Eagle River Elementary

Eagle River Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Eagle River, Alaska, part of Anchorage School District, with 266 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 92 schools in Anchorage School District (40,587 students total), Eagle River Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Eagle River Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Eagle River Elementary logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Anchorage Municipality reports that median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Eagle River Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

Eagle Academy Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eagle River Elementary has declined 38%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 62% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.