Williwaw Elementary

Williwaw Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Anchorage, Alaska, overseen by Anchorage School District, enrolls 315 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Williwaw Elementary lists that 26% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 18% Pacific Islander, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 10% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Williwaw Elementary reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Williwaw Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 101% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Anchorage Municipality (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Williwaw Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.4%, the actual is 10.5%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household earnings sit near $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Williwaw Elementary is one.

Wonder Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Williwaw Elementary has contracted 8%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Williwaw Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.