📍 3500 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, 99517
Turnagain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anchorage School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Turnagain Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 18% Two or more races and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 155 | 50% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 25 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 308 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Turnagain Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Turnagain Elementary is one of 96 schools in Anchorage School District, based in Anchorage, Alaska. The district serves 42,573 students district-wide and employs 2,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Turnagain Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 443 students per school.
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