Frontier Charter School

Summary:

Frontier Charter School is an alternative public charter school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 447 students in grades K-12. The school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, diverse student population, and low percentage of students from low-income families.

Frontier Charter School consistently outperforms the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 64.71% of Frontier students were proficient or better in science, compared to 38.66% for the Anchorage district and 36.94% for the state. The school also excels in English language arts and mathematics, with 45.16% and 41.05% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency standards, outpacing the district and state averages.

Frontier Charter School's student body is more racially diverse than nearby schools, with 59.96% White, 5.59% African American, 10.07% Hispanic, 3.8% Asian, 6.71% Native American, 1.12% Pacific Islander, and 12.75% two or more races. Additionally, the school has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at only 0.67%, compared to much higher rates at Bartlett High School (63.87%) and Whaley School (78.24%), suggesting fewer socioeconomic barriers to student success.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 400 W Northern Lights Blvd #9
       Anchorage, AK  99503-3877


(907) 742-1180

District: Anchorage School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
81st of 173 Alaska Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,604 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  125.6 Help
Number of students:  628

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.3%
Two or more races:
13.7%
Hispanic:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Frontier Charter School ranks better than 53.2% of elementary schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.56. (See more...)
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Compare Details Frontier Charter School ranks better than 75.8% of middle schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details Frontier Charter School ranks better than 73% of high schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.26. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.3%), two or more races (13.7%), Hispanic (11%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frontier Charter School is 125.6, which is the highest among 7 alternative schools in the Anchorage School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frontier Charter School is $10,604. 5 alternative schools in the Anchorage School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frontier Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Frontier Charter School 81st of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Frontier Charter School in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Frontier Charter School 22nd of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Frontier Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Frontier Charter School 17th of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Frontier Charter 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 Frontier Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 73.95 49th 213 77.0%
2006 53.97 126th 218 42.2%
2007 67.10 81st 212 61.8%
2008 65.26 89th 219 59.4%
2009 62.03 102nd 226 54.9%
2010 56.37 117th 229 48.9%
2011 55.33 119th 223 46.6%
2012 41.66 148th 227 34.8%
2013 49.09 136th 223 39.0%
2014 39.43 148th 218 32.1%
2015 62.92 81st 246 67.1%
2017 40.01 114th 180 36.7%
2018 32.12 139th 186 25.3%
2019 58.42 75th 185 59.5%
2022 76.24 32nd 171 81.3%
2023 59.28 68th 176 61.4%
2024 56.56 81st 173 53.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.27 66th 138 52.2%
2024 31.13 100th 133 24.8%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 77.47 26th 138 81.2%
2006 50.66 68th 132 48.5%
2007 72.30 37th 128 71.1%
2008 74.54 32nd 132 75.8%
2009 74.13 28th 131 78.6%
2010 71.74 41st 136 69.9%
2011 61.72 52nd 133 60.9%
2012 55.21 65th 135 51.9%
2013 54.03 66th 136 51.5%
2014 54.24 63rd 138 54.3%
2015 59.16 56th 151 62.9%
2017 35.52 63rd 88 28.4%
2018 26.05 74th 96 22.9%
2019 59.83 39th 99 60.6%
2022 79.78 14th 95 85.3%
2023 71.92 20th 92 78.3%
2024 72.60 22nd 91 75.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.37 12th 64 81.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.86 16th 74 78.4%
2023 84.78 5th 66 92.4%
2024 77.70 8th 69 88.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.81 30th 73 58.9%
2023 58.16 27th 72 62.5%
2024 68.50 20th 72 72.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.55 43rd 72 40.3%
2022 66.66 17th 69 75.4%
2023 73.54 11th 75 85.3%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 76.45 31st 116 73.3%
2006 64.23 52nd 135 61.5%
2007 59.54 55th 139 60.4%
2008 73.64 35th 151 76.8%
2009 83.33 17th 151 88.7%
2010 78.77 22nd 140 84.3%
2011 67.21 42nd 142 70.4%
2012 72.04 34th 136 75.0%
2013 52.10 63rd 148 57.4%
2014 52.71 62nd 139 55.4%
2015 63.11 48th 135 64.4%
2017 64.75 22nd 83 73.5%
2018 29.79 53rd 74 28.4%
2019 50.41 35th 77 54.5%
2022 86.93 5th 62 91.9%
2023 64.19 18th 62 71.0%
2024 65.26 17th 63 73.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.68 17th 55 69.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.41 37th 54 31.5%
2023 63.61 19th 54 64.8%
2024 80.43 6th 45 86.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.37 28th 58 51.7%
2024 66.56 17th 48 64.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Frontier Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.31 33rd 56 41.1%
2024 84.44 4th 46 91.3%
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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.

