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Girdwood School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

680 Hightower, Girdwood, AK 99587 · (907) 742-5300 · Part of Anchorage School District

Anchorage’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
179
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Girdwood School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Anchorage kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Anchorage kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Girdwood SchoolYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

680 Hightower, Girdwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten12
Grade 116
Grade 223
Grade 324
Grade 423
Grade 528
Grade 618
Grade 710
Grade 821
Enrollment over time
146’20
183’21
182’22
175’23
179’24

Up 22.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Girdwood School from Anchorage families.

Other schools in Anchorage School District

The district →
Bartlett High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anchorage
C
1,431 students22:1
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Anchorage
A+
582 students19:1
Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Anchorage
A−
536 students16:1
Chugiak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chugiak
A
439 students17:1
Government Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Anchorage
B−
424 students17:1
Orion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jber
A+
423 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Anchorage’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.