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Aurora Elementary

Q: Is Aurora Elementary a good school?

Aurora Elementary ranks 31 st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Aurora Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Aurora Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Aurora Elementary?

Students at Aurora Elementary are 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Aurora Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jber, Alaska, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 488. As part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in Alaska, Aurora Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25 elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in STAR/English Language Arts, STAR/Mathematics, and ASA/Science significantly higher than the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Aurora Elementary's proficiency rates were 54.82% in STAR/English Language Arts (vs. 35.6% for the district and 32.69% for the state), 46.99% in STAR/Mathematics (vs. 35.34% for the district and 32.18% for the state), and 68.18% in ASA/Science (vs. 39.69% for the district and 37.87% for the state). Additionally, Aurora Elementary performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

As a school located on a military base, Aurora Elementary has a significant population of military-connected students and has consistently ranked among the top 10 Alaska elementary schools for this student subgroup in recent years. When compared to nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, such as Denali Montessori Elementary and Dr. Etheldra Davis - Fairview Elementary School, Aurora Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates and rankings.

359

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,919

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5085 10th St
Jber, AK 99506-1199

(907) 742-0300

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2014 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (53% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anchorage School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

31^st of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	75.6	31 of 175	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	26 of 173	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	21 of 176	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	24 of 171	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	3 of 185	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	8 of 186	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	79.6	24 of 180	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	16 of 246	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	11 of 218	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	8 of 223	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.7	8 of 227	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	9 of 223	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	27 of 229	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	28 of 226	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	21 of 219	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	78.3	32 of 212	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	30 of 218	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.6	23 of 213	89.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	77.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	34 of 154	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	23 of 142	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	24 of 152	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	24 of 143	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	43 of 141	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	14 of 159	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	20 of 125	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	12 of 122	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	8 of 119	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	2 of 104	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	20 of 110	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	1 of 147	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	30 of 149	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	17 of 148	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	17 of 148	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	32 of 142	77.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2022	67.5	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.2	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	25 of 139	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	17 of 138	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	71 of 127	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-88 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+30 vs state

English Language Arts55%+22 vs state

Mathematics47%+15 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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aurora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5085 10th St	Jber	99506	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-0300	359	22	16.6	23.1%	193 (53.8%)	36 (10.0%)	72 (20.1%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	42 (11.7%)	75.6	31^st of 175 public elementary schools	82.3%		77.9	26^th of 173 public elementary schools	85.0%	5	47.5	54.1	65.9		54.8	34.4	50.8	59.1		47.0	68.2	68.2	$15,919	$1,256	$14,663
Orion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5112 Arctic Warrior Dr	Jber	99506	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-0250	423	22	19.1	32.9%	238 (56.3%)	39 (9.2%)	87 (20.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	35 (8.3%)	59.6	70^th of 175 public elementary schools	60.0%		65.2	58^th of 173 public elementary schools	66.5%	12	39.7	40.4	45.6		41.8	38.1	40.4	61.4		46.3	50.9	50.9	$15,012	$1,179	$13,832
Government Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Bluff Dr	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5000	424	25	16.8	37.0%	114 (26.9%)	14 (3.3%)	223 (52.6%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.3%)	19 (4.5%)	36 (8.5%)	49.6	87^th of 175 public elementary schools	50.3%		40.6	107^th of 173 public elementary schools	38.2%	20	27.0	40.4	50.0		38.0	29.7	38.5	48.3		38.0	55.2	55.2	$13,181	$1,004	$12,176
William Tyson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Richmond Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-8000	353	18	19.5	104.5%	18 (5.1%)	52 (14.7%)	41 (11.6%)	39 (11.0%)	58 (16.4%)	89 (25.2%)	56 (15.9%)	6.1	171^st of 175 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.4	170^th of 173 public elementary schools	1.7%	1	10.3		17.3		10.3		10.9	11.5		8.5	21.2	21.2	$20,912	$3,673	$17,239
Denali Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	148 East Ninth Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4500	361	24	14.9	74.0%	140 (38.8%)	29 (8.0%)	42 (11.6%)	19 (5.3%)	32 (8.9%)	23 (6.4%)	76 (21.1%)	37.1	115^th of 175 public elementary schools	34.3%		53.9	86^th of 173 public elementary schools	50.3%	29	17.8	40.9	43.2	38.1	34.0	20.0	34.1	35.1	23.8	28.6	56.8	56.8	$17,122	$1,197	$15,924
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1327 Nelchina St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-7600	337	21	15.8	104.7%	30 (8.9%)	51 (15.1%)	42 (12.5%)	12 (3.6%)	60 (17.8%)	94 (27.9%)	48 (14.2%)	6.2	170^th of 175 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.9	169^th of 173 public elementary schools	2.3%	1	8.2	10.9	17.0		12.3	8.2	11.1	18.6		13.1	22.0	22.0	$17,235	$3,360	$13,874
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4005 Mcphee Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3900	230	16	14.2	102.6%	19 (8.3%)	36 (15.7%)	28 (12.2%)	21 (9.1%)	27 (11.7%)	60 (26.1%)	39 (17.0%)	25.3	132^nd of 175 public elementary schools	24.6%		10.5	160^th of 173 public elementary schools	7.5%	28	16.7		39.4		21.2	26.2	13.8	48.5		29.8	23.5	23.5	$19,460	$3,894	$15,565
Chugach Optional Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1205 E St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3730	275	15	18.1	11.6%	198 (72.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	8 (2.9%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.1%)	90.2	9^th of 175 public elementary schools	94.9%		81.3	19^th of 173 public elementary schools	89.0%	10	54.8	52.6	64.3	75.9	60.9	54.8	52.6	76.2	72.4	63.6	90.5	90.5	$12,193	$673	$11,519
Inlet View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 N St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7630	190	11	17.0	26.8%	95 (50.0%)	6 (3.2%)	15 (7.9%)	7 (3.7%)	26 (13.7%)	12 (6.3%)	29 (15.3%)	75.4	33^rd of 175 public elementary schools	81.1%		65.5	56^th of 173 public elementary schools	67.6%	23	46.7	44.8	60.6		51.1	50.0	34.5	72.7		53.3	63.6	63.6	$13,525	$969	$12,556
Airport Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Alder Dr	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-4550	240	18	13.0	104.6%	24 (10.0%)	6 (2.5%)	37 (15.4%)	62 (25.8%)	40 (16.7%)	30 (12.5%)	41 (17.1%)								(n/a)		11.8			5.9	15.4				7.7			$19,132	$2,642	$16,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurora Elementary

Is Aurora Elementary a good school?

Aurora Elementary ranks 31^st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Aurora Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Aurora Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Aurora Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Aurora Elementary?

Students at Aurora Elementary are 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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