Chugiak Elementary

Summary:

Chugiak Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Anchorage School District, with a student population of 448 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Alaska, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Chugiak Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 73.17% of Chugiak Elementary students were proficient or better in ASA/Science, compared to 38.66% for the Anchorage School District and 36.94% for the state. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with a mix of racial and ethnic backgrounds, and a strong military connection, ranking 3rd out of 22 Alaska elementary schools for military-connected students in the 2021-2022 school year.

Compared to nearby schools like Homestead Elementary, Eagle River Elementary, and Ravenwood Elementary, Chugiak Elementary stands out for its consistently high academic performance and diverse student population. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 16.74% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to nearby schools like Fire Lake Elementary (38.86%) and Dena'ina Elementary (73.56%), suggesting a more economically diverse student body.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-6

 19932 Old Glenn Hwy
       Chugiak, AK  99567-0030


(907) 742-3400

District: Anchorage School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
32nd of 173 Alaska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,355 Help


Students who attend Chugiak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mirror Lake Middle School
High:    Chugiak High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  466

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.2%
Hispanic:
11.8%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.8% Help


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Compare Details Chugiak Elementary ranks better than 81.5% of elementary schools in Alaska. It also ranks 17th among 62 ranked elementary schools in the Anchorage School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.2%), Hispanic (11.8%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 14.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chugiak Elementary is 18.2. 54 elementary schools in the Anchorage School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chugiak Elementary is $12,355. 57 elementary schools in the Anchorage School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chugiak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chugiak Elementary 32nd of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Chugiak Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Anchorage School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Anchorage School District 14th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chugiak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 84.65 13th 213 93.9%
2006 78.02 33rd 218 84.9%
2007 77.94 34th 212 84.0%
2008 78.41 28th 219 87.2%
2009 74.89 51st 226 77.4%
2010 75.01 52nd 229 77.3%
2011 75.97 44th 223 80.3%
2012 73.96 51st 227 77.5%
2013 68.67 72nd 223 67.7%
2014 75.39 50th 218 77.1%
2015 63.06 79th 246 67.9%
2017 67.45 49th 180 72.8%
2018 69.24 50th 186 73.1%
2019 62.75 63rd 185 65.9%
2021 78.39 29th 173 83.2%
2022 79.11 27th 171 84.2%
2023 77.83 26th 176 85.2%
2024 74.31 32nd 173 81.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.88 41st 73 43.8%
2022 64.90 13th 58 77.6%
2023 42.59 45th 74 39.2%
2024 63.15 23rd 68 66.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.72 29th 147 80.3%
2021 47.40 52nd 110 52.7%
2022 64.90 28th 104 73.1%
2023 54.76 49th 119 58.8%
2024 66.87 34th 122 72.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.05 78th 159 50.9%
2021 74.30 23rd 141 83.7%
2022 74.01 25th 143 82.5%
2023 76.10 25th 152 83.6%
2024 65.52 46th 142 67.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.31 10th 27 63.0%
2022 70.81 3rd 22 86.4%
2023 65.92 5th 22 77.3%
2024 47.16 11th 23 52.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.53 46th 159 71.1%
2021 73.55 28th 142 80.3%
2022 73.47 26th 148 82.4%
2023 74.48 27th 148 81.8%
2024 73.23 27th 150 82.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.08 16th 30 46.7%
2022 61.52 10th 26 61.5%
2023 54.82 16th 28 42.9%
2024 80.74 2nd 27 92.6%
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Rank History for White students at Chugiak Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.44 59th 147 59.9%
2021 78.12 18th 127 85.8%
2022 69.72 28th 137 79.6%
2023 74.29 28th 138 79.7%
2024 66.61 32nd 133 75.9%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Chugiak Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 502 12 8 3 27 n/a n/a 0 552
1990 490 9 13 6 24 n/a n/a 0 542
1991 504 10 11 5 35 n/a n/a 0 565
1992 524 8 11 9 34 n/a n/a 0 586
1993 557 5 8 13 36 n/a n/a 0 619
1994 550 9 9 12 46 n/a n/a 0 626
1995 582 9 8 15 41 n/a n/a 0 655
1996 582 9 8 15 41 n/a n/a 0 655
1997 552 9 8 24 39 n/a n/a 0 632
1998 448 8 7 24 41 n/a n/a 0 528
1999 430 11 7 30 44 n/a n/a 0 522
2000 410 10 8 31 58 n/a n/a 0 517
2001 407 10 8 26 55 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 396 10 10 23 54 n/a n/a 0 493
2003 396 10 10 23 54 n/a n/a 0 493
2004 387 7 14 29 53 n/a n/a 0 490
2005 403 4 13 27 64 n/a n/a 0 511
2006 412 6 11 29 50 n/a n/a 0 508
2007 406 11 10 28 59 n/a n/a 0 514
2008 353 4 6 43 33 n/a n/a 47 486
2009 360 1 7 37 32 1 41 0 479
2010 348 1 6 39 31 2 33 0 460
2011 314 4 6 39 26 4 36 0 429
2012 323 4 5 37 23 2 47 0 441
2013 312 0 5 44 27 5 54 0 447
2014 314 1 7 55 27 1 60 0 465
2015 294 5 6 47 19 0 55 0 426
2016 311 4 4 43 34 0 60 0 456
2017 352 5 10 48 28 0 59 0 502
2018 345 4 11 49 29 0 61 0 499
2019 353 3 9 51 26 2 59 0 503
2020 366 3 8 48 22 1 54 0 502
2021 222 1 10 37 19 4 40 0 333
2022 302 2 7 44 19 4 42 0 420
2023 313 3 8 52 20 5 47 0 448
2024 318 2 9 55 30 8 44 0 466

