Russian Jack Elementary

Located at 4300 E 20th Ave, in Anchorage, Alaska, Russian Jack Elementary is an average-sized elementary school that hosts 254 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Anchorage School District.

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

Looking at the student body, Russian Jack Elementary logs that 22% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 19% Asian, 17% multiracial, 16% Pacific Islander, 13% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Anchorage Municipality (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Russian Jack Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household earnings sit near $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russian Jack Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

The closest other public school is Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Russian Jack Elementary has fell 31%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 13% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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