Alpenglow Elementary School in Eagle River, Alaska on �ǿմ�ý

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Alpenglow Elementary School

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Alpenglow Elementary School is a town public school in Eagle River, Alaska that is part of Anchorage School District. It serves 342 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Its teachers have had 36 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades K - 6

342 Students

32 Teachers

19201 Driftwood Bay Dr

Eagle River, AK 99577 View local requests

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Alpenglow Elementary School Demographics

12%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

18%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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