Government Hill Elementary

Located at 525 Bluff Dr, in Anchorage, Alaska, Government Hill Elementary is a roomy elementary-level community that educates 424 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Anchorage School District. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 277 students.

Within Anchorage School District, which oversees 92 schools and 40,587 students, Government Hill Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Government Hill Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Government Hill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

In the broader community, Anchorage Municipality reports that median household earnings sit near $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Government Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Aurora Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Government Hill Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025.

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