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Wonder Park Elementary

Q: Is Wonder Park Elementary a good school?

Wonder Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wonder Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Wonder Park Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wonder Park Elementary?

Students at Wonder Park Elementary are 26% Pacific Islander, 20% Two or more races, 13% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% American Indian, 10% Asian, 7% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Wonder Park Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Wonder Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 285 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Unfortunately, Wonder Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alaska elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 151-178 out of 173-186 schools. The school has received 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance. This is largely due to the school's underperformance on standardized tests, with only 12.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 17.74% in Mathematics, and 14.29% in Science, compared to the district and state averages.

While nearby schools like Chester Valley Elementary, Airport Heights Elementary, and Williwaw Elementary also struggle academically, some schools in the district, such as Mountain View Elementary and Nunaka Valley Elementary, perform slightly better. The high concentration of students from low-income families at Wonder Park Elementary, as indicated by the school's free and reduced-price lunch rates, may be a significant factor contributing to its academic challenges.

287

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,181

Per pupil spending ?

107.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 E 4th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99508-2599

(907) 337-1569

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Wonder Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle School
Alternative:	Bartlett High School

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:

25.8%

Two or more races:

20.2%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (15% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

168^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	7.7	168 of 175	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	158 of 176	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	172 of 186	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	175 of 180	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	163 of 246	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.3	152 of 218	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.6	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	162 of 227	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	151 of 223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	138 of 226	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	145 of 219	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.3	127 of 212	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	143 of 218	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.9	124 of 213	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.4	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	131 of 142	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	128 of 152	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	146 of 159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	7.4	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	93 of 119	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	100 of 104	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	140 of 150	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	142 of 148	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	137 of 148	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	156 of 159	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	56 of 137	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2022)59th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)29th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-14 vs state

Science14%-24 vs state

English Language Arts13%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Wonder Park 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 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 7th 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
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
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
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
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4005 Mcphee Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3900	230	16	14.2	102.6%	19 (8.3%)	36 (15.7%)	28 (12.2%)	21 (9.1%)	27 (11.7%)	60 (26.1%)	39 (17.0%)	25.3	132^nd of 175 public elementary schools	24.6%		10.5	160^th of 173 public elementary schools	7.5%	28	16.7		39.4				21.2	26.2	13.8	48.5		29.8	23.5		23.5	$19,460	$3,894	$15,565
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
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
William Tyson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Richmond Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-8000	353	18	19.5	104.5%	18 (5.1%)	52 (14.7%)	41 (11.6%)	39 (11.0%)	58 (16.4%)	89 (25.2%)	56 (15.9%)	6.1	171^st of 175 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.4	170^th of 173 public elementary schools	1.7%	1	10.3		17.3				10.3		10.9	11.5		8.5	21.2		21.2	$20,912	$3,673	$17,239
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
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-1370	357	23	15.8	85.2%	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	238 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (24.4%)	14.7	155^th of 175 public elementary schools	11.4%		11.4	156^th of 173 public elementary schools	9.8%	1	17.1	11.8	34.5	12.5	18.0	26.1	19.4	17.5	11.8	24.1	24.0	17.0	41.4	30.4	36.5	$15,679	$3,484	$12,195
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wonder Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wonder Park Elementary?

Students at Wonder Park Elementary are 26% Pacific Islander, 20% Two or more races, 13% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% American Indian, 10% Asian, 7% African American.

Is Wonder Park Elementary a good school?

Wonder Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Wonder Park Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Wonder Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Wonder Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wonder Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wonder Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle School
Alternative : Bartlett High School

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