B+
Anchorage School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Anchorage.
Anchorage’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Alaska school districts
Students
40,587
Schools
92
Spent per student
$17,246
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$116.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Anchorage School District
- Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Alaska districts
- Spends 18% less per student than the AK average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $116.4M, about $2,869 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 73% of the 48 Alaska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
A−GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
BThe town it serves, and its School Grade
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Anchorage. Grade by grade →
PK–663 schoolsThis district
7–817 middle schoolsThis district
9–1214 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. AK
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency27%
State average 22.8% · 20,139 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 29.4% · 20,056 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 77.9% · 3,167 in the class
86% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,246 per student · 18% below AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 52%Federal 16%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
41,600’20
42,815’21
43,479’22
43,363’23
40,587’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
White 39%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Asian 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8%Black 5%
Schools in the district
92 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools.
Bartlett High School
C1,431 students22:1
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School
A+582 students19:1
Bowman Elementary
A−536 students16:1
Chugiak Elementary
A439 students17:1
Government Hill Elementary
B−424 students17:1
Orion Elementary School
A+423 students19:1
Muldoon Elementary
C417 students18:1
Creekside Park Elementary
C399 students18:1
Susitna Elementary
B−394 students18:1
Ptarmigan Elementary
C392 students15:1
Scenic Park Elementary
B386 students17:1
Ravenwood Elementary
A367 students16:1
Sand Lake Elementary
B+367 students15:1
Chinook Elementary
B−365 students16:1
Trailside Elementary
A−364 students16:1
College Gate Elementary
B−363 students17:1
Denali Montessori Elementary
B−361 students15:1
Aurora Elementary
A−359 students17:1
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
C357 students16:1
Rogers Park Elementary
A354 students15:1
William Tyson Elementary
C−353 students20:1
O'Malley Elementary
A350 students15:1
Kasuun Elementary
B343 students17:1
Bayshore Elementary
A+338 students19:1
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
C−337 students16:1
Campbell STEM Elementary
B−323 students16:1
Kincaid Elementary
A−322 students16:1
North Star Elementary
C−317 students16:1
Bear Valley Elementary
A+316 students17:1
Williwaw Elementary
C315 students14:1
Tudor Elementary
B−303 students26:1
Whaley School
D298 students6:1
Klatt Elementary
B294 students15:1
Ursa Minor Elementary
A−294 students18:1
Willow Crest Elementary
C294 students15:1
Spring Hill Elementary
C+291 students14:1
Rabbit Creek Elementary
A288 students16:1
Wonder Park Elementary
C−287 students14:1
Ocean View Elementary
B+285 students17:1
Alpenglow Elementary
A−278 students19:1
Chugach Optional Elementary
A+275 students18:1
Huffman Elementary
A+268 students17:1
Gladys Wood Elementary
B−267 students14:1
Eagle River Elementary
266 students15:1
Lake Otis Elementary
C264 students13:1
Taku Elementary
C258 students19:1
Homestead Elementary
A−255 students16:1
Northwood ABC
C255 students14:1
Russian Jack Elementary
C254 students14:1
Turnagain Elementary
A−247 students18:1
Birchwood ABC Elementary
A246 students16:1
Airport Heights Elementary
C240 students13:1
Baxter Elementary
B−239 students17:1
Mountain View Elementary
C−230 students14:1
Fire Lake Elementary
B195 students14:1
Nunaka Valley Elementary
C193 students14:1
Chester Valley Elementary
C191 students18:1
Inlet View Elementary
A−190 students17:1
Lake Hood Elementary
B−185 students14:1
Girdwood School
A−179 students13:1
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
C25 students23:1
Family Partnership Correspondence School
A+1,008 students
Frontier Charter School
A+689 students
Rilke Schule Charter School
A485 students19:1
Polaris K-12 School
B+483 students22:1
Aquarian Charter School
A365 students17:1
AKChoice K-12 Learning
A283 students15:1
Winterberry School
B264 students18:1
Eagle Academy Charter School
A+205 students16:1
Romig Middle School
B−1,138 students21:1
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School
C830 students22:1
Hanshew Middle School
B−822 students33:1
Gruening Middle School
A−797 students28:1
Clark Middle School
C−713 students26:1
Wendler Middle School
C+602 students21:1
Mirror Lake Middle School
B+571 students23:1
Central Middle School of Science
C545 students22:1
Steller Secondary School
A305 students21:1
Highland Academy Charter
B200 students19:1
Anchorage STrEaM Academy
B+183 students17:1
McLaughlin Secondary School
C77 students7:1
West High School
B−1,702 students22:1
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
C1,636 students20:1
Service High School
B+1,518 students24:1
Dimond High School
B1,373 students22:1
South Anchorage High School
A−1,239 students23:1
Chugiak High School
B+928 students23:1
Eagle River High School
A771 students20:1
Benny Benson Alternative High School
C275 students19:1
S.A.V.E. High School
156 students19:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School
124 students5:1
Alaska Middle College School
272 students
Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alaska.