Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000154
William Tyson Elementary
2801 Richmond Ave, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-8000 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
369 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
83%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
10.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
8.5%
AK avg 34.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.3% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.4% | 9.5% |
% 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 →
Where William Tyson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #128 of 134 | #52 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #145 of 150 ▲ 2 | #58 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #145 of 150 ▲ 2 | #60 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #45 of 169 | #22 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #121 of 125 | #55 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 83.4% | #8 of 125 | #8 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #5 of 142 | #5 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #63 of 115 | #34 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
353
+27 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 353 | 18.1 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 23.3 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 21.9 | 15.6:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 29.4 | 14.5:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 86% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 79% (367) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Tyson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (428 to 353); teachers down 39% (29.4 to 18.1).
About William Tyson Elementary
William Tyson Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Anchorage, Alaska. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 353 students. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in Alaska (about 277).
William Tyson Elementary falls under Anchorage School District, which has 92 schools enrolling 40,587 students.
No group is above 50% at William Tyson Elementary; the largest is Pacific Islander, at 25%. Other reported shares: 16% Native American, 16% multiracial, 15% Black, and 12% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 83%.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, William Tyson Elementary has a ratio of 19.5:1. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is 4.2 students per teacher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, William Tyson Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Alaska schools: 14.1% actual against 17.2% predicted.
In Anchorage Municipality, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $103,284, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 99 public schools and about 41,241 students.
About 0.5 miles separate William Tyson Elementary from the closest public school, Clark Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.6%; William Tyson Elementary's is 14.1%, ranking 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Anchorage School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other schools in Anchorage
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Middle School0.5 mi · 713
- Mountain View Elementary0.7 mi · 230
- Orion Elementary School1.3 mi · 423
- Airport Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 240
- Williwaw Elementary1.4 mi · 315
- Wonder Park Elementary1.4 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About William Tyson ElementaryHow large is William Tyson Elementary?
William Tyson Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-06.
Is William Tyson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Tyson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Tyson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Tyson Elementary is approximately 19.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Tyson Elementary?
At William Tyson Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is William Tyson Elementary in?
William Tyson Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
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