Rilke Schule Charter School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Anchorage, Alaska

Rilke Schule Charter School in Anchorage, Alaska enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 25.6 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

436 students in 2022-23, 467 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 25.6.

Students enrolled at Rilke Schule Charter School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234362023-244672024-25485
Students enrolled at Rilke Schule Charter School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234362023-244672024-25485
Students enrolled at Rilke Schule Charter School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234362023-244672024-25485
Students enrolled at Rilke Schule Charter School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 467, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234362023-244672024-25485
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343623.518.6
2023-2446728.016.7
2024-2548525.618.9

18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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; This school 18.9; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; This school 18.9; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; This school 18.9; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; This school 18.9; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state 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 Rilke Schule Charter School enrolled 443 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.9% of students were White, 12.0% of two or more races, 4.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White76.9%
  2. Two or more races12.0%
  3. Hispanic4.7%
  4. American Indian3.5%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. 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 Rilke Schule Charter School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% 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, 2021-2258%34%29.4%
Math, 2022-2354%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 Anchorage

50 public elementary schools in Anchorage report 2024-25 enrollment; Rilke Schule Charter School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School58218.921.6%
Bowman Elementary53616.224.3%
Rilke Schule Charter School48518.9not reported
Government Hill Elementary42416.929.0%
Muldoon Elementary41718.4100.0%
Creekside Park Elementary39918.084.0%
Susitna Elementary39418.569.3%
Ptarmigan Elementary39215.183.2%

All public schools in Anchorage →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rilke Schule Charter School

  1. Northern Lights ABC K-8 SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 582 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Taku ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 258 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Rilke Schule Charter School with Northern Lights ABC K-8 SchoolStudents, 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 AlaskaRilke Schule Charter School is the number 7 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 168
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.18.9:1
  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 Rilke Schule Charter School

  1. How many students attend Rilke Schule Charter School?
    485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 436 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anchorage, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rilke Schule Charter School?
    18.9 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 Rilke Schule Charter School a Title I school?
    Rilke Schule Charter School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rilke Schule Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rilke Schule Charter School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% 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 Rilke Schule Charter School in?
    Anchorage School District, NCES district ID 0200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020018000732 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