Pacific Northern Academy

550 Bragaw Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508-0995 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Pacific Northern Academy is a private, independent day school for early-kindergarten through 8th grade. We embrace a student-centered approach to learning and are committed to maintaining low teacher-student ratios that enable students to have meaningful and personalized experiences. ...

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School Overview:

 
Pacific Northern Academy
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded 1996
County Anchorage County, AK
Student Body
Total Students 133 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(AK) School Avg.
% Students of Color 20% 23%
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 15 students
Kind - 18 students
Grade 1 - 18 students
Grade 2 - 9 students
Grade 3 - 16 students
Grade 4 - 10 students
Grade 5 - 15 students
Grade 6 - 13 students
Grade 7 - 9 students
Grade 8 - 10 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 15 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 50%
Average Class Size 15
This School
(AK) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 6 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid 25%
Acceptance Rate 90%
Head of School Mark Niedermier
Admissions Director Susan M. Bergt
Admissions Associate Paula Harris

School Notes:

  • At Pacific Northern Academy we expect students to be active participants in their own education, communicate clearly and respectfully and continually challenge themselves. We balance a dynamic academic environment with developmentally appropriate activities and expectations. From Early Kindergarten through 8th grade, students are taught to use good judgment, to treat others with compassion and to act with honor and integrity as they develop intellectually and personally. Students, teachers and parents at PNA work in partnership to create a community of learners dedicated to education. We embrace a student-centered approach to learning and we are committed to maintaining low teacher to student ratios that enable students to have meaningful and personalized interactions with their teachers. Having smaller classes allows teachers to challenge students based on their individual academic ability, and affords students more opportunities to ask questions, experiment with multiple solutions, learn from hands-on experiences and engage with other students. Students also have the opportunity to work and learn with students of different ages in activities designed to encourage mentoring and cross-age learning. In order to teach the whole child, an integral part of our intellectually challenging environment is an emphasis on visual arts, performing arts, community service, and cultural diversity. As we teach students to become critical thinkers we also teach them to embrace their responsibility to become leaders and active citizens in their community. As students and teachers with different experiences and perspectives share their ideas and interpretations with others, everyone in our academic community increases their understanding of the complexities of a culturally diverse environment, and expands their scope of ideas and their ability to confront the difficulties that may face them. Committing ourselves to diversity in our academic programs and cultural environment, PNA strives to recognize the past and promises a constructive approach to the future. Educational Goals:
  • To provide an academically challenging college preparatory program for all students
  • To develop character, integrity and independence
  • To foster a life-long love of learning
  • To encourage each child to strive for excellence in all endeavors
  • To develop confidence, understanding and responsibility
  • To develop respect and love for the processes of thought. Intellectual discipline implies more than obligation, obedience and effort. It implies not merely competence but depth of thought. It is as much concerned with the processes of understanding as it is with the measurement of results. Sometimes its motives are a passion for mastery, sometimes a fascination and love for the subject studied.
  • Profile last updated: 01/12/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (99508)
School Zip (99508)
(AK) State Average
Population (Approximate) 33,897 people 624,992 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 20%
Population Average Age 30 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $43,025 $55,615
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 35 years old 29 years old
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Zipcode (99508)


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% Owning / % Renting 49% / 51% 64% / 36%

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