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Northern Lights ABC K-8 School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2424 East Dowling Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 · (907) 742-7500 · Part of Anchorage School District

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

Students
582
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Northern Lights ABC K-8 School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Anchorage kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Northern Lights ABC K-8 SchoolYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts74%
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).

2424 East Dowling Rd, Anchorage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 172
Grade 278
Grade 377
Grade 455
Grade 556
Grade 669
Grade 755
Grade 848
Enrollment over time
566’20
567’21
569’22
572’23
582’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 31%Asian 26%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 12%Black 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northern Lights ABC K-8 School from Anchorage families.

Other schools in Anchorage School District

The district →

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.