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chugiak Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 552 26.4 20.9 15.8
1990 542 26.5 20.4 10.1
1991 565 24.5 23.0 8.3
1992 586 24.5 23.9 11.3
1993 619 24.5 25.3 10.7
1994 626 24.5 25.6 10.5
1995 655 33.0 19.8 9.3
1996 655 33.0 19.8 9.3
1997 632 33.0 19.2 11.6
1998 528 28.0 18.9 0
1999 522 28.0 18.6 9.8
2000 517 27.0 19.1 15.1
2001 506 27.0 18.7 31.4
2002 493 27.2 18.1 12.2
2003 493 27.2 18.1 12.2
2004 490 27.0 18.1 10.6
2005 511 26.5 19.3 13.5
2006 508 25.9 19.6 14.8
2007 514 27.6 18.6 14.4
2008 486 26.2 18.5 17.5
2009 479 28.0 17.1 14.4
2010 460 28.9 15.9 19.6
2011 429 28.6 14.9 19.8
2012 441 28.0 15.6 21.1
2013 447 27.9 15.9 24.8
2014 465 25.7 18.0 25.8
2015 426 26.0 16.3 21.4
2016 456 24.0 19.0 20
2017 502 26.8 18.6 19.5
2018 499 29.4 16.9 18.8
2019 503 26.4 19.0 n/a
2020 502 26.7 18.7 18.7
2021 333 26.7 12.4 n/a
2022 420 26.5 15.8 n/a
2023 448 25.7 17.4 16.7
2024 466 25.6 18.2 14.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chugiak Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 552 26.4 20.9 15.8
1990 542 26.5 20.4 10.1
1991 565 24.5 23.0 8.3
1992 586 24.5 23.9 11.3
1993 619 24.5 25.3 10.7
1994 626 24.5 25.6 10.5
1995 655 33.0 19.8 9.3
1996 655 33.0 19.8 9.3
1997 632 33.0 19.2 11.6
1998 528 28.0 18.9 0
1999 522 28.0 18.6 9.8
2000 517 27.0 19.1 15.1
2001 506 27.0 18.7 31.4
2002 493 27.2 18.1 12.2
2003 493 27.2 18.1 12.2
2004 490 27.0 18.1 10.6
2005 511 26.5 19.3 13.5
2006 508 25.9 19.6 14.8
2007 514 27.6 18.6 14.4
2008 486 26.2 18.5 17.5
2009 479 28.0 17.1 14.4
2010 460 28.9 15.9 19.6
2011 429 28.6 14.9 19.8
2012 441 28.0 15.6 21.1
2013 447 27.9 15.9 24.8
2014 465 25.7 18.0 25.8
2015 426 26.0 16.3 21.4
2016 456 24.0 19.0 20
2017 502 26.8 18.6 19.5
2018 499 29.4 16.9 18.8
2019 503 26.4 19.0 n/a
2020 502 26.7 18.7 18.7
2021 333 26.7 12.4 n/a
2022 420 26.5 15.8 n/a
2023 448 25.7 17.4 16.7
2024 466 25.6 18.2 14.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Chugiak Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $779 (6.3%) $11,576 (93.7%) $12,355

Data source: Alaska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chugiak Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 63rd of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 26th of 176 Elementary schools
 19.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
All Grades Science (Chugiak Elementary)43.956.9
 13%
   All Grades Science (Anchorage School District)46.639.4
 7.2%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.736.9
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students503448
 10.9%
African American33
American Indian2620
 23.1%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic5152
 2%
Pacific Islander25
 150%
White353313
 11.3%
Two or More Races5947
 20.3%


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Students who attend Chugiak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mirror Lake Middle School
High : Chugiak High School

Chugiak Elementary ranks 32nd of 173 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Chugiak Elementary are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 466 students attended Chugiak Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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