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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000070
College Gate Elementary
3101 Sunflower St, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-1500 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
- C-Beats 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
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
236 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
81%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
22.1%
AK avg 36.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 22 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.1% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 17.9% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 College Gate Elementary
College Gate Elementary's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Gate Elementary this school | 363 | 65.0% | 24.6% |
| Gladys Wood Elementary Anchorage | 267 | 76.0% | 35.4% |
| Hunter Elementary Fairbanks | 332 | 65.1% | 18.9% |
| Denali Elementary Fairbanks | 300 | 57.7% | 30.5% |
| Northwood ABC Anchorage | 255 | 79.6% | 26.4% |
| Denali Montessori Elementary Anchorage | 361 | 74.0% | 42.6% |
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 College Gate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #109 of 134 | #39 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #134 of 150 ▼ 3 | #51 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #121 of 150 ▲ 6 | #44 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #36 of 169 | #17 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #84 of 125 | #36 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 81.0% | #24 of 125 | #24 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #39 of 142 | #25 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #13 of 15 | #7 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
363
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 363 | 21.5 | 16.9:1 | 65% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 22.3 | 17.9:1 | 59% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 20.4 | 16.9:1 | 80% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 65% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 68% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 25% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 16 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Gate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (345 to 363); teachers up 5% (20.4 to 21.5).
About College Gate Elementary
College Gate Elementary serves students in Anchorage, Alaska, as a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 363 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Alaska enroll around 277, and this school is 31% above that mark.
Anchorage School District enrolls 40,587 students in 92 schools, including College Gate Elementary.
Native American students make up 29% of enrollment at College Gate Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 21% multiracial, 19% White, 12% Pacific Islander, and 7% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 81%.
College Gate Elementary reported 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 236 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 65% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.
College Gate Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Alaska public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for College Gate Elementary is -6.3 points: 24.6% actual, 30.9% predicted.
Looking at the county, Anchorage Municipality, median household income comes to about $103,284, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 99, with about 41,241 students.
Highland Academy Charter sits about 0.3 miles from College Gate Elementary. College Gate Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 24.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 362 in 2020-21, 363 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for College Gate Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Anchorage
- 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
Nearby schools
- Highland Academy Charter0.3 mi · 200
- Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing0.3 mi · 25
- Winterberry School0.3 mi · 264
- Baxter Elementary0.7 mi · 239
- Nunaka Valley Elementary0.8 mi · 193
- Russian Jack Elementary0.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About College Gate ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at College Gate Elementary?
College Gate Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does College Gate Elementary serve?
College Gate Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does College Gate Elementary have?
College Gate Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at College Gate Elementary?
At College Gate Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees College Gate Elementary?
College Gate Elementary is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.