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Sand Lake Elementary

Q: Is Sand Lake Elementary a good school?

Sand Lake Elementary ranks 69 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Sand Lake Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 468. The school is part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sand Lake Elementary consistently outperforms the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 53.33% of Sand Lake students were proficient or better in ASA/Science, compared to 39.69% for the district and 37.87% for the state. The school also had 51.35% of students proficient or better in STAR/Mathematics, compared to 35.34% for the district and 32.18% for the state. Sand Lake's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, with several groups ranking highly within the state.

When compared to nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, Sand Lake Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution. Schools like Willow Crest Elementary, Taku Elementary, and Lake Hood Elementary lag behind Sand Lake in several areas, suggesting that Sand Lake may have effective practices or resources that contribute to its success. The school's high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may also play a role in its academic achievements.

367

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,911

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Jewel Lake Rd
Anchorage, AK 99502-2878

(907) 243-2161

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Sand Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mears Middle School
High:	Dimond High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

23.7%

Asian:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (45% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

69^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	59.6	69 of 175	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	45 of 176	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	65 of 171	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	76 of 185	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	66 of 186	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	57 of 180	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.3	32 of 246	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	23 of 218	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	40 of 223	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.6	65 of 227	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	52 of 223	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	61 of 229	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	60 of 226	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	42 of 219	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	15 of 212	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	14 of 218	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	84.1	14 of 213	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	22.2	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	56 of 142	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	32 of 152	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	56 of 143	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	60 of 141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	75 of 159	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	90.2	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	30.4	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	60 of 122	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	41 of 119	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	34 of 104	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	61 of 110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	66 of 147	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	78 of 149	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	65 of 150	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	58 of 148	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	54 of 148	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	89 of 142	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	71 of 159	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	41 of 68	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	28 of 74	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.2	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	10 of 73	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	42 of 139	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	36 of 133	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	36 of 137	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	77 of 127	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	55 of 147	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-35 vs school

Migrant (2025)11th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+15 vs state

Mathematics51%+19 vs state

English Language Arts37%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Wonderful before and after school classes for students. Caring staff and great principals! Neighborhood classes use The Leader In Me program with excellent results. Great neighborhood primary teaching team! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Sand Lake is full of bully's and the principal does nothing about it, he makes them apologize which allows for this kind of behavior to happen again and again. Close Quote

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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
Sand Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Jewel Lake Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 243-2161	367	24	15.4	32.4%	133 (36.2%)	9 (2.5%)	42 (11.4%)	55 (15.0%)	21 (5.7%)	20 (5.4%)	87 (23.7%)	59.6	69^th of 175 public elementary schools	60.6%		61.8	68^th of 173 public elementary schools	60.7%	1	34.4	37.7	38.3	36.8	45.3	55.7	53.3	51.4	53.3	53.3	$12,911	$938	$11,972
Kincaid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Raspberry Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 245-5530	322	20	15.8	26.4%	171 (53.1%)	9 (2.8%)	19 (5.9%)	25 (7.8%)	32 (9.9%)	10 (3.1%)	56 (17.4%)	84.7	17^th of 175 public elementary schools	90.3%		70.8	40^th of 173 public elementary schools	76.9%	23	45.8	56.4	72.6	57.6	44.1	54.6	80.4	58.8	76.5	76.5	$15,975	$1,216	$14,758
Gladys Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7001 Cranberry St	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-6760	267	19	14.1	76.0%	50 (18.7%)	15 (5.6%)	23 (8.6%)	27 (10.1%)	49 (18.4%)	36 (13.5%)	67 (25.1%)	29.7	126^th of 175 public elementary schools	28.0%		37.5	112^th of 173 public elementary schools	35.3%	14	20.5	40.0	35.3	31.0	29.6	31.4	20.6	27.4	37.1	37.1	$14,383	$1,216	$13,167
Chinook Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3101 W 88th Ave	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-6700	365	23	15.5	73.2%	94 (25.8%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.2%)	40 (11.0%)	78 (21.4%)	37 (10.1%)	67 (18.4%)	18	148^th of 175 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.9	144^th of 173 public elementary schools	16.8%	4	13.8	22.4	33.9	23.6	22.8	13.8	33.9	23.7	27.4	27.4	$15,391	$2,044	$13,347
Campbell STEM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7206 Rovenna St	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5560	323	20	16.3		96 (29.7%)	16 (5.0%)	33 (10.2%)	37 (11.5%)	50 (15.5%)	22 (6.8%)	69 (21.4%)	41.8	104^th of 175 public elementary schools	40.6%		24.4	134^th of 173 public elementary schools	22.5%	30	38.3	30.4	51.6	41.1	26.7	26.1	27.4	26.8	50.0	50.0	$16,028	$1,350	$14,677
Northwood ABC	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4807 Northwood Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-6800	255	18	14.2	79.6%	54 (21.2%)	13 (5.1%)	23 (9.0%)	25 (9.8%)	47 (18.4%)	50 (19.6%)	43 (16.9%)	15.7	154^th of 175 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.2	147^th of 173 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	10.8	21.7	29.7	20.6	18.4	20.8	27.0	22.2	32.4	32.4	$23,348	$3,167	$20,181
Bayshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10500 Bayshore Dr	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5360	338	18	19.0	16.3%	162 (47.9%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.0%)	32 (9.5%)	28 (8.3%)	10 (3.0%)	75 (22.2%)	65.7	58^th of 175 public elementary schools	66.9%		83.1	18^th of 173 public elementary schools	89.6%	40	32.3	41.7	54.4	43.2	32.3	51.7	66.2	50.5	61.8	61.8	$12,944	$851	$12,093
Lake Hood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3601 W 40th Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 245-5521	185	13	13.8	53.0%	36 (19.5%)	9 (4.9%)	16 (8.6%)	45 (24.3%)	29 (15.7%)	14 (7.6%)	36 (19.5%)	11.2	159^th of 175 public elementary schools	9.1%		7.4	167^th of 173 public elementary schools	3.5%	8		15.4	30.8	13.0			15.4	7.6	22.2	22.2	$19,066	$2,683	$16,382
Willow Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1004 W Tudor Rd	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1000	294	19	15.0	104.1%	46 (15.6%)	21 (7.1%)	52 (17.7%)	35 (11.9%)	47 (16.0%)	41 (13.9%)	52 (17.7%)	19.7	146^th of 175 public elementary schools	16.6%		10.9	158^th of 173 public elementary schools	8.7%	12	20.5	17.4	30.0	22.3	25.0	17.4	37.5	26.2	31.7	31.7	$20,581	$2,800	$17,781
Taku Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 E 72nd Ave	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5940	258	14	18.5	76.0%	43 (16.7%)	11 (4.3%)	41 (15.9%)	32 (12.4%)	41 (15.9%)	43 (16.7%)	47 (18.2%)	21.3	140^th of 175 public elementary schools	20.0%		31	121^st of 173 public elementary schools	30.1%	19	14.9	14.3	48.7	25.6	12.8	8.6	35.9	19.0	36.6	36.6	$15,146	$2,236	$12,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Lake Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sand Lake Elementary?

Students at Sand Lake Elementary are 36% White, 24% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What district is Sand Lake Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

Is Sand Lake Elementary a good school?

Sand Lake Elementary ranks 69^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sand Lake Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Mears Middle School
High : Dimond High School

How many students attend Sand Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Sand Lake Elementary.

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