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Eagle River Elementary

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Eagle River Elementary ranks 79 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Eagle River Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Eagle River, Alaska, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 325 students. 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.

Eagle River Elementary consistently ranks in the top half of Alaska elementary schools, typically between ranks 50-80 out of 170-180 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 48.57% of Eagle River Elementary students were proficient or better in ASA/Science, compared to 39.69% for the Anchorage School District and 37.87% for the state of Alaska.

Eagle River Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.9 to 16.5 students per teacher over the past few years, and its spending per student is around $13,378, which is slightly higher than the Anchorage School District average. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Low Socio-Economic Status students and Military Connected students, is particularly strong, suggesting that the school is effectively addressing the needs of these populations. Additionally, Eagle River Elementary is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools, such as Birchwood ABC Elementary and Ravenwood Elementary, which may contribute to the strong academic performance of the area.

266

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,378

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19900 Old Eagle River Rd
Eagle River, AK 99577-8096

(907) 742-3000

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Eagle River Elementary usually attend:

High:

Chugiak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Two or more races:

15.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (41% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

79^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	53.6	79 of 175	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	73 of 173	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	54 of 176	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	62 of 171	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	55 of 185	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	54 of 186	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	49.5	87 of 180	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	57 of 246	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	55 of 218	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	12 of 223	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	79.3	31 of 227	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	48 of 223	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	71 of 229	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	54 of 226	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.4	43 of 219	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.9	63 of 212	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	63 of 218	71.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	48 of 213	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	72 of 142	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	57 of 152	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	61 of 143	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	61 of 159	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	38 of 125	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	60 of 119	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	37 of 104	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	83 of 149	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.8	44 of 150	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	45 of 148	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	49 of 148	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	55 of 159	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	40 of 74	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	21 of 73	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	90 of 139	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	71 of 133	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	53 of 137	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	54 of 147	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2024)78th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)69th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science49%+11 vs state

English Language Arts44%+12 vs state

Mathematics37%+4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Muldoon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Cherry St	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1460	417	23	18.3	104.1%	40 (9.6%)	25 (6.0%)	45 (10.8%)	132 (31.7%)	58 (13.9%)	46 (11.0%)	71 (17.0%)	6.3	169^th of 175 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.1	165^th of 173 public elementary schools	4.6%	4		8.1	22.0				10.9	8.1	9.5	18.6				12.0	19.0		19.0	$17,361	$2,732	$14,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Eagle River Elementary

Is Eagle River Elementary a good school?

Eagle River Elementary ranks 79^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Eagle River Elementary?

Students at Eagle River Elementary are 54% White, 16% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

How many students attend Eagle River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Eagle River Elementary.

What district is Eagle River Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

What schools do graduates of Eagle River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eagle River Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Chugiak High School

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