Orion Elementary School

Orion Elementary School is one of the substantial primary schools in JBER, Alaska, operated by Anchorage School District, with 423 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 277 students each, so Orion Elementary School sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Anchorage School District comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 40,587 students; Orion Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Orion Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Anchorage Municipality overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Orion Elementary School reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% 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 noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Orion Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 47.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Anchorage Municipality) shows that median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orion Elementary School is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

Aurora Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Orion Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Orion Elementary School's enrollment has increased 56% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 423). White enrollment moved from 51% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.