Hanshew Middle School

Summary:

Hanshew Middle School is a public middle school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 691 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Hanshew Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Alaska middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Hanshew Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 22.07% of students proficient or better in STAR/English Language Arts and 26.98% proficient or better in STAR/Mathematics, compared to the Anchorage School District averages of 35.51% and 35.52%, respectively. The school's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of minority students compared to nearby schools like Goldenview Middle School and Gruening Middle School, may contribute to the academic challenges. Additionally, Hanshew Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 42.26%, which is higher than some of the nearby schools.

The school's declining statewide ranking, from 45th out of 138 Alaska middle schools in 2013-2014 to 78th out of 91 in 2023-2024, is a concerning trend. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Anchorage School District, Hanshew Middle School generally underperforms, with Goldenview Middle School and Gruening Middle School both having significantly higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. To address these challenges, Hanshew Middle School may need to implement targeted interventions, focus on supporting underperforming subgroups, and explore best practices from higher-performing schools within the district.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 10121 Lake Otis Pkwy
       Anchorage, AK  99507-4298


(907) 349-1561

District: Anchorage School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
78th of 91 Alaska Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,169 Help


Students who attend Hanshew Middle School usually attend:

High:    Service High School

Student/teacher ratio:  25.1 Help
Number of students:  691

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.3%
Two or more races:
16.5%
American Indian:
14.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hanshew Middle School ranks worse than 85.7% of middle schools in Alaska. It also ranks 7th 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 18.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hanshew Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.3%), two or more races (16.5%), American Indian (14.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hanshew Middle School is 25.1, which is the highest among 11 middle schools in the Anchorage School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hanshew Middle School is $15,169, which is the 5th highest among 11 middle schools in the Anchorage School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hanshew Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanshew Middle School 78th of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Hanshew Middle 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 Hanshew Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 73.50 35th 138 74.6%
2006 80.21 21st 132 84.1%
2007 77.23 30th 128 76.6%
2008 67.77 43rd 132 67.4%
2009 62.42 46th 131 64.9%
2010 63.82 54th 136 60.3%
2011 69.76 40th 133 69.9%
2012 64.85 55th 135 59.3%
2013 65.14 54th 136 60.3%
2014 66.74 45th 138 67.4%
2015 56.55 62nd 151 58.9%
2017 27.95 70th 88 20.5%
2018 29.86 70th 96 27.1%
2019 23.61 80th 99 19.2%
2021 23.12 67th 84 20.2%
2022 20.42 77th 95 18.9%
2023 15.06 82nd 92 10.9%
2024 18.91 78th 91 14.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.16 31st 34 8.8%
2021 21.46 26th 30 13.3%
2022 24.48 22nd 28 21.4%
2023 15.98 29th 31 6.5%
2024 24.62 24th 31 22.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.93 5th 7 28.6%
2022 32.14 5th 7 28.6%
2023 26.68 5th 7 28.6%
2024 34.46 2nd 5 60.0%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.44 9th 12 25.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.64 54th 64 15.6%
2021 15.78 40th 43 7.0%
2022 25.35 30th 43 30.2%
2023 16.33 48th 55 12.7%
2024 16.94 46th 54 14.8%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.49 23rd 24 4.2%
2022 9.49 12th 12 0.0%
2023 22.25 16th 20 20.0%
2024 18.73 17th 20 15.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.95 62nd 74 16.2%
2021 32.27 41st 57 28.1%
2022 24.20 50th 66 24.2%
2023 13.85 60th 66 9.1%
2024 17.63 58th 69 15.9%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.80 8th 20 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.64 59th 73 19.2%
2021 21.79 51st 62 17.7%
2022 19.52 55th 68 19.1%
2023 18.48 61st 72 15.3%
2024 18.92 60th 72 16.7%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.12 15th 22 31.8%
2021 37.74 7th 13 46.2%
2022 29.91 10th 15 33.3%
2023 31.63 14th 19 26.3%
2024 27.11 11th 16 31.3%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.96 17th 19 10.5%
2021 14.93 15th 15 0.0%
2022 18.62 16th 19 15.8%
2023 18.91 20th 21 4.8%
2024 12.99 24th 26 7.7%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.37 35th 40 12.5%
2022 38.41 6th 16 62.5%
2023 21.82 15th 20 25.0%
2024 32.65 13th 20 35.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hanshew Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.11 55th 72 23.6%
2021 37.64 41st 58 29.3%
2022 23.55 56th 69 18.8%
2023 18.06 62nd 75 17.3%
2024 22.94 60th 74 18.9%
See the entire list of Best Alaska Middle Schools for White Students!

