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Willow Crest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Willow Crest Elementary is a public elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 320 students in grades PK-6. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Alaska elementary schools in academic performance.

Willow Crest Elementary's test scores are significantly below the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.31% of Willow Crest 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 its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students compared to their peers statewide. However, the school's performance for Asian and English Language Learner students is relatively stronger.

Willow Crest Elementary's high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching over 100% in recent years, indicate a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. The nearby schools, such as Lake Hood Elementary, Campbell STEM Elementary, and Turnagain Elementary, generally outperform Willow Crest Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Addressing the challenges at Willow Crest Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve academic performance and support the diverse needs of the school's population.

294

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,581

Per pupil spending ?

104.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1004 W Tudor Rd
Anchorage, AK 99503-7096

(907) 742-1000

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Willow Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Romig Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

17.7%

American Indian:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (25% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Alaska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

146^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	19.7	146 of 175	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	148 of 176	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	160 of 171	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	159 of 185	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	130 of 186	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	150 of 180	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	124 of 218	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	129 of 223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	149 of 227	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	158 of 229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	153 of 226	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	138 of 219	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.6	135 of 212	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	146 of 218	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	131 of 213	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	134 of 142	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	135 of 159	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	92 of 125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	109 of 147	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	130 of 149	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	124 of 148	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	142 of 148	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	113 of 142	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	141 of 159	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	121 of 138	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	69 of 127	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+61 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-6 vs state

English Language Arts22%-10 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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th 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
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
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
Aquarian Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1705 W 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-4900	365	22	16.5		259 (71.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (7.9%)	8 (2.2%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.0%)	88.7	11^th of 175 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.6	5^th of 173 public elementary schools	97.1%	6	65.5	61.1	67.3	35.7	62.4	56.9	68.5	69.2	42.9	62.9	69.2	69.2	$13,045	$272	$12,773
North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W Fireweed Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3800	317	20	15.7	105.4%	21 (6.6%)	24 (7.6%)	47 (14.8%)	37 (11.7%)	46 (14.5%)	99 (31.2%)	43 (13.6%)	8	167^th of 175 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.2	157^th of 173 public elementary schools	9.2%	10	9.3	17.4	17.3		14.9	11.6	19.6	21.6		17.9	9.6	9.6	$20,048	$3,269	$16,779
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
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
Turnagain Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3500 W Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7200	247	14	17.8	36.8%	110 (44.5%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.7%)	13 (5.3%)	29 (11.7%)	27 (10.9%)	45 (18.2%)	50.7	82^nd of 175 public elementary schools	53.1%		54.4	84^th of 173 public elementary schools	51.4%	2	40.9	35.7	47.7		41.5	29.6	23.8	52.3		35.4	53.3	53.3	$14,018	$1,068	$12,950
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
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%)	87.3	12^th of 175 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.5	6^th of 173 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	63.8	58.0	62.2		61.1	58.6	60.5	61.0		60.2	66.3	66.3	$14,438	$903	$13,534
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Crest Elementary

What district is Willow Crest Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

Is Willow Crest Elementary a good school?

Willow Crest Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Alaska elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Willow Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Romig Middle School
High : West High School

What is the racial makeup of Willow Crest Elementary?

Students at Willow Crest Elementary are 18% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 16% American Indian, 16% White, 14% Pacific Islander, 12% Asian, 7% African American.

How many students attend Willow Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Willow Crest Elementary.

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