Turnagain Elementary

Turnagain Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Anchorage, Alaska, part of Anchorage School District, with 247 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

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

Demographically, Turnagain Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 18% multiracial, 12% Native American, 11% Pacific Islander, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Turnagain Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Turnagain Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anchorage Municipality put the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which Turnagain Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Hood Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Turnagain Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 39%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Turnagain Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.