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Birchwood ABC Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Birchwood ABC Elementary is a high-performing public magnet elementary school located in Eagle River, Alaska, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 239. It is part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Birchwood ABC Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15 elementary schools in Alaska, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in several recent school years. The school's proficiency rates in STAR/English Language Arts, STAR/Mathematics, and ASA/Science are significantly higher than the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Birchwood ABC Elementary had 67.57% of students proficient or better in STAR/Mathematics, compared to 35.34% for the Anchorage School District and 32.18% for the state of Alaska. Birchwood ABC Elementary also performs exceptionally well for its female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, consistently ranking among the top 25 schools in Alaska for these groups.

Birchwood ABC Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, including Ursa Minor Elementary, Ravenwood Elementary, Alpenglow Elementary, Eagle River Elementary, and Chugiak Elementary, in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Birchwood ABC Elementary is Eagle Academy Charter School, which also ranks among the top elementary schools in Alaska.

246

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,061

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17010 Birchtree St
Eagle River, AK 99567-6746

(907) 742-3450

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Birchwood ABC Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mirror Lake Middle School
High:	Chugiak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Two or more races:

15.4%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2014 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (61% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anchorage School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

13^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Anchorage School District

14^th of 24Anchorage School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	13 of 175	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	45 of 173	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	12 of 176	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	30 of 173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	15 of 185	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	16 of 186	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	77.9	37 of 246	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	87.1	4 of 218	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.4	7 of 223	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	30 of 227	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	36 of 223	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	8 of 229	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	11 of 226	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	13 of 219	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	9 of 212	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	10 of 218	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	86.3	10 of 213	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	59.8	54 of 142	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	22 of 152	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	95.4	2 of 143	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	22 of 141	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	32 of 159	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	12 of 119	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	57.0	63 of 147	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	13 of 149	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	31 of 150	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	23 of 148	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	19 of 148	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	31 of 142	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	17 of 159	89.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	17 of 139	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	34 of 133	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	23 of 138	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	12 of 137	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	27 of 127	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	11 of 147	92.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)30th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+35 vs state

Science64%+26 vs state

English Language Arts54%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)							STAR Mathematics (2025)							ASA Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birchwood ABC Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	17010 Birchtree St	Eagle River	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3450	246	15	15.9	24.8%	169 (68.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	87.2	13^th of 175 public elementary schools	92.6%		69.8	45^th of 173 public elementary schools	74.0%	32	53.9	56.8	50.0				54.1	69.2	68.2	64.3				67.6	64.3		64.3	$16,061	$1,073	$14,987
Fire Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13801 Harry McDonald Rd	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3350	195	14	13.6	39.0%	104 (53.3%)	5 (2.6%)	21 (10.8%)	7 (3.6%)	13 (6.7%)	6 (3.1%)	39 (20.0%)	41.7	105^th of 175 public elementary schools	40.0%		52	87^th of 173 public elementary schools	49.7%	18	30.2	39.5	34.5				34.8	29.6	39.5	41.4				36.2	41.4		41.4	$19,548	$1,568	$17,979
Chugiak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	19932 Old Glenn Hwy	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3400	439	25	17.3	17.5%	290 (66.1%)	5 (1.1%)	59 (13.4%)	10 (2.3%)	27 (6.2%)	7 (1.6%)	41 (9.3%)	55.9	77^th of 175 public elementary schools	56.0%		74.3	32^nd of 173 public elementary schools	81.5%	45	21.3	41.6	56.4				39.6	43.8	35.1	50.0				43.0	55.7		55.7	$12,355	$779	$11,576
Eagle River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	19900 Old Eagle River Rd	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3000	266	18	15.0	30.5%	144 (54.1%)	4 (1.5%)	38 (14.3%)	8 (3.0%)	23 (8.6%)	7 (2.6%)	42 (15.8%)	53.6	79^th of 175 public elementary schools	54.9%		60.4	73^rd of 173 public elementary schools	57.8%	6	44.2	40.5	48.6				44.4	37.2	32.4	40.0				36.5	48.6		48.6	$13,378	$1,035	$12,343
Eagle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10901 Mausel St Ste 101	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-3025	205	13	16.1		143 (69.8%)	6 (2.9%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.7%)	96.7	2^nd of 175 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.7	1^st of 173 public elementary schools	99.4%	1	76.0	65.4	76.0	70.0	52.4	60.0	67.7	88.0	88.5	76.0	70.0	52.4	60.0	74.8	72.0	50.0	65.7	$13,022	$284	$12,738
Homestead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	18001 Baranoff St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3550	255	16	15.7	13.7%	181 (71.0%)	9 (3.5%)	24 (9.4%)	5 (2.0%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.6%)	70	43^rd of 175 public elementary schools	75.4%		68	49^th of 173 public elementary schools	71.7%	6	35.6	46.9	56.0				46.5	48.9	49.0	60.8				53.1	52.9		52.9	$14,245	$987	$13,258
Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9500 Wren Ln	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3250	367	23	15.8	11.4%	234 (63.8%)	5 (1.4%)	32 (8.7%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (19.1%)	92.6	4^th of 175 public elementary schools	97.7%		90.5	10^th of 173 public elementary schools	94.2%	6	47.8	69.2	67.7				60.7	68.1	64.7	79.0				70.9	75.8		75.8	$13,824	$968	$12,855
Alpenglow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19201 Driftwood Bay Dr	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3300	278	15	19.0	17.3%	170 (61.2%)	4 (1.4%)	39 (14.0%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.8%)	5 (1.8%)	36 (12.9%)	60.2	68^th of 175 public elementary schools	61.1%		70.2	43^rd of 173 public elementary schools	75.1%	25	25.5	53.2	54.7				43.9	36.4	44.7	49.1				43.2	58.5		58.5	$11,851	$743	$11,108
Dena'ina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Ro	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5600	396	26	15.2	46.0%	220 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	94 (23.7%)	66.6	56^th of 175 public elementary schools	68.0%		47.9	95^th of 173 public elementary schools	45.1%	39	37.5	48.9	45.3				43.1	47.9	50.0	56.3				51.4	54.4		54.4	$15,640	$1,631	$14,010
Ursa Minor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	336 Hoonah Ave	Jber	99505	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 428-1311	294	16	18.1	37.8%	163 (55.4%)	17 (5.8%)	53 (18.0%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	39 (13.3%)	42.3	102^nd of 175 public elementary schools	41.7%		59.7	74^th of 173 public elementary schools	57.2%	28	25.6	31.3	63.6				37.9	27.9	20.8	54.6				32.3	48.5		48.5	$12,371	$922	$11,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Birchwood ABC Elementary

Is Birchwood ABC Elementary a good school?

Yes. Birchwood ABC Elementary ranks in the top 7.4% of Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Birchwood ABC Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

What is the racial makeup of Birchwood ABC Elementary?

Students at Birchwood ABC Elementary are 69% White, 15% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Birchwood ABC Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Birchwood ABC Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Birchwood ABC Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birchwood ABC Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mirror Lake Middle School
High : Chugiak High School

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