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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000732
Rilke Schule Charter School
650 W International Airport Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 · (907) 742-0900 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Alaska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 86% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
39%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
58.0%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
AK avg 34.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 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 | 58.0% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 59.7% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rilke Schule Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #26 of 150 ▼ 10 | #13 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #15 of 150 ▼ 6 | #9 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #7 of 169 | #3 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #115 of 125 | #51 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #117 of 125 | #56 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #110 of 115 | #53 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
485
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 485 | 25.6 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 28 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 23.5 | 18.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 27.4 | 18.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rilke Schule Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (501 to 485); teachers down 6% (27.4 to 25.6).
About Rilke Schule Charter School
Rilke Schule Charter School is a public elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska. There are 485 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average enrollment is about 277.
Rilke Schule Charter School is in Anchorage School District, a district with 40,587 students across 92 schools.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Rilke Schule Charter School. The remaining shares are 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Anchorage Municipality's population at about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
The school had 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is 3.6 students per teacher.
Among Alaska public elementary schools, Rilke Schule Charter School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Anchorage Municipality. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $103,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools enroll about 41,241 students and include Rilke Schule Charter School.
Polaris K-12 School is the nearest public school to Rilke Schule Charter School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment was 485 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 467. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 18.9:1.
People who know Rilke Schule Charter School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Polaris K-12 School0.3 mi · 483
- Northern Lights ABC K-8 School0.5 mi · 582
- Taku Elementary0.8 mi · 258
- Tudor Elementary0.8 mi · 303
- S.A.V.E. High School1.0 mi · 156
- Alaska Native Cultural Charter School1.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Rilke Schule Charter SchoolHow large is Rilke Schule Charter School?
Rilke Schule Charter School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Rilke Schule Charter School serve?
Rilke Schule Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Rilke Schule Charter School have?
Rilke Schule Charter School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
How diverse is Rilke Schule Charter School?
Rilke Schule Charter School reports a student body of 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Rilke Schule Charter School?
Rilke Schule Charter School is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.