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Ptarmigan Elementary

Q: Is Ptarmigan Elementary a good school?

Ptarmigan Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ptarmigan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Ptarmigan Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ptarmigan Elementary?

Students at Ptarmigan Elementary are 20% Two or more races, 17% Pacific Islander, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% American Indian, 7% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ptarmigan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ptarmigan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Clark Middle School Alternative : Bartlett High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Ptarmigan Elementary is a public elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 393 students in grades PK-6. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low rankings, test scores, and high percentage of students from low-income families.

Ptarmigan Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Anchorage School District elementary schools, with a 0-1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with its performance for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking in the bottom quarter. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, such as Alaska Native Cultural Charter School, Muldoon Elementary, and Wonder Park Elementary, also struggle academically, some schools like Nunaka Valley Elementary and Susitna Elementary perform slightly better, suggesting that factors beyond just district and funding may contribute to academic success. Addressing Ptarmigan Elementary's challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach that considers the unique needs of the school's student population and the broader community context.

392

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,004

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

888 Edwards St
Anchorage, AK 99504-1699

(907) 742-0400

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Ptarmigan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle School
Alternative:	Bartlett High School

Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:

19.6%

Pacific Islander:

16.6%

Asian:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (17% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

164^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	9.3	164 of 175	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	156 of 176	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	149 of 173	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	174 of 185	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	182 of 186	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	174 of 180	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	198 of 246	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	156 of 218	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.6	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	146 of 227	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	166 of 229	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	156 of 226	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.3	130 of 219	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.8	87 of 212	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.1	133 of 218	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.2	139 of 213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	130 of 152	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	123 of 141	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	148 of 159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	109 of 122	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	89 of 110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	143 of 149	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	134 of 150	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	137 of 148	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	133 of 148	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	134 of 142	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	151 of 159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	38 of 73	47.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	102 of 133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	84 of 138	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)48th percentile+42 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile+20 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-14 vs state

English Language Arts14%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Ptarmigan Elementary

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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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	9.3	164^th of 175 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.2	152^nd of 173 public elementary schools	12.1%	12	5.7	13.5	21.1	13.6	7.7	26.4	18.6	17.7	22.6	22.6	$21,004	$3,251	$17,752
Wonder Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 E 4th Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 337-1569	287	20	14.4	107.7%	37 (12.9%)	20 (7.0%)	35 (12.2%)	30 (10.5%)	33 (11.5%)	74 (25.8%)	58 (20.2%)	7.7	168^th of 175 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.4	151^st of 173 public elementary schools	12.7%	17	5.9	15.6	19.1	12.8	18.0	15.2	19.5	17.7	14.3	14.3	$17,181	$2,865	$14,315
Creekside Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 E 6th Ave	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1550	399	22	17.9	84.0%	51 (12.8%)	42 (10.5%)	47 (11.8%)	52 (13.0%)	53 (13.3%)	66 (16.5%)	88 (22.1%)	10.5	161^st of 175 public elementary schools	8.0%		16.4	146^th of 173 public elementary schools	15.6%	15	10.7	20.3	27.3	19.9	16.1	15.6	19.7	17.2	18.2	18.2	$17,739	$2,332	$15,407
Nunaka Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1905 Twining Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0366	193	14	13.7	71.0%	35 (18.1%)	18 (9.3%)	23 (11.9%)	15 (7.8%)	26 (13.5%)	26 (13.5%)	50 (25.9%)	21.3	141^st of 175 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.3	131^st of 173 public elementary schools	24.3%	10	26.1	23.5	23.1	24.2	26.1		38.5	27.3	19.2	19.2	$22,230	$3,654	$18,575
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%)	9.5	163^rd of 175 public elementary schools	6.9%		12.1	153^rd of 173 public elementary schools	11.6%	10	10.3	12.8	26.3	17.0	13.8	7.7	23.7	15.1	26.3	26.3	$21,578	$3,626	$17,952
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%)	5.7	172^nd of 175 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.5	171^st of 173 public elementary schools	1.2%	1	10.6	12.2	18.0	13.3	8.5		15.8	8.2			$26,336	$3,845	$22,490
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%)	27.4	129^th of 175 public elementary schools	26.3%		21.6	140^th of 173 public elementary schools	19.1%	11	25.0	34.4	25.4	28.3	28.6	37.7	23.9	29.9	32.8	32.8	$13,238	$1,149	$12,089
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%)	4	174^th of 175 public elementary schools	0.6%		13	150^th of 173 public elementary schools	13.3%	24		6.7	18.2	8.1			12.1	5.5	12.1	12.1	$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%)	16.6	152^nd of 175 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.7	145^th of 173 public elementary schools	16.2%	7	19.1	26.3	27.0	23.9	19.1	13.2	27.0	19.7	32.4	32.4	$16,896	$3,468	$13,428
Muldoon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Cherry St	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1460	417	23	18.3	104.1%	40 (9.6%)	25 (6.0%)	45 (10.8%)	132 (31.7%)	58 (13.9%)	46 (11.0%)	71 (17.0%)	6.3	169^th of 175 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.1	165^th of 173 public elementary schools	4.6%	4		8.1	22.0	10.9	8.1	9.5	18.6	12.0	19.0	19.0	$17,361	$2,732	$14,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Ptarmigan Elementary

What district is Ptarmigan Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

Is Ptarmigan Elementary a good school?

Ptarmigan Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Alaska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ptarmigan Elementary?

Students at Ptarmigan Elementary are 20% Two or more races, 17% Pacific Islander, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% American Indian, 7% African American.

How many students attend Ptarmigan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Ptarmigan Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ptarmigan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ptarmigan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle School
Alternative : Bartlett High School

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