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Schools in Anchorage · Anchorage School District

Anchorage’s public schools outscore 73% of Alaska districts

On the state math tests, 27% of Anchorage’s students scored proficient, above the Alaska average (23%). The grade covers the public school district serving Anchorage, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.

#17of 41 Alaska townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

34%

▲ 5 pts vs AK 29%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

▲ 4 pts vs AK 23%

2021–22

Graduate on time

81%

▲ 3 pts vs AK 78%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.2K

▼ 18% vs AK $21.1K

FY2024

Students per teacher

18.2

AK 15.7 · larger classes

Schools in town

104

37,207 students on the public path

In brief

Anchorage’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,246 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

63 elementary schools, then 17 middle and 14 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Aquarian Charter School, Winterberry School, Eagle Academy Charter School, Frontier Charter School, Highland Academy Charter, Rilke Schule Charter School, Alaska Native Cultural Charter School, Anchorage STrEaM Academy, Birchwood Christian School (private), Anchor Lutheran School (private), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (private), Eagle River Christian School (private), Lumen Christi High School (private), Holy Rosary Academy (private), St. John Orthodox Christian School (private), Anchorage Waldorf School (private), Anchorage Montessori School (private), Anchorage Junior Academy (private) and World Harvest Christian School (private) are in town. Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr., an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Anchorage’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Alaska school districts, #17 of 41 Alaska towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alaska average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 73%

Lower resultsHigher results

Alaska towns with similar household incomes (86)Better than 71%

B⁺A⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 20,098 test results and a graduating class of 3,167 could put Anchorage anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Anchorage’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,139 in math, 20,056 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Anchorage, with each school’s own grade.

63 schools teach K in Anchorage’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Bartlett High School

Grades PK–12

1,431 students22:1Rate it →

Family Partnership Correspondence School

Grades K–12

A⁺

1,008 studentsRate it →

Northern Lights ABC K-8 School

Elementary · Grades PK–8

A⁺

Anchorage’s public schools outscore 73% of Alaska districts

Anchorage’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

63 elementary schools, then 17 middle and 14 high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Anchorage’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Above the state in reading

Anchorage vs. its neighbors

Every school in Anchorage

Questions about Anchorage’s schools

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