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Klatt Elementary

11900 Puma St, Anchorage, AK 99515 · (907) 742-5750 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
185 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
Pre-K
41
Kindergarten
42
Grade 1
43
Grade 2
37
Grade 3
44
Grade 4
36
Grade 5
51
Student demographics
White
5920%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
8730%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 8%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2%
Asian
6321%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5%
Two+
4114%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14%
Native American
3311%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 22%
Pacific Islander
103%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16656%
Female
12844%

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Test scores

AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
31.3%
AK avg 36.1% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
AK avg 34.6% . -7.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
294
-113 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
% White
20%
was 28%
% Hispanic
30%
was 21%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
21%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Klatt Elementary

Klatt Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Anchorage, Alaska, overseen by Anchorage School District. Current enrollment sits at 294 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Anchorage School District runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 40,587 students. Klatt Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Klatt Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Asian, 20% White, 14% multiracial, 11% Native American. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Klatt Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Klatt Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Klatt Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.6%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of +6.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Anchorage Municipality) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Klatt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ocean View Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Klatt Elementary has shrank 28%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 30% across the same window.

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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
Klatt Elementary
District
Anchorage School District
Address
11900 Puma St, Anchorage, AK 99515
Phone
(907) 742-5750
County
Anchorage Municipality
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
294
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
185 (63%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
020018000506
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Klatt Elementary
How large is Klatt Elementary?
Klatt Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Klatt Elementary serve?
Klatt Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Klatt Elementary have?
Klatt Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Klatt Elementary?
Klatt Elementary reports a student body of 20% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 21% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Klatt Elementary public or private?
Klatt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
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