Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000076
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
1327 Nelchina St, Anchorage, AK 99501 · (907) 742-7600 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Alaska public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
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
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
353 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
82%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
12.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.3% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 13.2% |
% 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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 →
Where Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #129 of 134 | #53 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #140 of 150 ▲ 3 | #56 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #143 of 150 ▲ 3 | #58 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #55 of 169 | #26 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #60 of 125 | #26 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 82.3% | #16 of 125 | #16 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #3 of 142 | #3 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #62 of 115 | #33 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
337
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 337 | 21.2 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 23.9 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 21.4 | 17.9:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 28.1 | 14.7:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 85% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 72% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (413 to 337); teachers down 25% (28.1 to 21.2).
About Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Anchorage, Alaska. It educates 337 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alaska is about 277 students.
Enrollment across the 92 schools in Anchorage School District totals 40,587 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary. The largest is Pacific Islander students, at 28%. The remaining shares are 18% Native American, 15% Black, 14% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary's diversity index is 82%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. That matches the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska fairly closely.
The allk12 Grade for Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary is D. Compared with Alaska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 17.1%.
Census estimates describe Anchorage Municipality this way: the median household income is $103,284, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Anchorage Municipality has 99 public schools and roughly 41,241 students.
The closest public school, Denali Montessori Elementary, is about 0.9 miles from Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.9:1 to 15.9:1.
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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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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
- Denali Montessori Elementary0.9 mi · 361
- Airport Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 240
- Central Middle School of Science1.1 mi · 545
- Rogers Park Elementary1.1 mi · 354
- Chugach Optional Elementary1.2 mi · 275
- AKChoice K-12 Learning1.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview ElementaryHow many students attend Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary?
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary serve?
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary?
At Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary public or private?
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
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