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Northwood Abc School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4807 Northwood Dr
Anchorage, AK 99517
Phone
(907) 742-6800
District
Anchorage School District
County
ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
281
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.6% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Northwood Abc School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
30%
25%
30%
24%
30%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
15%
28%
15%
29%
15%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
38%
24%
40%
10%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
35%
30%
41%
20%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 31 11.0%
Kindergarten 43 15.3%
Grade 1 40 14.2%
Grade 2 26 9.3%
Grade 3 34 12.1%
Grade 4 32 11.4%
Grade 5 40 14.2%
Grade 6 35 12.5%
Total 281 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.8% 48.8% 55.2%
Black 5.6% 5.3% 2.7%
Hispanic 10.7% 14.1% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.6% 11.6% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 46.4% 20.1% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.3% 45.7% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 73.3% 43.3% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.4% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 290,674 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 170.3 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.1% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 12.0% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 107,134 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.0% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.3% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,488 $414,873,000 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,706 $74,580,000 9.3%
Staff $649 $28,369,000 3.5%
General Administration $127 $5,557,000 0.7%
School Administration $979 $42,812,000 5.3%
Operation $1,750 $76,541,000 9.5%
Transportation $473 $20,667,000 2.6%
Other $724 $31,672,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,408 $280,198,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,461 $107,624,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $18,357 $802,695,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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