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Fire Lake Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

13801 Harry McDonald Rd, Eagle River, AK 99577 · (907) 742-3350 · Part of Anchorage School District

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

Directions
Students
195
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Fire Lake Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 33.2% 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–6Fire Lake ElementaryYou are here
7–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

13801 Harry McDonald Rd, Eagle River

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten17
Grade 129
Grade 229
Grade 346
Grade 444
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
292’20
236’21
229’22
215’23
195’24

Down 33.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Two or more races 20%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fire 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.