Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
020072000661	51	Unalaska Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 E Broadway	Unalaska	99685	Aleutians West Census Area	Unalaska City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 581-1222	161	13	12.3	16.1%	25 (15.5%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.4%)	84 (52.2%)	19 (11.8%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,495	$662	$22,833	45.8	58.2	39	12
020086200453	52	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,273	26	127.8		2,050 (62.6%)	73 (2.2%)	137 (4.2%)	54 (1.6%)	516 (15.8%)	97 (3.0%)	346 (10.6%)	$5,756	$05	$5,751	45.5	30.7	66	14
020018000760	53	Anchorage STrEaM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	7801 E 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-9000	179	12	15.1		107 (59.8%)	6 (3.4%)	12 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (23.5%)	$15,149	$399	$14,750	43.7	45.5	51	2
020009000433	54	Craig Middle School	Public	6-8	100 School Road Lower	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 826-3274	58	5	11.6		29 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (36.2%)	$22,167	$4,862	$17,306	42.1	47.3	48	6
020039000437	55	Seward Middle School	Public	6-8	304 Sea Lion Ave	Seward	99664	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 224-9000	110	8	14	30.9%	67 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.8%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.9%)				41.3	55.1	43	12
020081000728	56	Stikine Middle School	Public	6-8	312 Church St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 874-3393	69	4	15.6		30 (43.5%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)				39.2	65.4	25	31
020051000544	57	Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	1159 S Chugach	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4300	567	31	18.2	44.8%	366 (64.6%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.3%)	6 (1.1%)	96 (16.9%)	$15,320	$1,484	$13,836	39	29.8	67	10
020048000186	58	Kodiak Middle School	Public	6-8	1017 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7460	418	25	17	62.0%	170 (40.7%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.5%)	114 (27.3%)	83 (19.9%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.3%)				36.5	34.8	58
020018000459	59	Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	258	14	18.3		189 (73.3%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (14.3%)	$12,959	$331	$12,628	35.5	60	35	24
020060000766	60	Discovery Peak Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2880 Hurst Road	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 488-0136	194	11	18.4	19.1%	153 (78.9%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)				34.5	28.6	68	8

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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.
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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)
020072000661	51	Unalaska Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 E Broadway	Unalaska	99685	Aleutians West Census Area	Unalaska City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 581-1222	161	13	12.3	16.1%	25 (15.5%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.4%)	84 (52.2%)	19 (11.8%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,495			$662			$22,833	45.8	58.2	39	12
020086200453	52	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,273	26	127.8		2,050 (62.6%)	73 (2.2%)	137 (4.2%)	54 (1.6%)	516 (15.8%)	97 (3.0%)	346 (10.6%)	$5,756			$05			$5,751	45.5	30.7	66	14
020018000760	53	Anchorage STrEaM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	7801 E 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-9000	179	12	15.1		107 (59.8%)	6 (3.4%)	12 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (23.5%)	$15,149			$399			$14,750	43.7	45.5	51	2
020009000433	54	Craig Middle School	Public	6-8	100 School Road Lower	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 826-3274	58	5	11.6		29 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (36.2%)	$22,167			$4,862			$17,306	42.1	47.3	48	6
020039000437	55	Seward Middle School	Public	6-8	304 Sea Lion Ave	Seward	99664	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 224-9000	110	8	14	30.9%	67 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.8%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.9%)								41.3	55.1	43	12
020081000728	56	Stikine Middle School	Public	6-8	312 Church St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 874-3393	69	4	15.6		30 (43.5%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								39.2	65.4	25	31
020051000544	57	Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	1159 S Chugach	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4300	567	31	18.2	44.8%	366 (64.6%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.3%)	6 (1.1%)	96 (16.9%)	$15,320			$1,484			$13,836	39	29.8	67	10
020048000186	58	Kodiak Middle School	Public	6-8	1017 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7460	418	25	17	62.0%	170 (40.7%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.5%)	114 (27.3%)	83 (19.9%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.3%)								36.5	34.8	58
020018000459	59	Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	258	14	18.3		189 (73.3%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (14.3%)	$12,959			$331			$12,628	35.5	60	35	24
020060000766	60	Discovery Peak Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2880 Hurst Road	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 488-0136	194	11	18.4	19.1%	153 (78.9%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)								34.5	28.6	68	8