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Ptarmigan Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

888 Edwards St, Anchorage, AK 99504 · (907) 742-0400 · Part of Anchorage School District

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

Directions
Students
392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Ptarmigan Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.7% 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–6Ptarmigan ElementaryYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

888 Edwards St, Anchorage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten71
Grade 154
Grade 265
Grade 352
Grade 454
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
351’20
344’21
341’22
393’23
392’24

Up 11.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Two or more races 20%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 17%Asian 16%Hispanic 15%White 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 12%Black 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ptarmigan Elementary 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.