Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORDOVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020006000627
Mt. Eccles Elementary
201 Adams Ave, Cordova, AK 99574 · (907) 424-3236 · Chugach Census Area
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 41.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
198 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 6 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mt. Eccles Elementary→Cordova Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Cordova City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
AK avg 36.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
AK avg 34.6% . +20.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 33.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Alaska's top 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 Mt. Eccles Elementary
Mt. Eccles Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Eccles Elementary this school | 234 | 84.6% | 47.0% |
| North Star Elementary Kodiak | 161 | 65.2% | 39.5% |
| Chinook Elementary Anchorage | 365 | 73.2% | 25.2% |
| Northwood ABC Anchorage | 255 | 79.6% | 26.4% |
| Susitna Elementary Anchorage | 394 | 69.3% | 29.2% |
| June Nelson Elementary Kotzebue | 302 | 83.1% | 9.6% |
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 Mt. Eccles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #48 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #32 of 150 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #67 of 150 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #111 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #15 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #48 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #17 of 142 |
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
234
+88 (+60%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 234 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 85% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 16.5 | 13.7:1 | 70% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 70% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 11.5 | 15.7:1 | 56% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 48% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 43% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 25% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Eccles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (181 to 234); teachers up 52% (11.5 to 17.5).
About Mt. Eccles Elementary
Mt. Eccles Elementary is a public elementary school in Cordova, Alaska. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 234 students.
Mt. Eccles Elementary is one of the 3 schools that make up Cordova City School District (361 students in total).
The largest group at Mt. Eccles Elementary is White students, at 46%. The school is also 29% Native American, 16% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Chugach Census Area residents. The diversity index for Mt. Eccles Elementary is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Mt. Eccles Elementary comes to 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Mt. Eccles Elementary counts 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Chugach Census Area.
Mt. Eccles Elementary is a top-10% school in Alaska on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.1% with an actual 47.0%.
In the surrounding county, Chugach Census Area, median household income comes to about $90,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 1,034 students.
The closest school to Mt. Eccles Elementary is Cordova Jr/Sr High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Mt. Eccles Elementary.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 146 students at Mt. Eccles Elementary; in 2024-25, 234. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio increased from 12.2:1 to 13.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mt. Eccles Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Chugach Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,862
Census ACS
Median income
$90,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cordova City School District
- Cordova Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 126 students
- Cordova School District Innovative LearningCombined · 1 students
Other schools in Cordova
- Cordova Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 126 students
- Cordova School District Innovative LearningCombined · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Cordova Jr/Sr High School0.2 mi · 126
- Cordova School District Innovative Learning0.2 mi · 1
- Tatitlek Community School38.5 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Eccles ElementaryHow large is Mt. Eccles Elementary?
Mt. Eccles Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mt. Eccles Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt. Eccles Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mt. Eccles Elementary have?
Mt. Eccles Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Eccles Elementary?
Student demographics at Mt. Eccles Elementary are roughly 46% White, 2% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Eccles Elementary?
Mt. Eccles Elementary is overseen by Cordova City School District in Chugach Census Area.
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