Mirror Lake Middle School

Summary:

Mirror Lake Middle School is a public magnet middle school located in Chugiak, Alaska, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 563 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in academic achievement, with strong results across various student subgroups.

Mirror Lake Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 43.75% of students proficient or better in ASA/Science, 41.15% in STAR/English Language Arts, and 46.21% in STAR/Mathematics, all exceeding the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with 68.56% White, 8.17% Hispanic, 4.26% Native American, and 2.66% Asian, is higher than nearby schools in the Anchorage School District. Additionally, Mirror Lake Middle School has a strong track record of supporting the academic success of Hispanic, Native American, and Special Education students, ranking among the top schools in Alaska for these subgroups.

When compared to other middle schools in the Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, such as Clark Middle School and Nicholas J. Begich Middle School, Mirror Lake Middle School stands out as a higher-performing institution, particularly in academic achievement and student subgroup performance. While the school has maintained consistent high performance, there may be opportunities to further support economically disadvantaged students and address any potential gaps in the performance of male and multi-racial students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 22901 Lake Hill Dr
       Chugiak, AK  99567-5584


(907) 742-3500

District: Anchorage School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
42nd of 91 Alaska Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,619 Help


Students who attend Mirror Lake Middle School usually attend:

High:    Chugiak High School

Feeder schools for Mirror Lake Middle School:

Elementary:    Birchwood ABC Elementary
    Chugiak Elementary
    Fire Lake Elementary
    Homestead Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.5 Help
Number of students:  549

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.3%
Two or more races:
13.7%
Hispanic:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mirror Lake Middle School ranks better than 53.8% of middle schools in Alaska. It also ranks 4th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Anchorage School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.3%), two or more races (13.7%), Hispanic (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mirror Lake Middle School is 18.5, which is the 4th best among 11 middle schools in the Anchorage School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mirror Lake Middle School is $12,619, which is the lowest among 11 middle schools in the Anchorage School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mirror Lake Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mirror Lake Middle School 42nd of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Mirror Lake Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Mirror Lake Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 82.07 14th 138 89.9%
2006 82.43 14th 132 89.4%
2007 85.53 9th 128 93.0%
2008 85.25 11th 132 91.7%
2009 84.16 11th 131 91.6%
2010 83.98 14th 136 89.7%
2011 81.00 19th 133 85.7%
2012 81.11 17th 135 87.4%
2013 81.87 17th 136 87.5%
2014 82.60 13th 138 90.6%
2015 74.28 28th 151 81.5%
2017 62.43 29th 88 67.0%
2018 74.15 19th 96 80.2%
2019 67.64 29th 99 70.7%
2021 55.01 40th 84 52.4%
2022 51.57 43rd 95 54.7%
2023 61.55 34th 92 63.0%
2024 55.66 42nd 91 53.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.93 7th 34 79.4%
2021 33.55 21st 30 30.0%
2022 29.23 19th 28 32.1%
2023 43.61 17th 31 45.2%
2024 48.07 13th 31 58.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.06 1st 12 91.7%
2023 55.73 2nd 11 81.8%
2024 40.62 6th 14 57.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.07 18th 64 71.9%
2021 50.28 17th 43 60.5%
2022 35.06 24th 43 44.2%
2023 52.92 24th 55 56.4%
2024 35.53 34th 54 37.0%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.09 2nd 24 91.7%
2023 59.57 8th 20 60.0%
2024 22.78 16th 20 20.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.76 26th 74 64.9%
2021 60.35 24th 57 57.9%
2022 43.81 36th 66 45.5%
2023 56.12 32nd 66 51.5%
2024 59.63 23rd 69 66.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.91 6th 20 70.0%
2021 66.50 3rd 14 78.6%
2022 75.30 3rd 17 82.4%
2023 83.81 3rd 17 82.4%
2024 63.01 4th 14 71.4%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.70 20th 73 72.6%
2021 53.26 27th 62 56.5%
2022 59.64 28th 68 58.8%
2023 68.77 20th 72 72.2%
2024 47.31 42nd 72 41.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.56 12th 22 45.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.17 4th 19 78.9%
2021 54.49 5th 15 66.7%
2022 56.67 3rd 19 84.2%
2023 57.27 8th 21 61.9%
2024 51.15 10th 26 61.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.54 9th 40 77.5%
2023 84.79 4th 20 80.0%
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Rank History for White students at Mirror Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.89 25th 72 65.3%
2021 51.10 27th 58 53.4%
2022 51.37 34th 69 50.7%
2023 59.84 26th 75 65.3%
2024 56.03 30th 74 59.5%
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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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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Mirror Lake Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 615 18 19 24 57 n/a n/a 0 733
1999 579 14 17 21 48 n/a n/a 0 679
2000 586 15 12 16 44 n/a n/a 0 673
2001 548 20 11 16 47 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 560 17 13 26 71 n/a n/a 0 687
2003 560 17 13 26 71 n/a n/a 0 687
2004 547 15 14 25 75 n/a n/a 0 676
2005 544 14 17 23 63 n/a n/a 0 661
2006 590 20 16 19 70 n/a n/a 0 715
2007 578 12 16 22 72 n/a n/a 0 700
2008 517 12 14 38 45 n/a n/a 50 676
2009 508 13 9 41 36 2 59 0 668
2010 492 13 13 32 42 5 62 0 659
2011 490 9 24 40 36 4 54 0 657
2012 489 12 26 50 34 4 63 0 678
2013 489 10 29 62 37 3 73 0 703
2014 449 11 27 46 38 7 74 0 652
2015 441 12 20 33 35 5 71 0 617
2016 445 8 21 45 32 8 70 0 629
2017 459 6 22 48 31 8 74 0 648
2018 469 9 17 62 26 5 95 0 683
2019 473 4 21 61 32 6 88 0 685
2020 473 5 18 50 29 5 97 0 677
2021 336 6 14 30 22 9 69 0 486
2022 408 5 13 42 22 8 62 0 560
2023 386 5 15 46 24 5 82 0 563
2024 386 5 11 38 24 10 75 0 549

