William Tyson Elementary

William Tyson Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the schools within Anchorage School District. The school caters to 353 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 27% bigger than typical.

Anchorage School District runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 40,587 students. William Tyson Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, William Tyson Elementary lists that 25% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 16% Native American, 16% multiracial, 15% Black, 12% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 105% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, William Tyson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.2%; this one delivers 14.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Anchorage Municipality) records that 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. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which William Tyson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Clark Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Tyson Elementary has contracted 18%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 22% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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