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Benny Benson Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 · (907) 742-2050 · Part of Anchorage School District

Anchorage’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
275
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Benny Benson Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Reading / language arts24%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd, Anchorage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 97
Grade 1023
Grade 1173
Grade 12172
Enrollment over time
269’20
273’21
295’22
319’23
275’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 24%Two or more races 21%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 18%White 15%Hispanic 11%Black 8%Asian 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benny Benson Alternative High School from Anchorage families.

Other schools in Anchorage School District

The district →
Bartlett High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anchorage
C
1,431 students22:1
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Anchorage
A+
582 students19:1
Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Anchorage
A−
536 students16:1
Chugiak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chugiak
A
439 students17:1
Government Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Anchorage
B−
424 students17:1
Orion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jber
A+
423 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Anchorage’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.