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Does Muldoon Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000092
Muldoon Elementary
525 Cherry St, Anchorage, AK 99504 · (907) 742-1460 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
434 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
81%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
10.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.9% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 15.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 →
Where Muldoon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #127 of 134 | #51 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #142 of 150 ▼ 4 | #57 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #144 of 150 ▼ 7 | #59 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #17 of 169 | #7 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #109 of 125 | #47 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 81.5% | #21 of 125 | #21 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #7 of 142 | #7 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #97 of 115 | #47 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
417
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 417 | 22.7 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 25.6 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 26.5 | 17.6:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 30.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 79% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 60% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 19 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muldoon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (454 to 417); teachers down 26% (30.5 to 22.7).
About Muldoon Elementary
Muldoon Elementary is a large elementary school in Anchorage School District, located in Anchorage, Alaska. School enrollment was 417 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Alaska is roughly 277 students; this school is 51% bigger than that.
Muldoon Elementary is one of 92 schools in Anchorage School District, which enrolls 40,587 students in total.
At Muldoon Elementary, the largest share of students is Asian, at 32%. It is also 17% multiracial, 14% Native American, 11% Pacific Islander, and 11% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Anchorage Municipality is roughly 10% Asian. Muldoon Elementary's diversity index is 81%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 22.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.4:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska.
On BeatsExpectations, Muldoon Elementary is 3.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alaska schools.
Federal survey data for Anchorage Municipality show that the median household income is $103,284, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Anchorage Municipality is home to 99 public schools and about 41,241 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Creekside Park Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Muldoon Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Muldoon Elementary at 8th of 8.
Muldoon Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 15 fewer students in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 18.4:1 over the same years.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Anchorage
- 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
Nearby schools
- Creekside Park Elementary0.7 mi · 399
- Nicholas J. Begich Middle School1.0 mi · 830
- Bartlett High School1.1 mi · 1,431
- Chester Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 191
- Susitna Elementary1.5 mi · 394
- Ptarmigan Elementary1.5 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Muldoon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Muldoon Elementary?
Muldoon Elementary enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Muldoon Elementary serve?
Muldoon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Muldoon Elementary have?
Muldoon Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Muldoon Elementary?
At Muldoon Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 32% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Muldoon Elementary public or private?
Muldoon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.