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Chugiak Elementary

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Chugiak Elementary ranks 77 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Chugiak Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Anchorage School District, with 466 students located in Chugiak, Alaska. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chugiak Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 55.7% of Chugiak Elementary students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 39.69% for the district and 37.87% for the state. The school also had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39.57%) and Mathematics (42.98%) than the district and state averages. Chugiak Elementary's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with rankings often in the top quartile or top half of Alaska elementary schools.

While Chugiak Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 14.81% to 16.74% in recent years, suggests a more affluent student population compared to the district and state averages. This may contribute to the school's strong performance, as research has shown a correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. However, the school's performance for special education students is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alaska elementary schools. Nearby Eagle Academy Charter School outperforms Chugiak Elementary in several academic metrics, including higher proficiency rates in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics.

439

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,355

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19932 Old Glenn Hwy
Chugiak, AK 99567-0030

(907) 742-3400

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Chugiak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mirror Lake Middle School
High:	Chugiak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (43% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

77^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	55.9	77 of 175	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	32 of 173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	26 of 176	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	27 of 171	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	29 of 173	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	63 of 185	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	50 of 186	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	49 of 180	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	79 of 246	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.4	50 of 218	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	72 of 223	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	51 of 227	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	44 of 223	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	52 of 229	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	51 of 226	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	28 of 219	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	34 of 212	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	33 of 218	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.7	13 of 213	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	46 of 142	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	25 of 152	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	25 of 143	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	23 of 141	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	78 of 159	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	54.8	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	83 of 125	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	34 of 122	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	49 of 119	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	52 of 110	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	29 of 147	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	46 of 149	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	27 of 150	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	27 of 148	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	26 of 148	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	28 of 142	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	46 of 159	71.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2019	58.3	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	23 of 68	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	41 of 73	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	78 of 139	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	32 of 133	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	28 of 138	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	28 of 137	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	18 of 127	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	59 of 147	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)66th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+18 vs state

Mathematics43%+11 vs state

English Language Arts40%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Snowshoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 W Fairview Loop	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9500	346	23	15.0	47.7%	208 (60.1%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	3 (0.9%)	68 (19.7%)	69.6	44^th of 175 public elementary schools	74.9%		74.5	31^st of 173 public elementary schools	82.1%	13	50.0	48.3	42.6				47.1	58.1	43.1	49.1				50.3	56.4		56.4	$15,447	$1,323	$14,125
Dena'ina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Ro	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5600	396	26	15.2	46.0%	220 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	94 (23.7%)	66.6	56^th of 175 public elementary schools	68.0%		47.9	95^th of 173 public elementary schools	45.1%	39	37.5	48.9	45.3				43.1	47.9	50.0	56.3				51.4	54.4		54.4	$15,640	$1,631	$14,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Chugiak Elementary

What schools do graduates of Chugiak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chugiak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mirror Lake Middle School
High : Chugiak High School

How many students attend Chugiak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Chugiak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chugiak Elementary?

Students at Chugiak Elementary are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

Is Chugiak Elementary a good school?

Chugiak Elementary ranks 77^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Chugiak Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

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