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Chinook Elementary

Q: Is Chinook Elementary a good school?

Chinook Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Chinook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Chinook Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chinook Elementary?

Students at Chinook Elementary are 26% White, 21% American Indian, 18% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chinook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chinook Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mears Middle School High : Dimond High School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Chinook Elementary is a Pre-K through 6th grade school in southwest Anchorage, part of the Anchorage School District, serving 365 students in a neighborhood close to several other district elementary schools. The school currently sits in the lowest tier of Alaska elementary schools, ranking 150th out of 166 schools statewide in 2025–2026 (10th percentile, 1 star), with proficiency rates roughly 15–19 percentage points below district averages across reading, math, and science.

Recent testing shows just 17% of Chinook students proficient in English language arts, 19% in math, and 24% in science, compared to district rates of roughly 36%, 36%, and 39%. The school has declined steadily over the past decade: it ranked in the 63rd percentile statewide in 2014–2015 and now sits in the bottom 10–20% of Alaska elementary schools. Chinook serves a high-need population, with about 73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that has held steady for several years. Its economically disadvantaged students have consistently scored below their low-income peers statewide, ranking in the 18th percentile in 2024–2025. One bright spot stands out: Chinook's migrant students ranked in the 66th percentile compared to migrant students at other Alaska schools, earning 4 stars for that subgroup in 2024–2025.

Location highlights how much results vary within a short drive. Bayshore Elementary, just over a mile away, posts more than 2.5 times Chinook's reading and math proficiency; Kincaid Elementary shows nearly three times the math proficiency; and Sand Lake Elementary, less than a mile away, also substantially outperforms Chinook. However, nearby Northwood ABC and Taku Elementary score at similarly low levels. Notably, Gladys Wood Elementary serves a nearly identical share of low-income students (76%) yet outperforms Chinook by roughly 14 points in reading and 18 points in science, suggesting poverty alone doesn't explain Chinook's results. With per-student spending comparable to nearby schools, the evidence points to significant room for improvement.

365

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,391

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 W 88th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99502-5396

(907) 742-6700

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Chinook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mears Middle School
High:	Dimond High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

25.8%

American Indian:

21.4%

Two or more races:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (19% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

150^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 25 pts since 2017

From bottom 35% (2017) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Anchorage School District

11^th of 23Anchorage 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
2026	10.6	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	148 of 175	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	164 of 176	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	133 of 171	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	114 of 173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	125 of 185	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	132 of 186	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	117 of 180	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.4	92 of 246	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	97 of 218	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	130 of 223	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	146 of 223	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	135 of 229	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	124 of 219	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	129 of 212	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	137 of 218	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	133 of 213	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	134 of 154	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	127 of 142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	135 of 152	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	119 of 143	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	108 of 159	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	86 of 104	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	92 of 147	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	134 of 149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	132 of 150	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	129 of 148	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	107 of 159	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	62 of 73	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	118 of 133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	82 of 127	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	92 of 147	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)66th percentile+50 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-13 vs state

