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Chugach Optional Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Chugach Optional Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 265 students. The school 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.

Chugach Optional Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20 elementary schools in Alaska, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in most recent years. The school's proficiency rates in ASA/Science, STAR/English Language Arts, and STAR/Mathematics are significantly higher than the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Chugach Optional Elementary had 90.48% proficiency in ASA/Science for all grades, compared to 39.69% for the Anchorage School District and 37.87% for the state of Alaska. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and multi-racial students, with rankings consistently in the top 30 or top 15 elementary schools in Alaska.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, Chugach Optional Elementary stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's academic proficiency rates, student-teacher ratio, and overall rankings are significantly higher than the surrounding schools, such as Aquarian Charter School, Rogers Park Elementary, and Government Hill Elementary. This suggests that Chugach Optional Elementary is providing a superior educational experience for its students.

275

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,193

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 E St
Anchorage, AK 99501-4499

(907) 742-3730

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Two or more races:

13.1%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (66% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anchorage School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

9^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	19 of 173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	9 of 176	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	17 of 171	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	7 of 173	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	18 of 185	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	12 of 186	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	9 of 180	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	5 of 246	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	6 of 218	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	4 of 227	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	3 of 223	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	1 of 229	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	5 of 226	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	2 of 219	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	6 of 213	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	7 of 152	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	73.5	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	22 of 159	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	6 of 149	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	33 of 150	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	12 of 148	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	11 of 148	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	6 of 142	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	18 of 159	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	15 of 62	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	13 of 139	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	29 of 133	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.4	22 of 137	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	21 of 127	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	18 of 147	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+53 vs state

Mathematics64%+31 vs state

English Language Arts61%+28 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
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
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
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
North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W Fireweed Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3800	317	20	15.7	105.4%	21 (6.6%)	24 (7.6%)	47 (14.8%)	37 (11.7%)	46 (14.5%)	99 (31.2%)	43 (13.6%)	8	167^th of 175 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.2	157^th of 173 public elementary schools	9.2%	10	9.3	17.4	17.3		14.9	11.6	19.6	21.6		17.9	9.6	9.6	$20,048	$3,269	$16,779
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
Aquarian Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1705 W 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-4900	365	22	16.5		259 (71.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (7.9%)	8 (2.2%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.0%)	88.7	11^th of 175 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.6	5^th of 173 public elementary schools	97.1%	6	65.5	61.1	67.3	35.7	62.4	56.9	68.5	69.2	42.9	62.9	69.2	69.2	$13,045	$272	$12,773
Rogers Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1400 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4800	354	24	14.7	35.6%	151 (42.7%)	12 (3.4%)	27 (7.6%)	42 (11.9%)	34 (9.6%)	30 (8.5%)	58 (16.4%)	87.3	12^th of 175 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.5	6^th of 173 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	63.8	58.0	62.2		61.1	58.6	60.5	61.0		60.2	66.3	66.3	$14,438	$903	$13,534
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
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
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 Chugach Optional Elementary

What district is Chugach Optional Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Chugach Optional Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Chugach Optional Elementary.

Is Chugach Optional Elementary a good school?

Yes. Chugach Optional Elementary ranks in the top 5.1% of Alaska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chugach Optional Elementary?

Students at Chugach Optional Elementary are 72% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

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