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)
020051000545	71	Wasilla Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-5300	610	30	20.5	43.8%	383 (62.8%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.0%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	98 (16.1%)	$14,949	$1,705	$13,244	27.2	21.8	73	2
020005000028	72	Tok School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	249 Jon Summar Way	Tok	99780	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Alaska Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 883-5161	185	17	11	100.0%	82 (44.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	87 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	$36,211	$10,675	$25,536	27	22.1	72
020018000555	73	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	169	11	15.3	1.8%	86 (50.9%)	8 (4.7%)	14 (8.3%)	2 (1.2%)	16 (9.5%)	15 (8.9%)	28 (16.6%)	$15,386	$442	$14,944	25.9	36.9	56	17
020051000758	74	Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10015 W Redington School Rd	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5400	556	31	17.7	67.3%	309 (55.6%)	6 (1.1%)	49 (8.8%)	9 (1.6%)	69 (12.4%)	7 (1.3%)	107 (19.2%)	$15,358	$1,294	$14,063	22.5	20.2	76	2
020039000541	75	Skyview Middle School	Public	7-8	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-2500	374	25	14.7	38.2%	267 (71.4%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.4%)				22.2	21.1	74	1
020018000736	76	Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-1370	232	20	11.6	100.0%	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	132 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (32.3%)	$15,679	$3,484	$12,195	21.6	17.1	79	3
020015000050	77	Schoenbar Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Schoenbar	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 228-7200	269	23	11.6	39.8%	141 (52.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	33 (12.3%)	74 (27.5%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	$21,673	$811	$20,861	21.4	25.3	71	6
020018000534	78	Hanshew Middle School	Public	7-8	10121 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-1561	691	27	25.1	42.3%	251 (36.3%)	28 (4.1%)	80 (11.6%)	77 (11.1%)	100 (14.5%)	41 (5.9%)	114 (16.5%)	$15,169	$1,061	$14,108	18.9	15.1	82	4
020051010164	79	Knik Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	758 N Shoreline Dr.	Wasilla	99687	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 864-6090	98	8	12.2	3.1%	14 (14.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	50 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (31.6%)				18.1			(n/a)
020021000129	80	Floyd Dryden Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Mendenhall Loop Rd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 463-1850	407	26	15.8	24.1%	160 (39.3%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.1%)	30 (7.4%)	54 (13.3%)	21 (5.2%)	99 (24.3%)	$15,391	$736	$14,655	17.1	18.2	77	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.

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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)
020051000545	71	Wasilla Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-5300	610	30	20.5	43.8%	383 (62.8%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.0%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	98 (16.1%)	$14,949			$1,705			$13,244	27.2	21.8	73	2
020005000028	72	Tok School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	249 Jon Summar Way	Tok	99780	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Alaska Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 883-5161	185	17	11	100.0%	82 (44.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	87 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	$36,211			$10,675			$25,536	27	22.1	72
020018000555	73	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	169	11	15.3	1.8%	86 (50.9%)	8 (4.7%)	14 (8.3%)	2 (1.2%)	16 (9.5%)	15 (8.9%)	28 (16.6%)	$15,386			$442			$14,944	25.9	36.9	56	17
020051000758	74	Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10015 W Redington School Rd	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5400	556	31	17.7	67.3%	309 (55.6%)	6 (1.1%)	49 (8.8%)	9 (1.6%)	69 (12.4%)	7 (1.3%)	107 (19.2%)	$15,358			$1,294			$14,063	22.5	20.2	76	2
020039000541	75	Skyview Middle School	Public	7-8	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-2500	374	25	14.7	38.2%	267 (71.4%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.4%)								22.2	21.1	74	1
020018000736	76	Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-1370	232	20	11.6	100.0%	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	132 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (32.3%)	$15,679			$3,484			$12,195	21.6	17.1	79	3
020015000050	77	Schoenbar Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Schoenbar	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 228-7200	269	23	11.6	39.8%	141 (52.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	33 (12.3%)	74 (27.5%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	$21,673			$811			$20,861	21.4	25.3	71	6
020018000534	78	Hanshew Middle School	Public	7-8	10121 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-1561	691	27	25.1	42.3%	251 (36.3%)	28 (4.1%)	80 (11.6%)	77 (11.1%)	100 (14.5%)	41 (5.9%)	114 (16.5%)	$15,169			$1,061			$14,108	18.9	15.1	82	4
020051010164	79	Knik Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	758 N Shoreline Dr.	Wasilla	99687	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 864-6090	98	8	12.2	3.1%	14 (14.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	50 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (31.6%)								18.1			(n/a)
020021000129	80	Floyd Dryden Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Mendenhall Loop Rd	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 463-1850	407	26	15.8	24.1%	160 (39.3%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.1%)	30 (7.4%)	54 (13.3%)	21 (5.2%)	99 (24.3%)	$15,391			$736			$14,655	17.1	18.2	77	3