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Alpenglow Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

19201 Driftwood Bay Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-3300 · Part of Anchorage School District

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

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Alpenglow Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 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–6Alpenglow ElementaryYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
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 ↗

19201 Driftwood Bay Dr, Eagle River

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 142
Grade 240
Grade 357
Grade 448
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
295’20
360’21
368’22
342’23
278’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alpenglow 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.