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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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4114%
Kindergarten4214%
Grade 14315%
Grade 23713%
Grade 34415%
Grade 43612%
Grade 55117%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).

Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
5920%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
8730%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
6321%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
4114%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
3311%
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
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.

AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.3%32.8%
2023-2438.5%39.9%
% 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
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 →

Schools most like Klatt Elementary

Klatt Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Klatt Elementary this school29462.9%38.3%
Lake Otis Elementary
Anchorage
26481.1%17.3%
Susitna Elementary
Anchorage
39469.3%29.2%
Taku Elementary
Anchorage
25876.0%29.2%
Kasuun Elementary
Anchorage
34350.4%29.8%
Russian Jack Elementary
Anchorage
25492.9%23.0%
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 Klatt Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlaskaIn Anchorage Municipality
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.3%#79 of 134#30 of 55
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#95 of 150
▼ 22
#31 of 62
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.3%#99 of 150
▼ 27
#35 of 62
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
294#81 of 169#35 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#33 of 125#10 of 56
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
79.3%#26 of 125#26 of 56
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.9%#40 of 142#26 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.8%#37 of 115#23 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
294
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529420.114.6:163% (185)
2023-2434024.813.7:160% (203)
2022-2334222.515.2:165% (221)
2020-213312314.4:1N/A
2017-1840728.914.1:180% (327)
2015-164112516.4:166% (270)
2010-113502017.5:154% (189)
2000-014002119.1:122% (87)
1990-91137719.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Klatt Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (407 to 294); teachers down 31% (28.9 to 20.1).

About Klatt Elementary

The public elementary school Klatt Elementary is located in Anchorage, Alaska. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 294 students.

Anchorage School District has 92 schools and 40,587 students, and Klatt Elementary is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at Klatt Elementary, about 30 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 21% Asian, 20% White, 14% multiracial, and 11% Native American. That is higher than the 10% Hispanic share among all Anchorage Municipality residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 79%.

The school lists 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 185 students, or 63%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Klatt Elementary would score about 31.6%. It scores 38.3%, 6.7 points above that figure.

American Community Survey estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that the median household earns about $103,284 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Anchorage Municipality has 99 public schools with about 41,241 students, including Klatt Elementary.

Klatt Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Ocean View Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Klatt Elementary's average proficiency of 38.3% compares with 42.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Klatt Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 331 to 294.

The discussion board for Klatt Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

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 and 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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