1
What's the best and worst thing about the food at Chugiak Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000068
Chugiak Elementary
19932 Old Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, AK 99567 · (907) 742-3400 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
77 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
53%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
39.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
AK avg 34.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 40 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 47.4% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
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 Chugiak Elementary
Chugiak Elementary's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugiak Elementary this school | 439 | 17.5% | 51.2% |
| Auke Bay Elementary Juneau | 353 | 13.0% | 50.8% |
| Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River | 278 | 17.3% | 51.3% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River | 367 | 11.4% | 68.3% |
| Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage | 316 | 8.5% | 68.4% |
| Huffman Elementary Anchorage | 268 | 17.2% | 66.2% |
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 Chugiak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #38 of 134 | #20 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #63 of 150 ▼ 14 | #26 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #72 of 150 ▼ 38 | #28 of 62 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #12 of 169 | #4 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #90 of 125 | #40 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #92 of 125 | #45 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #129 of 142 | #48 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #81 of 115 | #41 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
439
+106 (+32%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
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 | 439 | 25.3 | 17.3:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 25.6 | 18.2:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 25.7 | 17.4:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 29.5 | 16.9:1 | 19% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 31% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chugiak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (499 to 439); teachers down 14% (29.5 to 25.3).
About Chugiak Elementary
Chugiak Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Chugiak, Alaska. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 439 students. Elementary schools in Alaska have about 277 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.
Chugiak Elementary is run by Anchorage School District, whose 92 schools enroll 40,587 students.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Chugiak Elementary. Next come 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 57% White among all Anchorage Municipality residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Chugiak Elementary reports a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher, from 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.3:1 compares with an average of 15.3:1 for elementary schools in Alaska. Lunch program data show 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.
Chugiak Elementary is 3.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.2% versus 47.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alaska.
American Community Survey estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that the median household earns about $103,284 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 99, with about 41,241 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mirror Lake Middle School, is about 2.2 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chugiak Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Chugiak Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 333 students in 2020-21 to 439 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 17.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Chugiak Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Chugiak
- Chugiak High SchoolHigh · 928 students
- Mirror Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Mirror Lake Middle School2.2 mi · 571
- Birchwood ABC Elementary2.9 mi · 246
- Chugiak High School3.2 mi · 928
- Fire Lake Elementary4.7 mi · 195
- Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.5.6 mi · 105
- Homestead Elementary6.5 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Chugiak ElementaryHow large is Chugiak Elementary?
Chugiak Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Chugiak Elementary serve?
Chugiak Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chugiak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chugiak Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chugiak Elementary?
Student demographics at Chugiak Elementary are roughly 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chugiak Elementary in?
Chugiak Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.