Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000116
Susitna Elementary
7500 Tyone Circle, Anchorage, AK 99504 · (907) 742-1400 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
273 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
82%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
28.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
AK avg 34.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 23.6% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Susitna Elementary
Susitna Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susitna Elementary this school | 394 | 69.3% | 29.2% |
| Chinook Elementary Anchorage | 365 | 73.2% | 25.2% |
| Taku Elementary Anchorage | 258 | 76.0% | 29.2% |
| Lake Otis Elementary Anchorage | 264 | 81.1% | 17.3% |
| Kasuun Elementary Anchorage | 343 | 50.4% | 29.8% |
| East Elementary Kodiak | 289 | 54.3% | 42.6% |
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 Susitna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #99 of 134 | #33 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #101 of 150 ▲ 14 | #33 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #105 of 150 ▲ 17 | #37 of 62 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #23 of 169 | #9 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #113 of 125 | #49 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 82.0% | #18 of 125 | #18 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #33 of 142 | #23 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #100 of 115 | #49 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
394
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 394 | 21.3 | 18.5:1 | 69% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 23.7 | 16.3:1 | 68% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.5 | 16.4:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 27.4 | 15.6:1 | 66% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 27% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susitna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (427 to 394); teachers down 22% (27.4 to 21.3).
About Susitna Elementary
Students in Anchorage, Alaska, attend Susitna Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 394 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average about 277 students each.
Across its 92 schools, Anchorage School District enrolls 40,587 students. Susitna Elementary is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Susitna Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 24%. The school is also 21% Asian, 19% multiracial, 15% Native American, and 11% Hispanic. That is lower than the 57% White share among all Anchorage Municipality residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Susitna Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 82%.
A ratio of 18.5:1 comes from the school's 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 69% of students at Susitna Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 49% average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality is 20 points lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Susitna Elementary, the prediction is 29.4% and the result is 29.2%.
In Anchorage Municipality (population about 288,976), median household income is about $103,284, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Susitna Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality, which together enroll about 41,241 students.
The next-closest public school is Anchorage STrEaM Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Susitna Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 29.2% versus a 25.2% average.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students grew from 375 to 394 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.6 to 18.5 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Susitna Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Anchorage STrEaM Academy0.4 mi · 183
- Chester Valley Elementary0.6 mi · 191
- Nicholas J. Begich Middle School0.7 mi · 830
- Baxter Elementary0.9 mi · 239
- Scenic Park Elementary0.9 mi · 386
- Creekside Park Elementary1.3 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Susitna ElementaryHow large is Susitna Elementary?
Susitna Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Susitna Elementary serve?
Susitna Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Susitna Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Susitna Elementary is approximately 18.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Susitna Elementary?
Susitna Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Susitna Elementary?
Susitna Elementary is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
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