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Taku Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Taku Elementary is a public elementary school located in Anchorage, Alaska, serving around 300 students in grades PK-6. While part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in the state, Taku Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alaska elementary schools over the past several years, typically maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taku Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with students consistently underperforming the district and state averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.62% of Taku students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.6% for the Anchorage district and 32.69% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Taku Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 77.33% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Chinook Elementary and Willow Crest Elementary.

The nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, while still generally underperforming the district and state averages, tend to outperform Taku Elementary across various metrics. For example, Gladys Wood Elementary and Campbell STEM Elementary both have higher academic proficiency rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Taku. Addressing the challenges faced by Taku Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

258

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,146

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 E 72nd Ave
Anchorage, AK 99518-2806

(907) 742-5940

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:

18.2%

White:

16.7%

Pacific Islander:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (24% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Alaska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

140^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	21.3	140 of 175	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	149 of 171	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	165 of 185	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	152 of 186	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	160 of 180	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.3	148 of 246	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.9	117 of 218	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	117 of 223	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	115 of 227	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	128 of 226	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	125 of 219	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	122 of 212	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.2	115 of 218	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.7	102 of 213	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	75.9	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	131 of 152	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	110 of 143	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	118 of 141	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	143 of 159	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	52.8	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	85 of 125	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	85 of 119	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	125 of 149	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	93 of 150	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	120 of 148	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	113 of 148	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	114 of 142	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	142 of 159	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	29 of 74	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.2	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	66 of 73	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	113 of 139	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)70th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)63rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science37%~ state avg

English Language Arts26%-7 vs state

Mathematics19%-13 vs state

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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 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
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
Rilke Schule Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	650 W International Airport Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0900	485	26	18.9		373 (76.9%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.7%)	11 (2.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.0%)	75.5	32^nd of 175 public elementary schools	81.7%		90.7	8^th of 173 public elementary schools	95.4%	24	30.0	67.3	63.3	68.6	65.7	66.7	58.0	33.3	63.5	62.5	68.6	70.6	54.6	56.9	62.5	50.0	57.5	$11,400	$246	$11,154
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
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%)	91.1	5^th of 175 public elementary schools	97.1%		87.9	12^th of 173 public elementary schools	93.1%	7	55.4	63.0	68.5	74.2	65.5	58.7	64.2	45.3	76.4	77.8	69.7	64.8	67.4	65.7	72.2	53.3	63.6	$11,121	$687	$10,434
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%)	12.7	157^th of 175 public elementary schools	10.3%		22.6	137^th of 173 public elementary schools	20.8%	20	5.9	24.6	22.7				17.8	15.7	17.5	22.2				18.3	31.1		31.1	$14,383	$1,266	$13,117
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
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%)	19.5	147^th of 175 public elementary schools	16.0%		33.2	118^th of 173 public elementary schools	31.8%	29	24.2	31.3	26.5				27.3	24.6	15.6	26.5				22.3	25.0		25.0	$19,194	$1,773	$17,420
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%)	11.9	158^th of 175 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.7	154^th of 173 public elementary schools	11.0%	4		18.6	19.1				13.0	9.3	27.9	23.8				19.4	21.4		21.4	$18,288	$1,706	$16,581
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Taku Elementary

What district is Taku Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

What is the racial makeup of Taku Elementary?

Students at Taku Elementary are 18% Two or more races, 17% White, 17% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 12% Asian, 4% African American.

Is Taku Elementary a good school?

Taku Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

How many students attend Taku Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Taku Elementary.

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