Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000598
Fire Lake Elementary
13801 Harry McDonald Rd, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-3350 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
76 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
66%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
34.8%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are down about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 40.0% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Fire Lake Elementary
Fire Lake Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Lake Elementary this school | 195 | 39.0% | 42.1% |
| Turnagain Elementary Anchorage | 247 | 36.8% | 46.0% |
| Ocean View Elementary Anchorage | 285 | 44.9% | 51.0% |
| William H. Seward Elementary School Seward | 205 | 36.6% | 36.1% |
| Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Kenai | 205 | 38.5% | 18.9% |
| North Pole Elementary North Pole | 312 | 34.6% | 32.8% |
Matched among Alaska elementary 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 Fire Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #68 of 134 | #28 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #87 of 150 ▼ 15 | #29 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #86 of 150 ▼ 3 | #32 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #127 of 169 | #57 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #81 of 142 | #31 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #7 of 115 | #5 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
195
-97 (-33%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 195 | 14.3 | 13.7:1 | 39% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 16.2 | 13.3:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 17.1 | 13.4:1 | 39% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 21.1 | 15.4:1 | 38% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 32% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 21% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fire Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (326 to 195); teachers down 32% (21.1 to 14.3).
About Fire Lake Elementary
Fire Lake Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Eagle River, Alaska. It enrolls 195 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. It has 30% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alaska (about 277).
Anchorage School District (92 schools, 40,587 students) runs Fire Lake Elementary.
The share of White students at Fire Lake Elementary is 53%, a majority. Other students are 20% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Anchorage Municipality at about 57% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Fire Lake Elementary are from different groups.
There are 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fire Lake Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. A total of 76 students, or 39%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality.
Fire Lake Elementary scores 42.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that median household income comes to about $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anchorage Municipality counts 99 public schools with about 41,241 students.
Measured in a straight line, Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. is about 0.9 miles from Fire Lake Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Fire Lake Elementary comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Fire Lake Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fire Lake Elementary had a net loss of 97 students, or 33%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fire Lake Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Eagle River High SchoolHigh · 771 students
- Ravenwood ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Alpenglow ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Alaska Middle College SchoolHigh · 272 students
- Eagle River ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.0.9 mi · 105
- Chugiak High School1.7 mi · 928
- Eagle River Elementary1.9 mi · 266
- Eagle Academy Charter School2.1 mi · 205
- Birchwood ABC Elementary2.1 mi · 246
- Homestead Elementary2.1 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Fire Lake ElementaryHow many students attend Fire Lake Elementary?
Fire Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Fire Lake Elementary serve?
Fire Lake Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Fire Lake Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Fire Lake Elementary.
How diverse is Fire Lake Elementary?
Fire Lake Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Fire Lake Elementary in?
Fire Lake Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
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