English Language Arts17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)				STAR Mathematics (2026)				ASA Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th 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
Chinook Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3101 W 88th Ave	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-6700	365	23	15.5	73.2%	94 (25.8%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.2%)	40 (11.0%)	78 (21.4%)	37 (10.1%)	67 (18.4%)	10.6	150^th of 166 public elementary schools	9.6%		18	148^th of 175 public elementary schools	15.4%	2	15.0	13.8	23.6	17.3	13.6	22.4	21.4	19.1	23.6	23.6	$15,391	$2,044	$13,347
Sand Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Jewel Lake Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 243-2161	367	24	15.4	32.4%	133 (36.2%)	9 (2.5%)	42 (11.4%)	55 (15.0%)	21 (5.7%)	20 (5.4%)	87 (23.7%)	51.4	85^th of 166 public elementary schools	48.8%		59.6	69^th of 175 public elementary schools	60.6%	16	33.9	36.7	40.0	36.7	40.0	55.0	41.8	45.6	45.5	45.5	$12,911	$938	$11,972
Gladys Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7001 Cranberry St	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-6760	267	19	14.1	76.0%	50 (18.7%)	15 (5.6%)	23 (8.6%)	27 (10.1%)	49 (18.4%)	36 (13.5%)	67 (25.1%)	28.4	124^th of 166 public elementary schools	25.3%		29.7	126^th of 175 public elementary schools	28.0%	2	17.4	25.6	55.9	31.1	21.7	18.0	38.2	25.2	41.2	41.2	$14,383	$1,216	$13,167
Bayshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10500 Bayshore Dr	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5360	338	18	19.0	16.3%	162 (47.9%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.0%)	32 (9.5%)	28 (8.3%)	10 (3.0%)	75 (22.2%)	67.2	48^th of 166 public elementary schools	71.1%		65.7	58^th of 175 public elementary schools	66.9%	10	46.8	39.1	54.7	46.9	48.9	39.1	60.9	49.7	58.7	58.7	$12,944	$851	$12,093
Kincaid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Raspberry Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 245-5530	322	20	15.8	26.4%	171 (53.1%)	9 (2.8%)	19 (5.9%)	25 (7.8%)	32 (9.9%)	10 (3.1%)	56 (17.4%)	71.9	37^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.7%		84.7	17^th of 175 public elementary schools	90.3%	20	48.9	40.4	55.1	47.7	51.1	54.4	60.4	55.3	52.9	52.9	$15,975	$1,216	$14,758
Campbell STEM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7206 Rovenna St	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5560	323	20	16.3		96 (29.7%)	16 (5.0%)	33 (10.2%)	37 (11.5%)	50 (15.5%)	22 (6.8%)	69 (21.4%)	41	104^th of 166 public elementary schools	37.3%		41.8	104^th of 175 public elementary schools	40.6%		36.1	37.9	41.7	38.3	26.2	32.8	35.4	31.1	47.9	47.9	$16,028	$1,350	$14,677
Klatt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Puma St	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5750	294	20	14.6	62.9%	59 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	87 (29.6%)	63 (21.4%)	33 (11.2%)	10 (3.4%)	41 (13.9%)	28	127^th of 166 public elementary schools	23.5%		33	120^th of 175 public elementary schools	31.4%	7	8.8	28.9	40.0	25.7	11.8	35.6	40.0	29.4	40.0	40.0	$18,278	$1,379	$16,899
Northwood ABC	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4807 Northwood Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-6800	255	18	14.2	79.6%	54 (21.2%)	13 (5.1%)	23 (9.0%)	25 (9.8%)	47 (18.4%)	50 (19.6%)	43 (16.9%)	14.9	142^nd of 166 public elementary schools	14.5%		15.7	154^th of 175 public elementary schools	12.0%	12	< 10%	23.4	25.0	17.1	21.1	28.3	15.2	22.2	18.2	18.2	$23,348	$3,167	$20,181
Taku Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 E 72nd Ave	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5940	258	14	18.5	76.0%	43 (16.7%)	11 (4.3%)	41 (15.9%)	32 (12.4%)	41 (15.9%)	43 (16.7%)	47 (18.2%)	13.3	144^th of 166 public elementary schools	13.3%		21.3	140^th of 175 public elementary schools	20.0%	4	20.6	20.5	21.9	20.9	17.7	22.7	19.4	20.2	26.5	26.5	$15,146	$2,236	$12,909
Ocean View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11911 Johns Rd	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5850	285	17	16.9	44.9%	132 (46.3%)	7 (2.5%)	34 (11.9%)	13 (4.6%)	41 (14.4%)	20 (7.0%)	38 (13.3%)	71.4	38^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.7	39^th of 175 public elementary schools	77.7%	1	45.5	45.0	57.1	49.6	60.6	42.5	69.1	57.4	47.6	47.6	$15,401	$1,251	$14,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Elementary

What schools do graduates of Chinook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chinook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mears Middle School
High : Dimond High School

How many students attend Chinook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Chinook Elementary.

What district is Chinook Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

Is Chinook Elementary a good school?

Chinook Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Alaska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Elementary?

Students at Chinook Elementary are 26% White, 21% American Indian, 18% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

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