Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Summary:

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is a public magnet high school serving 1,745 students in grades 9-12 in the Anchorage School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that includes 16.62% White, 8.14% African American, 13.98% Hispanic, 19.6% Asian, 12.09% Native American, 12.95% Pacific Islander, and 16.62% two or more races.

Despite its diverse student body, Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Dimond High School, West High School, and Service High School in terms of academic performance, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance lags behind the Anchorage School District and state averages across various standardized tests. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School's diverse student population could present both challenges and opportunities for the school. While the school's relatively high per-student spending suggests that funding and resources may not be the primary driver of its academic underperformance, the school may need to examine its instructional practices, support systems, and school culture to better serve its diverse student body. The school's designation as a magnet school could provide opportunities for specialized programs or curriculum that could help engage students and improve academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 4025 E Northern Lights Blvd
       Anchorage, AK  99508-3599


(907) 742-2100

District: Anchorage School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
56th of 63 Alaska High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,523 Help


Feeder schools for Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School:

Elementary:    Airport Heights Elementary
    Baxter Elementary
    College Gate Elementary
    Lake Otis Elementary
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Middle:    Wendler Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  1,745

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
19.6%
White:
16.6%
Two or more races:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.7% Help


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Compare Details Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School ranks worse than 88.9% of high schools in Alaska. It also ranks last among 9 ranked high schools in the Anchorage School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (19.6%), two or more races (16.6%), White (16.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is 20.6. 7 high schools in the Anchorage School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School employs 84.6 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is $15,523, which is the 6th highest among 9 high schools in the Anchorage School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School 56th of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School in the ranking list.)

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Anchorage School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Anchorage School District 14th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

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Rank History for all students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 64.85 48th 116 58.6%
2006 55.76 60th 135 55.6%
2007 60.92 54th 139 61.2%
2008 47.60 72nd 151 52.3%
2009 43.79 76th 151 49.7%
2010 40.03 80th 140 42.9%
2011 36.08 79th 142 44.4%
2012 35.74 81st 136 40.4%
2013 44.50 72nd 148 51.4%
2014 41.67 77th 139 44.6%
2015 46.42 67th 135 50.4%
2017 14.63 72nd 83 13.3%
2018 17.59 64th 74 13.5%
2019 18.25 66th 77 14.3%
2021 14.21 54th 61 11.5%
2022 25.42 47th 62 24.2%
2023 18.38 51st 62 17.7%
2024 13.44 56th 63 11.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.86 22nd 22 0.0%
2021 14.25 17th 19 10.5%
2022 27.93 16th 21 23.8%
2023 20.38 20th 23 13.0%
2024 27.15 19th 24 20.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.42 2nd 3 33.3%
2022 17.54 1st 1 0.0%
2023 39.00 3rd 5 40.0%
2024 31.19 3rd 3 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.28 8th 8 0.0%
2021 10.74 5th 5 0.0%
2022 13.75 6th 6 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.88 47th 55 14.5%
2021 13.88 34th 37 8.1%
2022 23.09 29th 34 14.7%
2023 18.70 35th 42 16.7%
2024 18.97 35th 41 14.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.30 13th 15 13.3%
2022 24.69 8th 10 20.0%
2023 24.29 12th 16 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.83 48th 54 11.1%
2021 14.60 30th 37 18.9%
2022 26.94 33rd 43 23.3%
2023 14.80 48th 54 11.1%
2024 13.76 43rd 45 4.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.00 12th 16 25.0%
2022 43.99 7th 14 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.99 53rd 58 8.6%
2021 10.29 39th 42 7.1%
2022 19.40 39th 46 15.2%
2023 16.39 42nd 47 10.6%
2024 12.44 44th 48 8.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.34 13th 15 13.3%
2021 8.04 11th 12 8.3%
2022 17.17 13th 15 13.3%
2023 14.67 13th 15 13.3%
2024 16.27 10th 12 16.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.82 6th 6 0.0%
2022 56.09 1st 2 50.0%
2023 18.12 3rd 3 0.0%
2024 44.89 2nd 3 33.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.04 15th 15 0.0%
2021 7.55 9th 10 10.0%
2022 31.86 8th 12 33.3%
2023 10.02 17th 17 0.0%
2024 14.60 13th 14 7.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.35 15th 31 51.6%
2022 31.90 8th 16 50.0%
2023 18.92 17th 20 15.0%
2024 22.27 13th 18 27.8%
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Rank History for White students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.43 46th 56 17.9%
2021 33.19 30th 43 30.2%
2022 48.09 23rd 47 51.1%
2023 50.11 23rd 47 51.1%
2024 23.59 36th 46 21.7%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1115 234 130 50 182 n/a n/a 0 1711
1990 1056 218 114 64 197 n/a n/a 0 1649
1991 992 231 133 74 229 n/a n/a 0 1659
1992 1056 214 153 79 227 n/a n/a 0 1729
1993 1107 243 181 90 257 n/a n/a 0 1878
1994 1176 308 192 93 295 n/a n/a 0 2064
1995 1126 328 204 99 296 n/a n/a 0 2053
1996 1126 328 204 99 296 n/a n/a 0 2053
1997 1106 327 235 106 280 n/a n/a 0 2054
1998 1024 295 229 112 274 n/a n/a 0 1934
1999 1025 292 277 127 280 n/a n/a 0 2001
2000 976 267 311 128 291 n/a n/a 0 1973
2001 1007 250 369 138 285 n/a n/a 0 2049
2002 991 298 443 182 327 n/a n/a 0 2241
2003 991 298 443 182 327 n/a n/a 0 2241
2004 966 290 451 203 329 n/a n/a 0 2239
2005 882 290 458 228 316 n/a n/a 0 2174
2006 825 327 513 231 353 n/a n/a 0 2249
2007 785 319 516 215 363 n/a n/a 0 2198
2008 670 229 527 265 217 n/a n/a 283 2191
2009 661 234 422 241 209 157 269 0 2193
2010 662 254 494 235 213 156 262 0 2276
2011 592 252 500 244 201 173 249 0 2211
2012 566 236 507 248 207 182 249 0 2195
2013 533 222 470 261 209 186 260 0 2141
2014 493 213 445 283 208 219 278 0 2139
2015 488 215 450 282 241 194 290 0 2160
2016 460 235 455 285 238 220 316 0 2209
2017 415 227 443 265 232 224 312 0 2118
2018 357 198 459 256 224 225 312 0 2031
2019 294 169 394 234 183 236 266 0 1776
2020 265 154 367 244 188 268 277 0 1763
2021 249 147 366 227 171 277 271 0 1708
2022 273 149 334 250 191 272 289 0 1758
2023 290 142 342 244 211 226 290 0 1745

