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Sand Lake Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

7500 Jewel Lake Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502 · (907) 243-2161 · Part of Anchorage School District

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

Directions
Students
367
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Sand Lake Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 30.1% 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–6Sand Lake ElementaryYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7500 Jewel Lake Rd, Anchorage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten64
Grade 154
Grade 264
Grade 363
Grade 460
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
525’20
530’21
508’22
468’23
367’24

Down 30.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Two or more races 24%Asian 15%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sand Lake 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.