Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000096
Nunaka Valley Elementary
1905 Twining Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504 · (907) 742-0366 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
137 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 35% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
83%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
24.2%
AK avg 36.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 22.5% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Nunaka Valley Elementary
Nunaka Valley Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunaka Valley Elementary this school | 193 | 71.0% | 28.2% |
| Baxter Elementary Anchorage | 239 | 67.4% | 15.0% |
| Chester Valley Elementary Anchorage | 191 | 87.4% | 18.6% |
| Gladys Wood Elementary Anchorage | 267 | 76.0% | 35.4% |
| Denali Montessori Elementary Anchorage | 361 | 74.0% | 42.6% |
| Northwood ABC Anchorage | 255 | 79.6% | 26.4% |
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 Nunaka Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #101 of 134 | #35 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #111 of 150 ▲ 7 | #37 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #113 of 150 ▼ 12 | #40 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #128 of 169 | #58 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #32 of 142 | #22 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #49 of 115 | #29 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
193
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 193 | 14.1 | 13.7:1 | 71% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 71% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 12.5 | 16.4:1 | 68% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 17.1 | 14.7:1 | 69% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 62% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | 67% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 30% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nunaka Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (252 to 193); teachers down 18% (17.1 to 14.1).
About Nunaka Valley Elementary
Nunaka Valley Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 193 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average about 277 students.
Nunaka Valley Elementary is one school in Anchorage School District, a system of 92 schools with 40,587 students.
Nunaka Valley Elementary has no majority group; multiracial students are the largest, at 26%. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% White, 13% Native American, 13% Pacific Islander, and 12% Hispanic. Nunaka Valley Elementary's diversity index is 83%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Anchorage Municipality, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.8% at Nunaka Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.2%.
Federal survey data for Anchorage Municipality show that the median household income is $103,284, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Anchorage Municipality is home to 99 public schools and about 41,241 public school students.
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Nunaka Valley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nunaka Valley Elementary's average proficiency of 28.2% compares with 18.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 193, an 8% increase from 179 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 13.7 over 4 years.
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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
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- 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
- Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing0.7 mi · 25
- Highland Academy Charter0.7 mi · 200
- College Gate Elementary0.8 mi · 363
- Russian Jack Elementary0.8 mi · 254
- Winterberry School0.8 mi · 264
- Ptarmigan Elementary0.8 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Nunaka Valley ElementaryHow large is Nunaka Valley Elementary?
Nunaka Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Nunaka Valley Elementary serve?
Nunaka Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Nunaka Valley Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Nunaka Valley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nunaka Valley Elementary?
At Nunaka Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 26% Two or more.
Is Nunaka Valley Elementary public or private?
Nunaka Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anchorage School District.
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