alpenglow Elementary is among the 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality.
Ravenwood Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Alpenglow Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 51.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 278 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 295. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.0:1, from 12.8:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Alpenglow Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Anchorage School District
- 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
Other schools in Eagle River
- Gruening Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Eagle River High SchoolHigh · 771 students
- Ravenwood ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Alaska Middle College SchoolHigh · 272 students
- Eagle River ElementaryElementary · 266 students
- Homestead ElementaryElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Ravenwood Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Gruening Middle School0.9 mi · 797
- Homestead Elementary1.2 mi · 255
- Eagle River High School1.6 mi · 771
- Eagle River Elementary2.0 mi · 266
- Eagle Academy Charter School2.2 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Alpenglow ElementaryHow many students attend Alpenglow Elementary?
Alpenglow Elementary enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Alpenglow Elementary serve?
Alpenglow Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Alpenglow Elementary?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Alpenglow Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alpenglow Elementary?
At Alpenglow Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Alpenglow Elementary public or private?
Alpenglow Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
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