The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Science. The lowest is 18% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Tudor Elementary
Tudor Elementary sits on Cache Drive in Anchorage, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Anchorage School District. It is a neighborhood school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary in Alaska's largest city. The student body is one of the more diverse you will find in the state. White students make up the largest single group but account for only about a quarter of the school. The rest of the population is spread across American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and multiracial students, each representing a meaningful share. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Information on English learner and special education populations was not available in the data we received, so those dimensions of the school's student support picture are missing here.
On state assessments, Tudor's results are low. In math, roughly a fifth of tested students in grades three through eight reached proficiency on the AK STAR assessment. English language arts proficiency was similar, also landing well below what most parents would hope to see. Science results were comparatively stronger, with close to a third of tested students meeting the proficiency bar, though the science test covers fewer grade levels and a smaller group of students. Participation rates were high across all three subjects, which means the results reflect most of the eligible student body rather than a skewed subset. A parent evaluating this school may want to look into what the school is doing to support academic growth, particularly in math and reading, and how it is responding to these proficiency levels.
Tudor serves early elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate or high school course access to report. No data was available on discipline, staffing ratios, attendance patterns, Title I status, or specific program offerings, so the portrait of daily school life and student support beyond the test scores is limited. What we can say is that the school sits within the Anchorage School District, which covers the entire municipality and is the largest district in Alaska.
The surrounding community is Anchorage itself, a city that defies easy categorization. It is Alaska's chief commercial center, with an economy built on defense, oil and natural resource extraction, aviation cargo, and tourism. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson sits northeast of downtown, and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a major FedEx cargo hub. Providence Alaska Medical Center and Alaska Native Medical Center anchor the healthcare sector. The University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University sit on a shared campus area west of downtown. These institutions shape the labor market and, by extension, the families who send their children to schools like Tudor.
Housing in the school's zip code is moderately expensive relative to the state and nation, with typical home values above both the Alaska and national benchmarks. Rents are also elevated. The price-to-income ratio suggests that buying a home in this area stretches household budgets more than it would in many parts of the country, though renting is somewhat more manageable relative to local incomes. Home values and rents have both been climbing, with year-over-year increases outpacing the state average. For families considering a move into the Tudor attendance area, the housing market is a factor worth weighing alongside school fit.
Anchorage as a place offers a rare combination of urban amenities and immediate wilderness. The city has restaurants, museums, shops, theaters, and a music scene that draws more artists and musicians than any other place in Alaska. Public art installations and First Friday gallery events are part of the civic rhythm. At the same time, residents share their space with moose, bald eagles, bears, and salmon streams. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the Chester and Campbell creek corridors, Far North Bicentennial Park, and Kincaid Park provide an extensive trail system that functions as a defining feature of daily life. Chugach State Park borders the eastern edge of the populated area and is accessible within a short drive from most neighborhoods.
The built environment outside downtown is largely suburban, with strip commercial corridors, wide roads, and separated land uses. Most residents live in the Anchorage Bowl, a compact promontory at the headwaters of Cook Inlet where most of the population is concentrated. The municipality itself is vast, stretching from Portage Glacier to Eklutna, but only a small fraction of that land is populated. K-12 schools like Tudor are distributed across neighborhood sites throughout the Bowl rather than clustered downtown. The city has plateaued in population in recent years, with slight declines in Anchorage proper even as the broader metro area, including the Matanuska-Susitna Valley to the north, has grown.
For a parent weighing Tudor Elementary, the school offers a diverse peer environment in a city with unusual natural and cultural assets. The academic results, particularly in math and English language arts, are a soft spot that warrants direct conversation with school staff. The housing market in the area is appreciating and sits above state and national norms. What is missing from the available data is a picture of the school's programs, staffing, discipline climate, and student support services, so a family would want to ask the school directly about those dimensions before drawing conclusions about fit.
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