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Lake Otis Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Lake Otis Elementary is a small PK-6 school in the Anchorage School District serving 264 students in Anchorage, AK. The school has struggled academically for years, ranking 158th of 166 Alaska elementary schools in 2025-2026 — placing it in the 5th percentile with a 0-star rating. This is not a one-year blip: across its ranking history, Lake Otis has repeatedly landed in the bottom 5–13% of Alaska schools.

The academic gaps are wide in every subject. In 2025-2026, just 11.1% of students were proficient in English language arts, 16.7% in math, and 17.1% in science — roughly one-third to one-half of district averages. Early-grade reading is especially concerning: only 8.6% of 3rd graders met ELA benchmarks versus 30% districtwide. The contrast with nearby schools is dramatic. Rogers Park Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks in the 92nd percentile with 61.5% ELA and 64.0% math proficiency, while Northern Lights ABC K-8 School, about 1.77 miles away, posts 52.6% ELA and 62.6% math proficiency.

Lake Otis serves a high-poverty population, with 81.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, up from 71.9% two years earlier. Poverty alone, though, does not tell the full story. Russian Jack Elementary, with an even higher poverty rate of 92.9%, scores meaningfully better in ELA (21.8% vs. 11.1%) and math (29.0% vs. 16.7%). Notably, Lake Otis already has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.0 and per-student spending of $17,123 — stronger than several nearby schools that outperform it. That suggests the challenge is instructional effectiveness, not simply funding or class size. There are a few bright spots: English learners earned a 3-star rating in 2022-2023, and math proficiency climbs from 11.4% in 3rd grade to 20.0% in 5th grade — a positive pattern, though still far below district levels.

264

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,123

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3331 Lake Otis Pkwy
Anchorage, AK 99508-4598

(907) 742-7400

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Lake Otis Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

23.5%

Hispanic:

20.1%

American Indian:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (14% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

158^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	6.7	158 of 166	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	166 of 175	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	159 of 173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	157 of 176	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	155 of 171	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	176 of 185	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	173 of 186	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	168 of 180	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	155 of 246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.1	122 of 218	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	124 of 223	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.2	78 of 227	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	129 of 229	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	141 of 226	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	142 of 219	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	95 of 212	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	102 of 218	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	77 of 213	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.0	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	118 of 152	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	108 of 141	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	155 of 159	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	115 of 125	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	102 of 119	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	136 of 147	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	125 of 145	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	120 of 150	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	115 of 148	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	138 of 148	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	150 of 159	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	43 of 73	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	44.8	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	91 of 137	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)43rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2023)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)21st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2019)20th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-16 vs state

English Language Arts11%-22 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
Lake Otis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3331 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-7400	264	20	13.0	81.1%	43 (16.3%)	3 (1.1%)	53 (20.1%)	62 (23.5%)	49 (18.6%)	19 (7.2%)	35 (13.3%)	6.7	158^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.8%		8.7	166^th of 175 public elementary schools	5.1%	8	8.6	13.2	11.4				11.1	11.4	18.4	20.0				16.7	17.1		17.1	$17,123	$2,734	$14,389
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%)	87.7	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%		87.3	12^th of 175 public elementary schools	93.1%	2	64.6	58.7	61.2				61.5	64.6	64.5	63.1				64.0	63.0		63.0	$14,438	$903	$13,534
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%)	6.2	160^th of 166 public elementary schools	3.6%					(n/a)	11.1	12.8	23.5				15.6	13.9	7.7	11.8				11.0	14.3		14.3	$19,132	$2,642	$16,489
Tudor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1666 Cache Dr	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1050	303	12	26.2	46.9%	88 (29.0%)	12 (4.0%)	32 (10.6%)	28 (9.2%)	53 (17.5%)	26 (8.6%)	64 (21.1%)	16.3	140^th of 166 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.7	157^th of 175 public elementary schools	10.3%	17	20.9	23.5	32.7				25.5	14.0	17.7	17.3				16.1	34.6		34.6	$14,383	$1,266	$13,117
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		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
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
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%)	7.5	157^th of 166 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.2	170^th of 175 public elementary schools	2.9%	13	11.5	11.4	15.7				12.9	19.2	15.9	13.7				16.3	21.6		21.6	$17,235	$3,360	$13,874
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		14.3	21.4	26.3	18.5	17.6	42.1	33.3	37.2	$12,959	$331	$12,628
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2424 East Dowling Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7500	582	31	18.9	29.0%	179 (30.8%)	52 (8.9%)	67 (11.5%)	153 (26.3%)	29 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	93 (16.0%)	78.6	27^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.7%		91.1	5^th of 175 public elementary schools	97.1%	22	36.8	51.9	56.6	70.4	50.8	56.3	52.6	51.3	59.3	56.6	80.0	67.2	66.7	62.6	57.7	43.8	51.0	$11,121	$687	$10,434
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Otis Elementary

What district is Lake Otis Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Lake Otis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Lake Otis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lake Otis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Otis Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Lake Otis Elementary a good school?

Lake Otis Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Alaska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Otis Elementary?

Students at Lake Otis Elementary are 23% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 19% American Indian, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

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