Rogers Park Elementary

Rogers Park Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, part of Anchorage School District. Current enrollment sits at 354 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 277.

Within Anchorage School District, which oversees 92 schools and 40,587 students, Rogers Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rogers Park Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, 10% Native American, 8% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rogers Park Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 36% of students at Rogers Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Rogers Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wendler Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rogers Park Elementary's enrollment has declined 36% since 2018, when it stood at 549 (now 354). White enrollment moved from 50% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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