Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000122
Williwaw Elementary
1200 San Antonio St, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-2000 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
318 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
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
13.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10.7% | 8.5% |
% 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
10.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Williwaw Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #132 of 134 | #55 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #147 of 150 ▲ 2 | #59 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #138 of 150 ▲ 7 | #53 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #67 of 169 | #31 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #24 of 125 | #5 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 82.6% | #15 of 125 | #15 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #10 of 142 | #9 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #99 of 115 | #48 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
315
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 315 | 22.1 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 22.8 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 21.5 | 14.2:1 | 96% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 26.2 | 13.1:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 85% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 57% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williwaw Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (342 to 315); teachers down 16% (26.2 to 22.1).
About Williwaw Elementary
Williwaw Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Anchorage, Alaska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 315 students in pre-K through 6.
Williwaw Elementary reports to Anchorage School District, which has 92 schools and 40,587 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Williwaw Elementary, at 26%. The rest of enrollment is 18% Pacific Islander, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 13% Native American. Among all residents of Anchorage Municipality, the Asian share is about 10%. Williwaw Elementary's diversity index is 83%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Williwaw Elementary, 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Alaska have 15.3:1, compared with 14.3:1 here.
Compared with Alaska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Williwaw Elementary's results are 7.9 points below predicted: 10.5% against 18.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that the median household income is $103,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Williwaw Elementary is one of 99 public schools in the county.
Wonder Park Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Williwaw Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Williwaw Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Williwaw Elementary was 321 in 2020-21 and 315 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher rose from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Williwaw Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Wonder Park Elementary0.7 mi · 287
- Russian Jack Elementary0.7 mi · 254
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School0.8 mi · 1,636
- Nunaka Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 193
- Clark Middle School0.9 mi · 713
- Whaley School0.9 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Williwaw ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Williwaw Elementary?
Williwaw Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Williwaw Elementary serve?
Williwaw Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Williwaw Elementary have?
Williwaw Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Williwaw Elementary?
Student demographics at Williwaw Elementary are roughly 7% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 26% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Williwaw Elementary?
Williwaw Elementary is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
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