Big Lake Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Big Lake, Alaska
Big Lake Elementary in Big Lake, Alaska enrolled 362 students in 2024-25 with 22.3 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
382 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 362 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 22.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 382 | 22.0 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 24.5 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 362 | 22.3 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Alaska elementary schools
Among the 168 Alaska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 414 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Big Lake Elementary enrolled 331 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 414 of the 331 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent55.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.8% of students were White, 18.0% of two or more races, 11.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White60.8%
- Two or more races18.0%
- American Indian11.0%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Pacific Islander1.1%
- Asian0.8%
- Black0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Big Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 32% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 26% (2021-22) | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Big Lake Elementary
- Dena'ina Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 396 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Goose Bay ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 305 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Big Lake Elementary with Dena'ina Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spends per student$15,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,575
- The largest public schools in AlaskaBig Lake Elementary is the number 37 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#37 of 168
- Alaska schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Big Lake Elementary
How many students attend Big Lake Elementary?
362 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 382 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Big Lake, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Lake Elementary?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for elementary schools is 15.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Big Lake Elementary a Title I school?
Big Lake Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Big Lake Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Big Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Big Lake Elementary in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020051000727 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.