Frontier Charter School Test Scores
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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Frontier Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 135 7 5 13 27 n/a n/a 0 187
2005 222 8 6 13 35 n/a n/a 0 284
2006 259 10 6 12 43 n/a n/a 0 330
2007 283 17 13 20 31 n/a n/a 0 364
2008 246 13 9 23 27 n/a n/a 32 350
2009 234 19 3 15 20 2 24 0 317
2010 235 16 3 20 19 0 33 0 326
2011 241 16 4 16 12 2 22 0 313
2012 248 14 2 20 15 2 22 0 323
2013 225 14 4 24 37 2 28 0 334
2014 210 6 3 31 37 4 22 0 313
2015 180 4 7 26 22 6 22 0 267
2016 194 1 8 16 27 4 20 0 270
2017 202 12 9 18 29 3 25 0 298
2018 187 8 5 24 37 3 27 0 291
2019 172 4 6 21 32 4 17 0 256
2020 153 4 10 25 32 1 19 0 244
2021 431 30 29 60 51 8 96 0 705
2022 284 18 21 31 46 12 58 0 470
2023 268 25 17 45 30 5 57 0 447
2024 366 23 20 69 45 19 86 0 628

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frontier Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 187 n/a n/a n/a
2005 284 n/a n/a n/a
2006 330 2.5 132.0 n/a
2007 364 3.0 121.3 n/a
2008 350 n/a n/a 0
2009 317 2.0 158.5 0
2010 326 2.0 163.0 0
2011 313 1.0 313.0 0
2012 323 2.0 161.5 0
2013 334 2.0 167.0 0
2014 313 2.0 156.5 0
2015 267 2.0 133.5 0
2016 270 2.0 135.0 0
2017 298 3.0 99.3 1
2018 291 2.2 132.2 1
2019 256 2.1 120.1 n/a
2020 244 1.0 244.0 1.2
2021 705 5.0 141.0 n/a
2022 470 5.7 82.4 n/a
2023 447 5.0 89.4 0.7
2024 628 5.0 125.6 n/a

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 Frontier Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 187 n/a n/a n/a
2005 284 n/a n/a n/a
2006 330 2.5 132.0 n/a
2007 364 3.0 121.3 n/a
2008 350 n/a n/a 0
2009 317 2.0 158.5 0
2010 326 2.0 163.0 0
2011 313 1.0 313.0 0
2012 323 2.0 161.5 0
2013 334 2.0 167.0 0
2014 313 2.0 156.5 0
2015 267 2.0 133.5 0
2016 270 2.0 135.0 0
2017 298 3.0 99.3 1
2018 291 2.2 132.2 1
2019 256 2.1 120.1 n/a
2020 244 1.0 244.0 1.2
2021 705 5.0 141.0 n/a
2022 470 5.7 82.4 n/a
2023 447 5.0 89.4 0.7
2024 628 5.0 125.6 n/a

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 Frontier Charter School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $358 (3.4%) $10,246 (96.6%) $10,604

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Frontier Charter 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 75th of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 68th of 176 Elementary schools
 1.9%
Ranks 39th of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 20th of 92 Middle schools
 17.7%
Ranks 35th of 77 High schoolsRanks 18th of 62 High schools
 16.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Frontier Charter School)53.355.6
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (Anchorage School District)45.236.3
 8.9%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.135
 8.1%
10th Grade Science (Frontier Charter School)66.757.1
 9.5%
   10th Grade Science (Anchorage School District)5738.2
 18.8%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.636.7
 16.9%
All Grades Science (Frontier Charter School)59.158.8
 0.3%
   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 Students256447
 74.6%
African American425
 525%
American Indian3230
 6.3%
Asian617
 183.3%
Hispanic2145
 114.3%
Pacific Islander45
 25%
White172268
 55.8%
Two or More Races1757
 235.3%


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Frontier Charter School ranks 81st of 173 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 628 students attended Frontier Charter School.

Students at Frontier Charter School are 58% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.


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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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