Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000097
O'Malley Elementary
11100 Rockridge Dr, Anchorage, AK 99516 · (907) 742-5800 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
39 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
49%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
50.9%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
AK avg 34.6% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 51 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 58.1% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 O'Malley Elementary
O'Malley Elementary's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Malley Elementary this school | 350 | 11.1% | 57.8% |
| Homestead Elementary Eagle River | 255 | 13.7% | 53.0% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River | 367 | 11.4% | 68.3% |
| Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage | 316 | 8.5% | 68.4% |
| Huffman Elementary Anchorage | 268 | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| Chugach Optional Elementary Anchorage | 275 | 11.6% | 67.8% |
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 O'Malley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #17 of 134 | #11 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #36 of 150 ▼ 17 | #18 of 62 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #27 of 150 ▼ 2 | #14 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #48 of 169 | #23 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #41 of 125 | #14 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #109 of 125 | #51 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #140 of 142 | #56 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #6 of 15 | #4 of 7 |
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
350
+69 (+25%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 350 | 23.3 | 15.0:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 23.5 | 15.9:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 23.6 | 15.1:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 18.7 | 16.3:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 3% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 21 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Malley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (304 to 350); teachers up 25% (18.7 to 23.3).
About O'Malley Elementary
O'Malley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Anchorage, Alaska. The school counted 350 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 26% larger than the 277-student average for elementary schools in Alaska.
Anchorage School District runs O'Malley Elementary along with 91 other schools, enrolling 40,587 students in total.
More than half of the students at O'Malley Elementary are White (70%). Other reported shares: 14% multiracial, 6% Native American, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That compares with about 57% White among all Anchorage Municipality residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
The school's 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. That is in line with the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. Income data for the school show 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anchorage Municipality, the average is 49%.
O'Malley Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.8%) and its predicted rate (49.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that median household income comes to about $103,284, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality, 99 public schools serve about 41,241 students.
Service High School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of O'Malley Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, O'Malley Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, O'Malley Elementary is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 69 students, from 281 to 350.
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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
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
- Service High School1.4 mi · 1,518
- Huffman Elementary1.5 mi · 268
- Trailside Elementary1.5 mi · 364
- South Anchorage High School1.9 mi · 1,239
- Hanshew Middle School2.2 mi · 822
- Spring Hill Elementary2.2 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About O'Malley ElementaryHow many students attend O'Malley Elementary?
O'Malley Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-06.
Is O'Malley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
O'Malley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O'Malley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O'Malley Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at O'Malley Elementary?
Student demographics at O'Malley Elementary are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is O'Malley Elementary in?
O'Malley Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
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