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1711 76.2 22.4 0
1990 1649 69.1 23.8 n/a
1991 1659 66.6 24.9 n/a
1992 1729 66.6 25.9 0.3
1993 1878 66.6 28.2 0.3
1994 2064 66.6 31.0 0.2
1995 2053 89.8 22.9 0
1996 2053 89.8 22.9 0
1997 2054 90.0 22.8 0
1998 1934 91.1 21.2 0
1999 2001 99.0 20.2 n/a
2000 1973 102.4 19.3 n/a
2001 2049 100.2 20.4 n/a
2002 2241 105.4 21.3 n/a
2003 2241 105.4 21.3 n/a
2004 2239 111.0 20.2 n/a
2005 2174 104.2 20.9 n/a
2006 2249 110.0 20.4 n/a
2007 2198 102.3 21.5 35.6
2008 2191 106.4 20.6 43
2009 2193 109.7 20.0 40.9
2010 2276 109.3 20.8 48.6
2011 2211 109.0 20.2 61.3
2012 2195 109.7 20.0 59
2013 2141 106.2 20.1 53.3
2014 2139 107.0 19.9 64.4
2015 2160 106.0 20.3 63.6
2016 2209 104.0 21.2 68.9
2017 2118 107.4 19.7 77.1
2018 2031 107.7 18.8 76.7
2019 1776 99.2 17.8 n/a
2020 1763 90.6 19.4 74
2021 1708 90.1 18.9 n/a
2022 1758 91.2 19.2 n/a
2023 1745 84.6 20.6 70.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1711 76.2 22.4 0
1990 1649 69.1 23.8 n/a
1991 1659 66.6 24.9 n/a
1992 1729 66.6 25.9 0.3
1993 1878 66.6 28.2 0.3
1994 2064 66.6 31.0 0.2
1995 2053 89.8 22.9 0
1996 2053 89.8 22.9 0
1997 2054 90.0 22.8 0
1998 1934 91.1 21.2 0
1999 2001 99.0 20.2 n/a
2000 1973 102.4 19.3 n/a
2001 2049 100.2 20.4 n/a
2002 2241 105.4 21.3 n/a
2003 2241 105.4 21.3 n/a
2004 2239 111.0 20.2 n/a
2005 2174 104.2 20.9 n/a
2006 2249 110.0 20.4 n/a
2007 2198 102.3 21.5 35.6
2008 2191 106.4 20.6 43
2009 2193 109.7 20.0 40.9
2010 2276 109.3 20.8 48.6
2011 2211 109.0 20.2 61.3
2012 2195 109.7 20.0 59
2013 2141 106.2 20.1 53.3
2014 2139 107.0 19.9 64.4
2015 2160 106.0 20.3 63.6
2016 2209 104.0 21.2 68.9
2017 2118 107.4 19.7 77.1
2018 2031 107.7 18.8 76.7
2019 1776 99.2 17.8 n/a
2020 1763 90.6 19.4 74
2021 1708 90.1 18.9 n/a
2022 1758 91.2 19.2 n/a
2023 1745 84.6 20.6 70.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,936 (12.5%) $13,587 (87.5%) $15,523

Data source: Alaska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 66th of 77 High schoolsRanks 51st of 62 High schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Science (Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School)45.431.1
 14.3%
   10th Grade Science (Anchorage School District)5734.9
 22.1%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.633
 20.6%
All Grades Science (Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School)45.431.1
 14.3%
   All Grades Science (Anchorage School District)46.639.4
 7.2%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.736.9
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17761745
 1.7%
African American169142
 16%
American Indian183211
 15.3%
Asian394342
 13.2%
Hispanic234244
 4.3%
Pacific Islander236226
 4.2%
White294290
 1.4%
Two or More Races266290
 9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Alaska high schools.

Students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School are 20% Asian, 17% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander, 12% American Indian, 8% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,745 students attended Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School.

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Airport Heights Elementary
Elementary : Baxter Elementary
Elementary : College Gate Elementary
Elementary : Lake Otis Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Elementary : Russian Jack Elementary
Elementary : Tudor Elementary
Elementary : William Tyson Elementary
Elementary : Williwaw Elementary
Middle : Wendler Middle School


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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.

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