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College Gate Elementary

Q: Is College Gate Elementary a good school?

College Gate Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend College Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended College Gate Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of College Gate Elementary?

Students at College Gate Elementary are 29% American Indian, 21% Two or more races, 19% White, 12% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of College Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Gate Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wendler Middle School High : Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

College Gate Elementary is a PK–6 school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 363 students in the Anchorage School District. The school has been in steady decline over the past decade, falling from the 42nd percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 6th percentile—156th out of 166 Alaska elementary schools—in 2025-2026. About 65% of students now qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is approximately 17 to 1.

Academically, College Gate currently posts proficiency rates roughly 20 percentage points below district and state averages in English language arts and math. Only about 1 in 7 students is proficient in math, and just 16% meet the bar in reading. These numbers are especially striking compared with nearby schools. Russian Jack Elementary, where nearly 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, more than doubles College Gate's math proficiency rate. Scenic Park Elementary, just over a mile away, has the same student-teacher ratio yet performs dramatically better in both reading and math. Science performance has also been volatile, swinging from above the district average in 2024-2025 to just 21% proficiency the following year.

Subgroup data show the challenge is schoolwide, with nearly every demographic group—boys, girls, low-income students, and others—ranking in the bottom quarter of the state or worse. The one historical bright spot is English Language Learner students, who ranked in the 77th percentile in 2020-2021. Per-student spending at College Gate is lower than many neighboring high-poverty schools, including Williwaw Elementary and Baxter Elementary, yet some of those schools perform similarly or worse—suggesting money alone doesn't explain the outcomes. For parents, the bottom line is that College Gate has been declining relative to its peers for years, with no evidence of a turnaround yet, although past success with ELL students suggests improvement is possible.

363

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,886

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 Sunflower St
Anchorage, AK 99508-4794

(907) 742-1500

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend College Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wendler Middle School
High:	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

29.2%

Two or more races:

20.7%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (16% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

156^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 31 pts since 2017

From bottom 37% (2017) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	8.0	156 of 166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	150 of 175	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	144 of 176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	128 of 171	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	127 of 173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	108 of 185	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	109 of 186	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	113 of 180	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	114 of 246	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.8	119 of 218	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	125 of 223	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.6	112 of 227	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	100 of 223	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	116 of 229	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	99 of 226	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	87 of 219	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	77 of 212	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	75 of 218	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.4	52 of 213	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	52.2	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	134 of 140	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	123 of 152	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	114 of 159	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	108 of 122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	67 of 147	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	141 of 149	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	149 of 150	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	135 of 148	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	110 of 148	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	118 of 142	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	78 of 159	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	40 of 73	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	107 of 139	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	127 of 133	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	55 of 137	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	74 of 127	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	62 of 147	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)67th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2024)27th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-17 vs state

