Ursa Major Elementary

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in JBER, Alaska, Ursa Major Elementary serves students from the surrounding community from grade M, one of the schools within Anchorage School District.

Ursa Major Elementary is one of 92 schools operated by Anchorage School District, a district that serves 40,587 students overall.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Ursa Major Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

Ursa Minor Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.