Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAR and ASA test scores by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr. The most recent update was on Friday, August 30, 2024.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
020060000275	81	Ryan Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cowles	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-4751	543	30	18	46.6%	237 (43.6%)	24 (4.4%)	54 (9.9%)	12 (2.2%)	70 (12.9%)	5 (0.9%)	141 (26.0%)	$19,157	$1,342	$17,814	13	14.9	83	2
020051000450	82	Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 W Hawk Ln	Big Lake	99694	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9500	329	19	17.4	0.9%	214 (65.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.1%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.8%)	$17,303	$2,308	$14,995	12.9	15.3	81	1
020018000119	83	Wendler Middle School	Public	7-8	2905 Lake Otis rkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7300	422	26	15.9	60.0%	82 (19.4%)	20 (4.7%)	67 (15.9%)	57 (13.5%)	66 (15.6%)	48 (11.4%)	82 (19.4%)	$16,381	$1,999	$14,381	12.1	11.5	85	2
020018000063	84	Central Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	7-8	1405 E St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-5100	371	21	17.3	80.1%	69 (18.6%)	43 (11.6%)	64 (17.3%)	34 (9.2%)	56 (15.1%)	56 (15.1%)	49 (13.2%)	$16,253	$1,191	$15,062	11.8	12.1	84
020018000729	85	Nicholas J. Begich Middle School	Public	6-8	7440 Creekside Center Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0500	882	49	18	77.6%	165 (18.7%)	66 (7.5%)	129 (14.6%)	142 (16.1%)	99 (11.2%)	111 (12.6%)	170 (19.3%)	$15,692	$1,941	$13,750	9	7.3	86	1
020052500111	86	Charles R. Leask Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	89 4th Ave	Metlakatla	99926	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Annette Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 886-6095	74	8	8.7	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,342	$3,908	$24,434	7.6			(n/a)
020012000634	87	Dillingham Middle/High School	Public	6-12	565 Seward St	Dillingham	99576	Dillingham Census Area	Dillingham City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 842-5221	211	21	10.2	100.0%	20 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (30.8%)	$23,457	$1,573	$21,884	7	6	89	2
020000100208	88	Bethel Regional High School	Public	7-12	1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-3957	494	40	12.3	71.3%	39 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	438 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,271	$1,180	$16,092	6.9	6.8	87	1
020062500569	89	Kotzebue Middle/High School	Public	6-12	744 Third Ave	Kotzebue	99752	Northwest Arctic Borough	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 442-1875	328	15	21.8	96.3%	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	280 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.5%)	$39,784	$4,358	$35,426	4.4	3.6	90	1
020018000064	90	Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	150 South Bragaw St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-4700	835	42	20	100.0%	74 (8.9%)	77 (9.2%)	97 (11.6%)	144 (17.2%)	116 (13.9%)	176 (21.1%)	151 (18.1%)	$15,430	$2,067	$13,363	4.2	3.1	91	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics, ASA Science test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on August 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 91)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
020060000275	81	Ryan Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cowles	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-4751	543	30	18	46.6%	237 (43.6%)	24 (4.4%)	54 (9.9%)	12 (2.2%)	70 (12.9%)	5 (0.9%)	141 (26.0%)	$19,157			$1,342			$17,814	13	14.9	83	2
020051000450	82	Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 W Hawk Ln	Big Lake	99694	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9500	329	19	17.4	0.9%	214 (65.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.1%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.8%)	$17,303			$2,308			$14,995	12.9	15.3	81	1
020018000119	83	Wendler Middle School	Public	7-8	2905 Lake Otis rkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7300	422	26	15.9	60.0%	82 (19.4%)	20 (4.7%)	67 (15.9%)	57 (13.5%)	66 (15.6%)	48 (11.4%)	82 (19.4%)	$16,381			$1,999			$14,381	12.1	11.5	85	2
020018000063	84	Central Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	7-8	1405 E St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-5100	371	21	17.3	80.1%	69 (18.6%)	43 (11.6%)	64 (17.3%)	34 (9.2%)	56 (15.1%)	56 (15.1%)	49 (13.2%)	$16,253			$1,191			$15,062	11.8	12.1	84
020018000729	85	Nicholas J. Begich Middle School	Public	6-8	7440 Creekside Center Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0500	882	49	18	77.6%	165 (18.7%)	66 (7.5%)	129 (14.6%)	142 (16.1%)	99 (11.2%)	111 (12.6%)	170 (19.3%)	$15,692			$1,941			$13,750	9	7.3	86	1
020052500111	86	Charles R. Leask Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	89 4th Ave	Metlakatla	99926	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Annette Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 886-6095	74	8	8.7	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,342			$3,908			$24,434	7.6			(n/a)
020012000634	87	Dillingham Middle/High School	Public	6-12	565 Seward St	Dillingham	99576	Dillingham Census Area	Dillingham City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 842-5221	211	21	10.2	100.0%	20 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (30.8%)	$23,457			$1,573			$21,884	7	6	89	2
020000100208	88	Bethel Regional High School	Public	7-12	1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-3957	494	40	12.3	71.3%	39 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	438 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,271			$1,180			$16,092	6.9	6.8	87	1
020062500569	89	Kotzebue Middle/High School	Public	6-12	744 Third Ave	Kotzebue	99752	Northwest Arctic Borough	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 442-1875	328	15	21.8	96.3%	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	280 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.5%)	$39,784			$4,358			$35,426	4.4	3.6	90	1
020018000064	90	Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	150 South Bragaw St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-4700	835	42	20	100.0%	74 (8.9%)	77 (9.2%)	97 (11.6%)	144 (17.2%)	116 (13.9%)	176 (21.1%)	151 (18.1%)	$15,430			$2,067			$13,363	4.2	3.1	91	1