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What's the most underrated thing about Eagle River High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
771
High
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000458
Eagle River High School
8701 Yosemite Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-2700 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
108 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 216 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 210 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 166 | 22% |
Student demographics
50%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
40.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
AK avg 34.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 35.3% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Eagle River High School
Eagle River High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River High School this school | 771 | 14.0% | 40.3% |
| South Anchorage High School Anchorage | 1,239 | 16.1% | 43.8% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks | 782 | 21.1% | 37.2% |
| Chugiak High School Chugiak | 928 | 18.3% | 36.5% |
| North Pole High School North Pole | 695 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale Juneau | 1,018 | 13.6% | 33.4% |
Matched among Alaska high 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 Eagle River High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #9 of 39 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #8 of 43 ▼ 1 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #15 of 44 ▼ 8 | #4 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #12 of 72 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #30 of 38 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #29 of 38 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #42 of 45 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #13 of 28 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
771
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 895
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 771 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 38.4 | 20.7:1 | 10% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 39.5 | 20.0:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 34 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 876 | 37.5 | 23.4:1 | 17% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 35 | 25.0:1 | 14% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 895 | 39 | 22.9:1 | 13% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle River High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (876 to 771); teachers up 2% (37.5 to 38).
About Eagle River High School
Eagle River High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Eagle River, Alaska. School enrollment was 771 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Alaska is roughly 373 students; this school is 107% above that.
Besides Eagle River High School, Anchorage School District runs 91 other schools. The district enrolls 40,587 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Eagle River High School are White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 57% of Anchorage Municipality residents are White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Eagle River High School is 38 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.3:1. That is 3.3 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Around 14% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality.
Eagle River High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.3% is 8.3 points below the 48.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Anchorage Municipality census figures show that the median household income is $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality, enrolling about 41,241 students in all.
Gruening Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eagle River High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 767 to 771. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.6:1 in 2020-21, and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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 Eagle River
- Gruening Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Ravenwood ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Alpenglow ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Alaska Middle College SchoolHigh · 272 students
- Eagle River ElementaryElementary · 266 students
- Homestead ElementaryElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Gruening Middle School1.0 mi · 797
- Homestead Elementary1.4 mi · 255
- Eagle Academy Charter School1.4 mi · 205
- Eagle River Elementary1.5 mi · 266
- Alpenglow Elementary1.6 mi · 278
- Ravenwood Elementary2.3 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle River High SchoolHow many students attend Eagle River High School?
Eagle River High School enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Eagle River High School serve?
Eagle River High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eagle River High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eagle River High School is approximately 20.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eagle River High School?
Eagle River High School reports a student body of 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Eagle River High School in?
Eagle River High School is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.