Summary
Girdwood School is an exceptional elementary school located in Girdwood, Alaska, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 175 students. As part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14th out of 24 districts in the state, Girdwood School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alaska, with rankings ranging from 6th to 52nd out of hundreds of schools over the past decade.
Girdwood School's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 56.25% in ASA/Science, 49.57% in STAR/English Language Arts, and 57.63% in STAR/Mathematics, compared to the Anchorage School District's 39.69%, 35.6%, and 35.34%, respectively. Additionally, the school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.
Girdwood School's small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 11.8 to 12.7 students per teacher over the past three school years, and higher spending per student, at $18,027 in the 2018-2019 school year, may contribute to its exceptional academic success. The school's sustained excellence and equitable outcomes for diverse student groups make it a model for other schools to emulate, and further analysis of its best practices could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes across the state.
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