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Wonder Park Elementary

Q: Is Wonder Park Elementary a good school?

Wonder Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% 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

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Wonder Park Elementary in Anchorage, Alaska, serves 287 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Anchorage School District. The school serves a community where economic disadvantage is widespread—nearly its entire student body qualifies for free/reduced meals, with eligibility figures at or above 100% in recent years due to universal meal access. Wonder Park has spent most of the past decade near the bottom of Alaska's elementary rankings, but it is showing signs of life: after slipping to the 4th percentile statewide in 2024-25, it climbed to the 13th percentile (145th of 166 schools) in 2025-26.

For families considering Wonder Park, one subject stands out: math. In the latest testing year, 24.39% of students scored proficient in math—about 10 points higher than the average of 10 nearby schools and second only to Russian Jack Elementary. Reading and science need more work: ELA proficiency sits at 18.07% versus the district's 35.97%, and science proficiency is 16%, compared with 39.06% districtwide and 37.81% statewide. Fifth grade stands out within the school, posting the top math score among nearby schools and a 28% reading proficiency rate that is well above the lower grades.

A few other points are worth noting. Wonder Park's per-student spending of $17,181 is below most nearby schools, so its math strength doesn't come from extra resources. The overall trend is upward but uneven—math has climbed steadily, reading recovered from a dip, and science has slipped. One thing parents may want to watch is the school's low-income subgroup, which lost ground in statewide comparisons relative to other economically disadvantaged students in Alaska, falling from about the 22nd percentile in 2022-23 to the 10th percentile in 2024-25. Winterberry School and Russian Jack Elementary, two nearby schools, show that stronger reading and science scores are achievable in this same cluster—and that is the next challenge for Wonder Park Elementary.

287

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,181

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2022-23)

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 — 34th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (21% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

145^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Anchorage School District

11^th of 23Anchorage 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
2026	13.2	145 of 166	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.5	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.6	118 of 140	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.7	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Asian (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

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

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

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

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics24%-8 vs state

English Language Arts18%-15 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)							STAR Mathematics (2026)							ASA Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	—	37 (12.9%)	20 (7.0%)	35 (12.2%)	30 (10.5%)	33 (11.5%)	74 (25.8%)	58 (20.2%)	13.2	145^th of 166 public elementary schools	12.7%		7.7	168^th of 175 public elementary schools	4.0%	23	14.3	13.5	28.0				18.1	23.8	19.4	32.0				24.4	16.0		16.0	$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	—	21 (6.7%)	15 (4.8%)	55 (17.5%)	82 (26.0%)	41 (13.0%)	57 (18.1%)	44 (14.0%)	4.9	163^rd of 166 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.7	172^nd of 175 public elementary schools	1.7%	9	10.9	7.3	12.2				10.2	< 5%	14.6	9.8				8.5	< 5%		< 5%	$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%)	5.1	161^st of 166 public elementary schools	3.0%		9.3	164^th of 175 public elementary schools	6.3%	3	6.6	7.6	15.4				9.4	10.5	9.3	21.2				13.2	13.5		13.5	$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	—	19 (8.3%)	36 (15.7%)	28 (12.2%)	21 (9.1%)	27 (11.7%)	60 (26.1%)	39 (17.0%)	4.7	164^th of 166 public elementary schools	1.2%		25.3	132^nd of 175 public elementary schools	24.6%	32	< 10%	9.1	13.3				8.9	< 10%	12.7	16.7				10.5	10.3		10.3	$19,460	$3,894	$15,565
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%)	23.5	133^rd of 166 public elementary schools	19.9%		16.6	152^nd of 175 public elementary schools	13.1%	19	22.7	18.4	23.8				21.8	47.7	26.3	11.9				29.0	32.5		32.5	$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	—	18 (5.1%)	52 (14.7%)	41 (11.6%)	39 (11.0%)	58 (16.4%)	89 (25.2%)	56 (15.9%)	4.4	165^th of 166 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.1	171^st of 175 public elementary schools	2.3%	6	5.5	7.6	14.8				9.3	9.3	< 5%	17.0				8.8	11.3		11.3	$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%)	8.5	155^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.5	161^st of 175 public elementary schools	8.0%	6	12.3	15.3	24.6				17.8	15.8	20.3	11.8				15.8	14.9		14.9	$17,739	$2,332	$15,407
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99507	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%)	9.7	151^st of 166 public elementary schools	9.0%		14.7	155^th of 175 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	17.1	17.5	13.2	27.6	< 10%	31.8	19.2	11.4	20.0	18.4	20.7	10.7	15.9	16.4	18.4	38.6	29.3	$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%)	6.3	159^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.5	163^rd of 175 public elementary schools	6.9%	4	16.7	8.3	20.0				14.9	< 10%	< 10%	11.8				7.1	12.1		12.1	$21,578	$3,626	$17,952
Airport Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Alder Dr	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-4550	240	18	13.0	—	24 (10.0%)	6 (2.5%)	37 (15.4%)	62 (25.8%)	40 (16.7%)	30 (12.5%)	41 (17.1%)	6.2	160^th of 166 public elementary schools	3.6%					(n/a)	11.1	12.8	23.5				15.6	13.9	7.7	11.8				11.0	14.3		14.3	$19,132	$2,642	$16,489

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

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.

How many students attend Wonder Park Elementary?

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

Is Wonder Park Elementary a good school?

Wonder Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Wonder Park Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

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