O'Malley Elementary

O'Malley Elementary is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Anchorage, Alaska, run under Anchorage School District, educateing 350 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 277 students.

Across the 92 schools in Anchorage School District (40,587 students total), O'Malley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, O'Malley Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% multiracial, 6% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, O'Malley Elementary lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Anchorage Municipality (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, O'Malley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household earnings sit near $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which O'Malley Elementary is one.

Service High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around O'Malley Elementary.

O'Malley Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at O'Malley Elementary has rose 15%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.