William Tyson Elementary

Regular School · Anchorage, AK

William Tyson Elementary is a regular school school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades PK–06 with 353 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

353

Teachers (FTE)

18.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	89	25%
American Indian / Alaska Native	58	16%
Two or more races	56	16%
Black or African American	52	15%
Hispanic/Latino	41	12%
Asian	39	11%
White	18	5%
Total enrollment	353	166M / 187F

English Language Learners: 111 (31% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	36.5%	119
Reading Proficiency	6-9%	46.1%	118

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)

-0.54 grade levels

Math

+0.38 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

159

45% 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.)	353	100%

Contact & Location

2801 Richmond Ave

Anchorage, AK 99508

Phone: (907)742-8000

http://tyson.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 99508) → CensusDepth.com
Alaska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alaska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

020018000154

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