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Kincaid Elementary

4900 Raspberry Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502 · (907) 245-5530 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
85 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
2
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4715%
Grade 14915%
Grade 25216%
Grade 36119%
Grade 46119%
Grade 55216%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
17153%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
196%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
93%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
258%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
5617%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
3210%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 22% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
103%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 0%
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
Male
15749%
Female
16551%

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Test scores

AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
57.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
AK avg 34.6% . +9.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2557.6%58.8%
2023-2451.1%49.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Kincaid Elementary

Kincaid Elementary's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kincaid Elementary this school32226.4%58.5%
Woodriver Elementary
Fairbanks
34232.7%54.5%
SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Juneau
28130.2%40.1%
Trailside Elementary
Anchorage
36423.4%53.9%
Rogers Park Elementary
Anchorage
35435.6%66.0%
Bayshore Elementary
Anchorage
33816.3%54.9%
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 Kincaid Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlaskaIn Anchorage Municipality
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.5%#15 of 134#9 of 55
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.8%#23 of 150
▲ 13
#10 of 62
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.6%#16 of 150
▲ 6
#10 of 62
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
322#60 of 169#28 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#57 of 125#23 of 56
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.7%#50 of 125#36 of 56
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.4%#116 of 142#43 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.5%#6 of 115#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
322
-109 (-25%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532220.315.9:126% (85)
2023-2443526.516.4:124% (106)
2022-234663115.0:125% (118)
2020-214313113.9:1N/A
2017-185413216.9:128% (150)
2015-165413415.9:124% (130)
2010-115082818.1:120% (102)
2000-015082818.1:111% (57)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kincaid Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 40% (541 to 322); teachers down 37% (32 to 20.3).

About Kincaid Elementary

Kincaid Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska. It has an enrollment of 322 students in pre-K through 6.

Kincaid Elementary is run by Anchorage School District, whose 92 schools enroll 40,587 students.

At Kincaid Elementary, 53% of students are White. Other students are 17% multiracial, 10% Native American, 8% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Anchorage Municipality at about 57% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.

There are about 15.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Kincaid Elementary, which has 20.3. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is similar, at 15.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Kincaid Elementary is about 26%. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Anchorage Municipality.

A school with Kincaid Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 44.3%. Kincaid Elementary scores 58.5%, 14.2 points above that line.

In the wider Anchorage Municipality area, the median household earns about $103,284 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Kincaid Elementary shares Anchorage Municipality with 98 other public schools.

Kincaid Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Sand Lake Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kincaid Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 25%, from 431 to 322. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.9:1, from 13.9:1.

This page is set up for the Kincaid Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.

Anchorage Municipality at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Kincaid Elementary
District
Anchorage School District
Address
4900 Raspberry Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
Phone
(907) 245-5530
County
Anchorage Municipality
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
322
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
85 (26%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
020018000149
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Kincaid Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Kincaid Elementary. Kincaid Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Kincaid Elementary
How many students attend Kincaid Elementary?
Kincaid Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-06.
Is Kincaid Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kincaid Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Kincaid Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Kincaid Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kincaid Elementary?
Student demographics at Kincaid Elementary are roughly 53% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Kincaid Elementary in?
Kincaid Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
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