Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alaska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
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)
020018000505	41	Gruening Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Lee St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3600	589	30	19.5	17.1%	372 (63.2%)	21 (3.6%)	79 (13.4%)	14 (2.4%)	19 (3.2%)	11 (1.9%)	73 (12.4%)	$14,394			$995			$13,399	56.8	52.8	45	4
020018000229	42	Mirror Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	22901 Lake Hill Dr	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3500	563	29	19.6	21.0%	386 (68.6%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.2%)	15 (2.7%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	82 (14.6%)	$12,619			$799			$11,819	55.7	61.6	34	8
020010000764	43	Delta Junction Junior High School	Public	6-8	1655 N Clearwater Ave	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 895-5165	166	10	16.6	30.7%	120 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.2%)	$16,955			$1,691			$15,264	53.6	54.4	44	1
020027000144	44	Haines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	604 Haines Hwy	Haines	99827	Haines Borough	Haines Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 766-6700	166	13	12.7	34.3%	115 (69.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	42 (25.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,221			$2,165			$19,056	53.4	33.1	62	18
020077000447	45	Denali PEAK	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 683-2278	735	6	118.1	0.4%	432 (58.8%)	42 (5.7%)	60 (8.2%)	21 (2.9%)	62 (8.4%)	19 (2.6%)	99 (13.5%)	$5,122			$44			$5,079	52.6	63.8	31	14
020057000323	46	Anvil City Science Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy	Nome	99762	Nome Census Area	Nome Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 443-6207	59	5	13.1	100.0%	9 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (45.8%)	1 (1.7%)	22 (37.3%)	$14,472			$1,271			$13,201	51.7	45.3	52	6
020051000719	47	Colony Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9250 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 761-1500	735	36	20.4	31.0%	497 (67.6%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	114 (15.5%)	$11,831			$726			$11,105	50.7	45.9	50	3
020078000367	48	George H. Gilson Middle School	Public	6-8	357 Robe River Dr	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 835-2244	144	9	16.7	45.8%	92 (63.9%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	33 (22.9%)	$19,627			$775			$18,853	50.5	63	33	15
020060000324	49	Randy Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Bainbridge Blvd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 458-7600	407	22	18.3	28.0%	254 (62.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.6%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	3 (0.7%)	73 (17.9%)	$20,887			$1,166			$19,720	50.3	38.5	54	5
020051000444	50	Teeland Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2788 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-7500	719	37	19.4	40.6%	494 (68.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.4%)	14 (1.9%)	56 (7.8%)	4 (0.6%)	97 (13.5%)	$13,334			$1,054			$12,280	47.1	48.9	47	3

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.