Photo: STONE8HENGE · Public domainAnchorage’s public schools outscore almost every Kentucky district
81% of students in Anchorage’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Anchorage, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.
From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Anchorage’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 18 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Anchorage’s, its schools beat 94%, lower than their 99% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 81% and math 81% in spring 2022, against 45% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,561 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Anchorage’s grade
A+: better than 99% of Kentucky school districts, #1 of 139 Kentucky towns. Test scores are above the Kentucky average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Anchorage, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Anchorage
Anchorage Independent Public School
Grades PK–8 · 392 students · 10:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Anchorage
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Anchorage vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Anchorage’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | A+ | Anchorage Independent PK–8 · Jefferson County School District in Anchorage ISD |
| Middletown | D | Jefferson County |
Every school in Anchorage
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Bellewood).
Questions about Anchorage’s schools
Are Anchorage’s schools good?
By Kentucky’s own tests, yes: the public schools Anchorage children attend outscore 99% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 139 Kentucky towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Anchorage in?
Anchorage Independent School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 392 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Anchorage spend per student?
$25,561 in Anchorage Independent School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Anchorage families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.