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O'Malley Elementary

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O'Malley Elementary ranks 79 th of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

O'Malley Elementary is a PK–6 school in the Anchorage School District serving about 350 students with a student-teacher ratio near 15:1, located in a relatively economically advantaged part of south Anchorage where only about 9–11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For years, O'Malley was one of Alaska's strongest elementary schools, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide in both 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 and placing as high as 12th in the state. Since then, its ranking has declined steadily—from 22nd in 2023–2024, to 30th in 2024–2025, and now to 79th out of 166 elementary schools in the most recent 2025–2026 data, placing it at the 52nd percentile and squarely in the middle of the pack.

O'Malley's test scores remain above district and state averages in all three subjects: 40% proficiency in ELA, 41% in math, and 55% in science. But when compared to nearby schools, the picture changes. Ocean View Elementary, which serves a student body with a 45% free/reduced lunch rate, posts 57% math proficiency—well ahead of O'Malley's 41%. Rabbit Creek Elementary reaches 49% ELA and 56% math, and Bear Valley Elementary, Huffman Elementary, and Rilke Schule Charter School all post proficiency rates in the 60s or 70s. Given O'Malley's very low poverty rate—one of the lowest among nearby schools—its middling performance relative to peers serving more economically disadvantaged families is striking.

What makes this decline especially notable is that it appears broad-based. Female, male, and white student subgroups all saw significant percentile drops between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, suggesting a schoolwide shift rather than a single challenging cohort. Grade-level patterns are also uneven: reading proficiency rises steadily from 3rd grade (31%) to 5th grade (51%), while math is less consistent, with 3rd graders essentially tied with the district average before improving in 4th and 5th grades. O'Malley historically served its small low-income population exceptionally well, ranking in the 97th percentile among Alaska schools for low-income students in 2022–2023, but the most recent data does not show whether that strength has continued. For parents, O'Malley remains a solid school that still beats district and state averages—but its recent slide raises real questions about why it no longer keeps pace with its highest-performing neighbors.

350

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,082

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

11100 Rockridge Dr
Anchorage, AK 99516-1884

(907) 742-5800

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend O'Malley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hanshew Middle School
High:	Service High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Two or more races:

14.3%

American Indian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Alaska median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

79^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 37 pts since 2017

From top 11% (2017) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th 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	54.0	79 of 166	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	30 of 175	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	22 of 173	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	13 of 176	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	12 of 171	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	27 of 185	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	15 of 186	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	82.2	19 of 180	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	83.8	15 of 218	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	11 of 223	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	19 of 227	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	78.5	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	19 of 229	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	13 of 226	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	7 of 219	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	11 of 212	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.8	21 of 218	90.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	4 of 213	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.9	29 of 154	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	24 of 142	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	13 of 152	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	8 of 143	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	14 of 141	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	7 of 159	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	18 of 122	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	4 of 119	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	3 of 104	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	58 of 147	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	57 of 145	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	35 of 149	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	25 of 150	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	8 of 148	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	10 of 148	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	10 of 142	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	39 of 159	75.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	29 of 68	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	8 of 74	89.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	9 of 58	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	18 of 139	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	26 of 133	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	7 of 137	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	8 of 127	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	20 of 147	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+17 vs state

Mathematics41%+9 vs state

English Language Arts40%+8 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
O'Malley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11100 Rockridge Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5800	350	23	15.0	11.1%	244 (69.7%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.3%)	54	79^th of 166 public elementary schools	52.4%		75.9	30^th of 175 public elementary schools	82.9%	49	30.8	41.7	50.9				40.5	33.9	47.9	44.4				41.3	54.6		54.6	$14,082	$925	$13,156
Huffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12000 Lorraine St	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5650	268	16	16.9	17.2%	180 (67.2%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.8%)	14 (5.2%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.9%)	88.4	12^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.1	10^th of 175 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	50.0	68.3	75.4				64.6	51.8	61.0	72.1				62.0	68.9		68.9	$16,181	$1,161	$15,019
Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5151 Abbott Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5500	364	23	15.8	23.4%	168 (46.2%)	8 (2.2%)	42 (11.5%)	44 (12.1%)	30 (8.2%)	16 (4.4%)	56 (15.4%)	61.7	58^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.1%		69.3	46^th of 175 public elementary schools	73.7%	12	40.0	44.1	53.9				46.2	45.0	31.7	63.1				47.0	49.2		49.2	$13,949	$911	$13,037
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9911 Lake Otis Pwky	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5450	291	20	14.3	86.6%	60 (20.6%)	17 (5.8%)	37 (12.7%)	44 (15.1%)	40 (13.7%)	28 (9.6%)	65 (22.3%)	9	152^nd of 166 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.9	158^th of 175 public elementary schools	9.7%	6	9.5	17.0	13.0				13.5	19.1	17.0	21.7				19.2	23.9		23.9	$18,288	$1,706	$16,581
Bear Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15001 Mountain Air Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5900	316	18	17.3	8.5%	213 (67.4%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.2%)	10 (3.2%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (15.2%)	92	5^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.0%		90.6	7^th of 175 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	48.1	63.9	74.6				62.5	54.0	75.4	80.0				70.5	80.0		80.0	$12,945	$771	$12,174
Bowman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11700 Gregory Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5600	536	33	16.2	28.9%	251 (46.8%)	9 (1.7%)	56 (10.4%)	58 (10.8%)	43 (8.0%)	16 (3.0%)	103 (19.2%)	56.8	72^nd of 166 public elementary schools	56.6%		68.1	51^st of 175 public elementary schools	70.9%	21	32.9	43.6	42.7				39.4	46.6	50.8	44.1				47.1	49.2		49.2	$19,570	$1,703	$17,867
Rabbit Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13650 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5700	288	18	15.6	20.8%	189 (65.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	7 (2.4%)	25 (8.7%)	11 (3.8%)	36 (12.5%)	78.4	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%		75.4	34^th of 175 public elementary schools	80.6%	6	36.0	49.0	60.3				49.4	52.0	52.0	63.5				56.4	77.4		77.4	$14,715	$1,081	$13,634
Kasuun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4000 E 68th Ave	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-9444	343	20	17.1	50.4%	85 (24.8%)	14 (4.1%)	44 (12.8%)	49 (14.3%)	48 (14.0%)	36 (10.5%)	67 (19.5%)	20.4	136^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.1%		19.5	147^th of 175 public elementary schools	16.0%	11	15.0	16.7	35.3				22.7	16.7	22.7	36.8				25.8	36.8		36.8	$19,194	$1,773	$17,420
Ocean View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11911 Johns Rd	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5850	285	17	16.9	44.9%	132 (46.3%)	7 (2.5%)	34 (11.9%)	13 (4.6%)	41 (14.4%)	20 (7.0%)	38 (13.3%)	71.4	38^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.7	39^th of 175 public elementary schools	77.7%	1	45.5	45.0	57.1				49.6	60.6	42.5	69.1				57.4	47.6		47.6	$15,401	$1,251	$14,150
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

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Malley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of O'Malley Elementary?

Students at O'Malley Elementary are 70% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is O'Malley Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

What schools do graduates of O'Malley Elementary attend?

Students who attend O'Malley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanshew Middle School
High : Service High School

How many students attend O'Malley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended O'Malley Elementary.

Is O'Malley Elementary a good school?

O'Malley Elementary ranks 79^th of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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