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 Mirror Lake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 733 37.8 19.4 9.1
1999 679 41.4 16.4 12.4
2000 673 39.0 17.3 14
2001 642 36.6 17.5 8.9
2002 687 39.6 17.3 11.9
2003 687 39.6 17.3 11.9
2004 676 40.6 16.7 11.5
2005 661 41.3 16.0 10.4
2006 715 39.2 18.2 17.6
2007 700 39.8 17.6 14.1
2008 676 39.1 17.3 14.4
2009 668 41.4 16.1 12.9
2010 659 40.5 16.2 16.4
2011 657 40.5 16.2 18.1
2012 678 42.0 16.1 17.7
2013 703 36.9 19.0 21.2
2014 652 37.4 17.3 27.8
2015 617 38.0 16.2 22
2016 629 38.0 16.5 19.4
2017 648 40.0 16.2 19
2018 683 39.2 17.4 25
2019 685 36.6 18.7 50.2
2020 677 37.0 18.2 21.3
2021 486 32.5 14.9 n/a
2022 560 34.6 16.1 n/a
2023 563 28.6 19.6 21
2024 549 29.5 18.5 18.9

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 Mirror Lake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 733 37.8 19.4 9.1
1999 679 41.4 16.4 12.4
2000 673 39.0 17.3 14
2001 642 36.6 17.5 8.9
2002 687 39.6 17.3 11.9
2003 687 39.6 17.3 11.9
2004 676 40.6 16.7 11.5
2005 661 41.3 16.0 10.4
2006 715 39.2 18.2 17.6
2007 700 39.8 17.6 14.1
2008 676 39.1 17.3 14.4
2009 668 41.4 16.1 12.9
2010 659 40.5 16.2 16.4
2011 657 40.5 16.2 18.1
2012 678 42.0 16.1 17.7
2013 703 36.9 19.0 21.2
2014 652 37.4 17.3 27.8
2015 617 38.0 16.2 22
2016 629 38.0 16.5 19.4
2017 648 40.0 16.2 19
2018 683 39.2 17.4 25
2019 685 36.6 18.7 50.2
2020 677 37.0 18.2 21.3
2021 486 32.5 14.9 n/a
2022 560 34.6 16.1 n/a
2023 563 28.6 19.6 21
2024 549 29.5 18.5 18.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mirror Lake Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $799 (6.3%) $11,819 (93.7%) $12,619

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mirror Lake Middle 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 29th of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 34th of 92 Middle schools
 7.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Mirror Lake Middle School)6752.7
 14.4%
   8th Grade Science (Anchorage School District)45.237.3
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.134.5
 8.6%
All Grades Science (Mirror Lake Middle School)6752.7
 14.4%
   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 Students685563
 17.8%
African American45
 25%
American Indian3224
 25%
Asian2115
 28.6%
Hispanic6146
 24.6%
Pacific Islander65
 16.7%
White473386
 18.4%
Two or More Races8882
 6.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.2%21%
 29.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mirror Lake Middle School

Mirror Lake Middle School ranks 42nd of 91 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Mirror Lake Middle School are 70% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 549 students attended Mirror Lake Middle School.

Students who attend Mirror Lake Middle School usually go on to attend Chugiak High 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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