Ptarmigan Elementary

Regular School · Anchorage, AK

Ptarmigan Elementary is a regular school school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades PK–06 with 392 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

392

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Two or more races	77	20%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	65	17%
Asian	62	16%
Hispanic/Latino	58	15%
White	56	14%
American Indian / Alaska Native	48	12%
Black or African American	26	7%
Total enrollment	392	188M / 204F

English Language Learners: 104 (27% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	36.5%	106
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	46.1%	108

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.62 grade levels

Math

+0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

134

34.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	392	100%

Contact & Location

888 Edwards St

Anchorage, AK 99504

Phone: (907)742-0400

http://ptarmigan.asdk12.org/

District

Anchorage School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,980

District enrollment: 43,727

Other Schools in District

Airport Heights Elementary Elementary
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Elementary
Alpenglow Elementary Elementary
Aquarian Charter School Elementary
Aurora Elementary Elementary
Baxter Elementary Elementary
Bayshore Elementary Elementary
Bear Valley Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 99504) → CensusDepth.com
Alaska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alaska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

020018000102

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD