Rabbit Creek Elementary School

Posted: May 20, 2026

This school is a joke. One of the worst schools ever in Anchorage. Teachers are lazy and dont want to do their jobs. Never have known a kindergartener to get stacks of homework similar to, if not more, than what a high schooler or middle schooler bring home. Receptionists are lazy and rude. Not one person on this staff can communicate. You call with a concern and they will tell you send email instead. They also refuse to put a handle on the bullying instead choosing to blame and punish the one being bullied.
Other than that if you have a child that is of mix race/culture or needs special education, avoid this school like the plaque.

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Posted: August 13, 2025

If your child is a person of color, RUN! There is systemic racism from principal, teachers and students. Filing a formal bullying report is a joke, the principal will blame your child for everything even after previously admitting your child was being bullied prior to the report. The schools version of handling hate speech is holding a "use nice words" assembly and brushing it under the rug. The principal allows teachers to not teach, just provide busy work. Also, if your child should be provided special ed services as documented in 504 plan and when parents bring up that services are not being provided, principal allows teacher to send an email to the 504 coordinator calling your child "lazy" and then allow the teacher to not even attend the scheduled 504 meeting plus when the principal shows up in the last 5 mins of the meeting, she plays on her phone the whole time. The school does not care about helping the students be successful and make it clear that if your kid isn't white, they dont want you there.
The only positive is that the PTA does lots of enrichment events throughout the year.
We had high hopes for Rabbit Creek based on reviews/reputation but after a year there, we RAN as far away from the school and refuse to send any of our kids to that school and I highly recommend you do the same.

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Posted: April 1, 2024

We're only two years into going here, but we've had nothing but positive experiences. There's been some staff turnover drama apparently, but the new principal seems to be doing great and I think losing the old principal is a positive move based on what I've heard. All the teachers and support staff we've interacted with have been caring, engaged, and wonderful to deal with. It's hard to quantify if the learning has been as rigorous as a charter school, but our son graduated kindergarten able to read on his own and he comes home with lots of questions about space and math and the world, so I can tell they're continuing to feed his curiosity. They put on excellent events like the Halloween trick-or-treat event, STEAM nights, and various optional opportunities like a running club and chess club. Overall, it's been a wonderful neighborhood school.

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Posted: April 25, 2023

We were always told RC is one of the best schools in Anchorage but after one year here, we are transferring our kid out. The principal (who is now retiring) was never any help if there were issues and would often times send an email that essentially said "tough luck" in a professional manner. They seem to focus heavily on test scores rather than helping kids learn in the way that is best for them and in turn, it creates low confidence in the classroom. The school lacks enrichment with the Kindergarteners not attending any field trips while other schools have gone on multiple. To top it off, the teacher we had this year hardly responds to emails especially if it is asking for information about programs (or lack of) and resources.

Why this school keeps being raved about, I cannot know. It no longer host the programs or family interactions it once used to and it is not an encouraging environment for all kids to learn.

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this is school is down 5 yrs ago was diferent after the new principal took over the education turn down

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Posted: August 23, 2020

This used to be a fantastic school and the PTA is still good. The new principal ruined this school. There’s no continuity from one year to the next because so many teachers leave. Programs that helped students are gone because the principal didn’t like them.

Posted: August 23, 2020

Posted: August 23, 2020

There is a lot of turnover at this school. Teachers are not allowed to use original lesson plans. They can only use one or two boring books to teach from. Glad I don’t work there.

Posted: August 23, 2020

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Half the staff left last year. The school surveys tell you why.

Posted: August 23, 2020

Whatever ASD says to do, this school does. No differentiation.

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Posted: April 28, 2014

I've had kids at Rabbit Creek for 8 years now and I'm impressed every year by the amazing things that go on at our school. Our teachers are great, all in for the kids. Our principal is all about the kids and is a frequent face in classrooms and is a great sport during assemblies and activities for the kids. Our PTA is strong with the community mind. The parents at Rabbit Creek our common faces during the week assisting teachers and volunteering for special events. Our building may be old but the beauty lies on the inside.

Posted: April 27, 2014

I am so pleased that I chose to send my kids to our neighborhood school. Rabbit Creek Elementary has exceeded my expectations in many ways. The school community has been very welcoming the teachers are easy to communicate with and the extra that the PTA is able to provide are diverse and plentiful.

Posted: April 26, 2014

Rabbit Creek is a wonderful school because of the dedicated staff and supportive community. The parents in our school work hard to form a partnership with the staff to create the best possible learning environment for the kids. They volunteer countless hours to provide opportunities for all students to grow both academically and socially. Tara G.

Posted: April 9, 2013

Love, love, love this school. Love the teachers, the adminstrative staff, the organization and cleanliness, the high expectations, and the repect for the special needs kids. I have children at different nearby elementary (Bowman and Huffman) and they can't compare. I can't rate the new principal because I haven't had any personal interaction with him but the previous one was awesome.

Posted: August 4, 2012

I love this school and thank God everyday that at least one of my children gets to attend here. The teachers and staff are phenomenal and you are always welcome. The extracurricular activities are so much fun that my children attending other schools always look forward to Rabbit Creek events more so than their own. I hope the new pricipal can live up to previous priciple's very high bar.