College Gate Elementary

College Gate Elementary is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Anchorage, Alaska, overseen by Anchorage School District, with 363 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 277 students each, so College Gate Elementary sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Anchorage School District runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 40,587 students. College Gate Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, College Gate Elementary shows that the largest single group is Native American at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% multiracial, 19% White, 12% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, College Gate Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at College Gate Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, College Gate Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.9%, the actual is 24.6%, a residual of -6.3 points.

In the broader community, Anchorage Municipality reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), College Gate Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Academy Charter, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at College Gate Elementary has increased 5%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 363 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 19% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the College Gate Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.