Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018010080
Homestead Elementary
18001 Baranoff St, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-3550 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Alaska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
48%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
46.5%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 up about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 48.4% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Homestead Elementary
Homestead Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Elementary this school | 255 | 13.7% | 53.0% |
| O'Malley Elementary Anchorage | 350 | 11.1% | 57.8% |
| Huffman Elementary Anchorage | 268 | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage | 316 | 8.5% | 68.4% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River | 367 | 11.4% | 68.3% |
| Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River | 278 | 17.3% | 51.3% |
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 Homestead Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #30 of 134 | #16 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #34 of 150 ▲ 11 | #16 of 62 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #44 of 150 ▲ 6 | #19 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #105 of 169 | #49 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #54 of 125 | #20 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #112 of 125 | #53 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #134 of 142 | #52 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #53 of 115 | #30 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
255
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 255 | 16.2 | 15.7:1 | 14% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 20.1 | 15.7:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 19.2 | 17.0:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 17% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homestead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (326 to 255); teachers down 16% (19.2 to 16.2).
About Homestead Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Eagle River, Alaska, Homestead Elementary is part of Anchorage School District. It enrolled 255 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Anchorage School District operates 92 schools. Combined enrollment is 40,587 students.
White students are the majority at Homestead Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 4% Black. Anchorage Municipality as a whole is about 57% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Homestead Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. That is close to the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. Public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Homestead Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Homestead Elementary would be expected to post about 48.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.0%.
Census estimates describe Anchorage Municipality this way: the median household income is $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Homestead Elementary, Anchorage Municipality has 98 other public schools.
The closest public school, Gruening Middle School, is about 0.6 miles from Homestead Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Homestead Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Homestead Elementary's enrollment dropped from 287 in 2020-21 to 255 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.
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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
- 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
Other Homestead Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Homestead Elementary. Homestead Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Homestead Elementary SchoolCrossville, TN · 737 students
- Homestead Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 511 students
- Homestead Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 470 students
- Homestead Elementary SchoolCENTENNIAL, CO · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Gruening Middle School0.6 mi · 797
- Eagle River Elementary0.8 mi · 266
- Eagle Academy Charter School1.1 mi · 205
- Alpenglow Elementary1.2 mi · 278
- Eagle River High School1.4 mi · 771
- Ravenwood Elementary1.5 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Homestead ElementaryHow large is Homestead Elementary?
Homestead Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Homestead Elementary serve?
Homestead Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Homestead Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Homestead Elementary.
How diverse is Homestead Elementary?
Homestead Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Homestead Elementary public or private?
Homestead Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
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