Anderson Elementary School

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  • Anderson Elementary School serves 241 students in grades Prekindergarten-2.
  • The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is ≥50% (which is lower than the Alaska state average of 69%) for the 2010-11 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is ≥50% (which is lower than the Alaska state average of 78%) for the 2010-11 school year.
  • Anderson Elementary School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alaska for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2010-11 school year.
  • The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the Alaska state level of 17:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Alaska state average of 52%.

School Overview

  • Anderson Elementary School's student population of 241 students has declined by 6% over five school years.
  • The teacher population of 10 teachers has declined by 16% over five school years.
Grades OfferedGrades Prekindergarten-2
Total Students241 students
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Total Classroom Teachers10 teachers
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School Comparison

  • Anderson Elementary School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 471 schools in Alaska (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2010-11 school year.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 has increased from 21:1 over five school years.
  • The diversity score of Anderson Elementary School is 0.49, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.35. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2015-2016 School Year DataThis SchoolState Level (AK)
Overall School Rankn/an/a
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)≥50%
69%
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alaska by year, with the latest 2010-11 school year data.
Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)≥50%
78%
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alaska by year, with the latest 2010-11 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio24:117:1
This chart display the student teacher ratio of Anderson Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
American Indian		n/a
23%
This chart display the percentage of American Indian students in Anderson Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2014-15 school year data.
Asian
2%
6%
This chart display the percentage of Asian students in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Hispanic
12%
7%
This chart display the percentage of Hispanic students in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Black
6%
3%
This chart display the percentage of Black students in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
White
70%
48%
This chart display the percentage of White students in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Hawaiian		n/a
3%
This chart display the percentage of Hawaiian students in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of Hawaiian public school students in Alaska by year, with the latest 2014-15 school year data.
Two or more races
10%
10%
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All Ethnic GroupsThis chart display the percentage breakdown of students of all ethnic groups in Anderson Elementary School.This chart display the percentage breakdown of public school students of all ethnic groups in AK.
Diversity Score0.490.35
This chart display the diversity score of Anderson Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Eligible for Free Lunch
17%
39%
This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
20%
4%
This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Anderson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Alaska by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
School Statewide TestingView Education Department Test Scores
School District NameFairbanks North Star Borough School District
Source: 2015-2016 (latest school year available) NCES, AK Dept. of Education

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