Fire Lake Elementary

Located at 13801 Harry McDonald Rd, in Eagle River, Alaska, Fire Lake Elementary is an intimate elementary school that hosts 195 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Anchorage School District. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 277.

Anchorage School District comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 40,587 students; Fire Lake Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Fire Lake Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 4% Asian. Compared to Anchorage Municipality overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Fire Lake Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 42.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Anchorage Municipality shows the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fire Lake Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fire Lake Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fire Lake Elementary's enrollment has edged down 40% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 195). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 8% to 4%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Fire Lake Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.