English Language Arts16%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-18 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 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
College Gate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 Sunflower St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1500	363	21	16.9	65.0%	68 (18.7%)	21 (5.8%)	23 (6.3%)	26 (7.2%)	106 (29.2%)	44 (12.1%)	75 (20.7%)	8	156^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.0%		16.8	150^th of 175 public elementary schools	14.3%	6	10.0	15.2	25.0				16.3	8.6	12.1	21.7				13.8	21.3		21.3	$14,886	$2,668	$12,218
Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	264	15	17.6		184 (69.7%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (16.7%)	27	128^th of 166 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.6	144^th of 175 public elementary schools	17.7%	16	28.6	32.0	47.6	32.1	38.9	22.2	32.9	18.2	< 10%	14.3	21.4	26.3	18.5	17.6	42.1	33.3	37.2	$12,959	$331	$12,628
Baxter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2991 Baxter Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1750	239	14	16.8	67.4%	60 (25.1%)	22 (9.2%)	28 (11.7%)	37 (15.5%)	38 (15.9%)	18 (7.5%)	36 (15.1%)	11.7	148^th of 166 public elementary schools	10.8%		4	174^th of 175 public elementary schools	0.6%	26	16.3	28.3	26.4				23.9	10.2	13.0	15.1				12.8	22.6		22.6	$20,153	$1,911	$18,241
Russian Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4300 E 20th Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1300	254	18	14.4	92.9%	21 (8.3%)	10 (3.9%)	56 (22.0%)	48 (18.9%)	34 (13.4%)	41 (16.1%)	44 (17.3%)	23.5	133^rd of 166 public elementary schools	19.9%		16.6	152^nd of 175 public elementary schools	13.1%	19	22.7	18.4	23.8				21.8	47.7	26.3	11.9				29.0	32.5		32.5	$16,896	$3,468	$13,428
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-1370	357	23	15.8	85.2%	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	238 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (24.4%)	9.7	151^st of 166 public elementary schools	9.0%		14.7	155^th of 175 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	17.1	17.5	13.2	27.6	< 10%	31.8	19.2	11.4	20.0	18.4	20.7	10.7	15.9	16.4	18.4	38.6	29.3	$15,679	$3,484	$12,195
Scenic Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3933 Patterson Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1650	386	23	16.9	38.9%	118 (30.6%)	24 (6.2%)	49 (12.7%)	48 (12.4%)	28 (7.3%)	31 (8.0%)	88 (22.8%)	59.9	62^nd of 166 public elementary schools	62.7%		68.3	50^th of 175 public elementary schools	71.4%	12	39.2	42.4	48.3				43.3	47.1	45.2	53.5				48.2	43.1		43.1	$13,687	$1,238	$12,449
Williwaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 San Antonio St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-2000	315	22	14.2	101.0%	21 (6.7%)	15 (4.8%)	55 (17.5%)	82 (26.0%)	41 (13.0%)	57 (18.1%)	44 (14.0%)	4.9	163^rd of 166 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.7	172^nd of 175 public elementary schools	1.7%	9	10.9	7.3	12.2				10.2	< 5%	14.6	9.8				8.5	< 5%		< 5%	$26,336	$3,845	$22,490
Chester Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1751 Patterson Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0335	191	11	17.7	87.4%	22 (11.5%)	19 (9.9%)	29 (15.2%)	13 (6.8%)	24 (12.6%)	46 (24.1%)	38 (19.9%)	6.3	159^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.5	163^rd of 175 public elementary schools	6.9%	4	16.7	8.3	20.0				14.9	< 10%	< 10%	11.8				7.1	12.1		12.1	$21,578	$3,626	$17,952
Susitna Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Tyone Circle	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1400	394	21	18.5	69.3%	96 (24.4%)	9 (2.3%)	44 (11.2%)	83 (21.1%)	60 (15.2%)	29 (7.4%)	73 (18.5%)	22.3	135^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.7%		27.4	129^th of 175 public elementary schools	26.3%	6	11.5	27.5	34.4				25.2	13.5	23.5	31.3				23.4	42.2		42.2	$13,238	$1,149	$12,089
Ptarmigan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	888 Edwards St	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0400	392	26	15.0	83.2%	56 (14.3%)	26 (6.6%)	58 (14.8%)	62 (15.8%)	48 (12.2%)	65 (16.6%)	77 (19.6%)	5.1	161^st of 166 public elementary schools	3.0%		9.3	164^th of 175 public elementary schools	6.3%	3	6.6	7.6	15.4				9.4	10.5	9.3	21.2				13.2	13.5		13.5	$21,004	$3,251	$17,752

Frequently Asked Questions about College Gate Elementary

What schools do graduates of College Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Gate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wendler Middle School
High : Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

How many students attend College Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended College Gate Elementary.

Is College Gate Elementary a good school?

College Gate Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of College Gate Elementary?

Students at College Gate Elementary are 29% American Indian, 21% Two or more races, 19% White, 12% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is College Gate Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesDec 12, 2025

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