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Alaska Native Cultural Charter School

Q: Is Alaska Native Cultural Charter School a good school?

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Alaska Native Cultural Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?

Students at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School are 67% American Indian, 24% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School is a public charter school in Anchorage, AK, serving 357 students in grades PK–8 with a very high-poverty student body, as 85% qualify for free/reduced lunch. Within the Anchorage School District, the school has a chronic low academic profile, ranking 151st out of 166 Alaska schools for 2025–26 (9th percentile, 0 stars). ELA proficiency is just 19% and math 16%, compared to district averages around 36% and 32% for the state, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, ANCCS is in the lower tier but not the lowest. It outperforms several neighbors like Ptarmigan Elementary, Williwaw Elementary, College Gate Elementary, and Airport Heights Elementary in math and science, while lagging in reading. The sharpest contrast is with Rogers Park Elementary, only 1.77 miles away, which ranks 14th in the state with 64% math proficiency versus ANCCS’s 16%, though Rogers Park has a far lower poverty rate (36%). ANCCS also outstrips Baxter Elementary, Lake Otis Elementary, and Wonder Park Elementary in math, but trails Winterberry School and Russian Jack Elementary in overall scores.

One bright spot is 8th-grade science, where ANCCS’s 38.6% proficiency exceeds both the district (37.4%) and state (35.2%). However, the school shows no clear improvement trajectory; its state percentile hasn’t risen above 14th since 2017–18. Student–teacher ratios have jumped from 11.6 to 15.8 over two years, while per-pupil spending ($15,679) is lower than many high-need neighbors, raising questions about resources. For a school with a cultural mission, the academic outcomes for all subgroups remain a concern, but the 8th-grade science result suggests pockets of potential to build on.

357

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,679

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4025 E Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99507

(907) 742-1370

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

66.7%

Two or more races:

24.4%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (20% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

151^st of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

79^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	155 of 175	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	156 of 173	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	152 of 176	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	150 of 171	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	150 of 185	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	144 of 186	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	144 of 180	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	169 of 246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	136 of 218	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	143 of 227	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	155 of 223	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.8	181 of 229	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	201 of 226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	133 of 154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	107 of 152	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	100 of 141	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	134 of 159	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	96 of 125	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	90 of 119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	78 of 110	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	105 of 147	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	128 of 145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	118 of 149	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	117 of 150	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	132 of 148	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	96 of 148	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	121 of 159	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	33 of 74	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	86 of 94	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	76 of 91	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	79 of 92	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	80 of 95	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.4	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	77 of 88	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.9	78 of 151	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.2	62 of 138	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	63 of 136	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.0	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	21.5	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	112 of 131	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	56 of 72	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	66 of 74	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	43.7	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Native American (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile+57 vs school

Native American (2026)57th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+22 vs school

Migrant (2026)35th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-9 vs state

English Language Arts19%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-16 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	264	15	17.6		184 (69.7%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (16.7%)	27	128^th of 166 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.6	144^th of 175 public elementary schools	17.7%	16	28.6	32.0	47.6	32.1	38.9	22.2	32.9	18.2	< 10%	14.3	21.4	26.3	18.5	17.6	42.1	33.3	37.2	$12,959	$331	$12,628
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%)	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
College Gate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 Sunflower St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1500	363	21	16.9	65.0%	68 (18.7%)	21 (5.8%)	23 (6.3%)	26 (7.2%)	106 (29.2%)	44 (12.1%)	75 (20.7%)	8	156^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.0%		16.8	150^th of 175 public elementary schools	14.3%	6	10.0	15.2	25.0				16.3	8.6	12.1	21.7				13.8	21.3		21.3	$14,886	$2,668	$12,218
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	104.6%	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
Lake Otis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3331 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-7400	264	20	13.0	81.1%	43 (16.3%)	3 (1.1%)	53 (20.1%)	62 (23.5%)	49 (18.6%)	19 (7.2%)	35 (13.3%)	6.7	158^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.8%		8.7	166^th of 175 public elementary schools	5.1%	8	8.6	13.2	11.4				11.1	11.4	18.4	20.0				16.7	17.1		17.1	$17,123	$2,734	$14,389
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%)	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
Baxter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2991 Baxter Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1750	239	14	16.8	67.4%	60 (25.1%)	22 (9.2%)	28 (11.7%)	37 (15.5%)	38 (15.9%)	18 (7.5%)	36 (15.1%)	11.7	148^th of 166 public elementary schools	10.8%		4	174^th of 175 public elementary schools	0.6%	26	16.3	28.3	26.4				23.9	10.2	13.0	15.1				12.8	22.6		22.6	$20,153	$1,911	$18,241
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alaska Native Cultural Charter School

Is Alaska Native Cultural Charter School a good school?

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

How many students attend Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Alaska Native Cultural Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Alaska Native Cultural Charter School?

Students at Alaska Native Cultural Charter School are 67% American Indian, 24% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Alaska Native Cultural Charter School in?

Anchorage School District

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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