Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99587

Summary:

The 99587 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Girdwood School, which serves grades PK-8 with 175 students. Girdwood School is part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Girdwood School is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Alaska. In the past three school years, the school placed 16th, 17th, and 37th in the state, and it has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years, indicating it is performing well above average. The school's test scores significantly outpace the averages for the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska across multiple subjects and grade levels, with 56.25% proficiency in science in 2024-2025 compared to 39.69% for the district and 37.87% for the state.

Girdwood School also benefits from favorable resource allocation, with a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 9.71% in 2023-2024 and a high spending per student of $18,027 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the national average. Additionally, the school has a balanced student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 1 in 2023-2024, allowing for more individualized attention for students.

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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 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 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
Girdwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	680 Hightower	Girdwood	99587	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5300	179	14	12.5	12.8%	147 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	74.8	37^th of 175 public elementary schools	78.9%		83.6	17^th of 173 public elementary schools	90.2%	20	16.7	78.3	67.9	52.6	33.3	49.6	29.2	78.3	69.0	63.2	50.0	57.6	65.5	42.1	56.3	$18,027	$1,187	$16,840

Cities Near Zip Code 99587

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Girdwood	0.59 mi	1	6^th
Hope	16.91 mi	1
Whittier	19.74 mi	1
Anchorage	22.57 mi	79	27^th
Eagle River	27.05 mi	12	5^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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