Fire Lake Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Eagle River, Alaska

Fire Lake Elementary in Eagle River, Alaska enrolled 195 students in 2024-25 with 14.3 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

229 students in 2022-23, 215 students in 2023-24, 195 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 14.3.

Students enrolled at Fire Lake Elementary by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232292023-242152024-25195
Students enrolled at Fire Lake Elementary by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232292023-242152024-25195
Students enrolled at Fire Lake Elementary by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232292023-242152024-25195
Students enrolled at Fire Lake Elementary by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232292023-242152024-25195
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322917.113.4
2023-2421516.113.3
2024-2519514.313.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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.

Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Fire Lake Elementary 13.7; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFire Lake Elementary 13.7state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Fire Lake Elementary 13.7; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFire Lake Elementary 13.7state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Fire Lake Elementary 13.7; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFire Lake Elementary 13.7state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Fire Lake Elementary 13.7; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFire Lake Elementary 13.7state median 15.6U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fire Lake Elementary enrolled 237 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent38.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.3% of students were White, 20.0% of two or more races, 10.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White53.3%
  2. Two or more races20.0%
  3. Hispanic10.8%
  4. American Indian6.7%
  5. Asian3.6%
  6. Pacific Islander3.1%
  7. Black2.6%

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 Fire Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%34%29.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%27% (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.

Elementary schools in Eagle River

7 public elementary schools in Eagle River report 2024-25 enrollment; Fire Lake Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ravenwood Elementary36715.89.8%
Alpenglow Elementary27819.015.1%
Eagle River Elementary26615.022.9%
Homestead Elementary25515.710.6%
Birchwood ABC Elementary24615.917.1%
Eagle Academy Charter School20516.1not reported
Fire Lake Elementary19513.730.8%

All public schools in Eagle River →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fire Lake Elementary

  1. Eagle River ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 266 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Eagle Academy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 205 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Fire Lake Elementary with Eagle River ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anchorage School District spends per student$16,636 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,636
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaFire Lake Elementary is the number 127 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#127 of 168
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. 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 Fire Lake Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fire Lake Elementary?
    195 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 229 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Eagle River, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fire Lake Elementary?
    13.7 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.
  3. Is Fire Lake Elementary a Title I school?
    Fire Lake Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fire Lake Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fire Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is Fire Lake Elementary in?
    Anchorage School District, NCES district ID 0200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020018000598 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.

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