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Fire Lake Elementary

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Fire Lake Elementary ranks 105 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Fire Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Eagle River, Alaska, serving 215 students in grades PK-6 and is part of the Anchorage School District.

Fire Lake Elementary has shown strong academic performance in science, with 5th-grade science proficiency rates consistently above the Anchorage School District and state averages. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are below. The school's performance on the STAR assessments has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with proficiency rates in the 30-40% range for ELA and Mathematics. Compared to nearby schools, Fire Lake Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than Creekside Park Elementary and Muldoon Elementary, but not as strong as the high-performing Ravenwood Elementary, Alpenglow Elementary, and Eagle River Elementary.

Fire Lake Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $19,548 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.3 compared to nearby schools. The school serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with 36.28% to 38.86% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This may impact the school's academic performance, which has shown some inconsistency over the years, with the school's ranking in the state fluctuating between the top 70 and the bottom 100 elementary schools. The school's performance on the state-wide ASA/Science assessment has also shown more variability, with proficiency rates ranging from 35% to 66.67% over the past few years.

195

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,548

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13801 Harry McDonald Rd
Eagle River, AK 99577-2569

(907) 742-3350

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Fire Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mirror Lake Middle School
High:	Chugiak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Two or more races:

20.0%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

105^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	41.7	105 of 175	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	87 of 173	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	82 of 176	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	71 of 171	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	101 of 173	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	97 of 185	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	126 of 186	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.8	102 of 180	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	74.0	46 of 246	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	20 of 218	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	62.3	89 of 223	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	80 of 227	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	53 of 223	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	88 of 229	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	72 of 226	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.3	57 of 219	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	72 of 212	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.1	41 of 218	81.2%	★★★★☆
2005	65.0	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	112 of 154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	71 of 152	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	55 of 143	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	86 of 141	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	82 of 159	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	65 of 125	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	67 of 122	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	48 of 119	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	22 of 104	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	81 of 147	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	80 of 149	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	55 of 150	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	75 of 148	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	78 of 148	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	96 of 142	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	95 of 159	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	7 of 62	88.7%	★★★★★
2024	68.4	17 of 68	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	34 of 73	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	123 of 139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	72 of 138	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	102 of 137	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	118 of 127	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	103 of 147	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+49 vs school

Military Connected (2024)57th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%+4 vs state

English Language Arts35%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

I have a now senior in high school that attended Fire Lake from 2nd to 5th grade. The teaches did a great job. It was a difficult time for our son who was trying to overcome many changes in from the first five years of his life. He looks back with admiration on the teachers and staff at Fire Lake.

Our daughter attends Fire Lake and had enjoyed all of her teachers. I have heard stories of some troubled children in her classes. I believe any and all incidents have been handled well. There have not been any negative consequences that have affected my child. We find the teachers and staff quite approachable and easy to work with.

It is not all sunshine and roses, but having children is not meant to be a cake walk. There have been issues in homework, focus and getting along. We recognize our children are not blameless and look to work with the people that take care of our children for eight hours a day while we work. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 2, 2014

One of the worst schools that I have experienced. The principal allows teachers to act inappropriately toward students by yelling, screaming, shaming, and embarrassing them. Students call one teacher in particular a witch and sneak behind her back. This was brought to the principal's attention numerous times and nothing was done about it. The principal decided to cover the scenarios and did not address the situations as they should had been. The teacher should not be teaching students and does not belong in the classroom, given the damage that she does to students' self esteems and concepts. I consider Fire Lake Elementary a mistake and a decision that my child is still working at overcoming. If you consider this school for your child please know that it could negatively impact your child. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Fire Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fire Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fire Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mirror Lake Middle School
High : Chugiak High School

How many students attend Fire Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Fire Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fire Lake Elementary?

Students at Fire Lake Elementary are 53% White, 20% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

Is Fire Lake Elementary a good school?

Fire Lake Elementary ranks 105^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fire Lake Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

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