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 Hanshew Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 911 50 39 18 61 n/a n/a 0 1079
1990 979 61 34 12 62 n/a n/a 0 1148
1991 1102 48 44 23 64 n/a n/a 0 1281
1992 1127 51 45 28 71 n/a n/a 0 1322
1993 1077 56 46 27 73 n/a n/a 0 1279
1994 1136 47 56 24 68 n/a n/a 0 1331
1995 1103 59 65 33 108 n/a n/a -621 747
1996 1103 59 65 33 108 n/a n/a -621 747
1997 1036 56 60 32 105 n/a n/a 0 1289
1998 623 43 81 34 93 n/a n/a 0 874
1999 634 60 83 37 98 n/a n/a 0 912
2000 597 71 91 50 97 n/a n/a 0 906
2001 559 79 96 44 131 n/a n/a 0 909
2002 552 56 125 65 165 n/a n/a 0 963
2003 552 56 125 65 165 n/a n/a 0 963
2004 565 74 129 71 154 n/a n/a 0 993
2005 540 72 118 75 173 n/a n/a 0 978
2006 493 79 145 66 159 n/a n/a 0 942
2007 450 79 141 82 154 n/a n/a 0 906
2008 388 48 100 83 89 n/a n/a 119 827
2009 385 28 91 75 79 14 117 0 789
2010 365 30 106 80 91 14 108 0 794
2011 326 34 102 94 73 17 110 0 756
2012 335 39 97 98 71 15 115 0 770
2013 322 48 87 107 83 25 118 0 790
2014 317 44 86 110 81 24 127 0 789
2015 293 33 98 79 81 17 136 0 737
2016 332 25 104 75 88 18 129 0 771
2017 292 23 99 72 82 27 111 0 706
2018 262 32 82 75 81 28 122 0 682
2019 243 35 89 79 76 31 117 0 670
2020 253 37 98 85 85 40 108 0 706
2021 219 30 85 80 81 41 96 0 632
2022 245 26 88 77 94 35 123 0 688
2023 251 28 77 80 100 41 114 0 691

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 Hanshew Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1079 49.4 21.8 4.5
1990 1148 51.2 22.4 4.8
1991 1281 54.6 23.4 3.7
1992 1322 54.6 24.2 3.3
1993 1279 54.6 23.4 3.4
1994 1331 54.6 24.4 3.2
1995 747 71.6 10.4 6.2
1996 747 71.6 10.4 6.2
1997 1289 71.6 18.0 7.1
1998 874 49.8 17.6 13.8
1999 912 53.0 17.2 15.7
2000 906 55.2 16.4 18
2001 909 53.8 16.9 15.1
2002 963 62.5 15.4 18
2003 963 62.5 15.4 18
2004 993 58.5 17.0 22
2005 978 56.0 17.5 27.9
2006 942 53.7 17.5 33.8
2007 906 54.1 16.7 33.6
2008 827 52.2 15.8 35
2009 789 52.3 15.1 30.8
2010 794 49.5 16.0 30.6
2011 756 51.2 14.7 46
2012 770 49.7 15.4 46.2
2013 790 46.9 16.8 41.1
2014 789 45.4 17.3 54.2
2015 737 44.0 16.7 44.1
2016 771 47.0 16.4 38.9
2017 706 45.3 15.5 36.5
2018 682 39.4 17.3 43.1
2019 670 38.8 17.2 50.7
2020 706 38.9 18.1 45.2
2021 632 37.7 16.7 n/a
2022 688 35.7 19.2 n/a
2023 691 27.4 25.1 42.3

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 Hanshew Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1079 49.4 21.8 4.5
1990 1148 51.2 22.4 4.8
1991 1281 54.6 23.4 3.7
1992 1322 54.6 24.2 3.3
1993 1279 54.6 23.4 3.4
1994 1331 54.6 24.4 3.2
1995 747 71.6 10.4 6.2
1996 747 71.6 10.4 6.2
1997 1289 71.6 18.0 7.1
1998 874 49.8 17.6 13.8
1999 912 53.0 17.2 15.7
2000 906 55.2 16.4 18
2001 909 53.8 16.9 15.1
2002 963 62.5 15.4 18
2003 963 62.5 15.4 18
2004 993 58.5 17.0 22
2005 978 56.0 17.5 27.9
2006 942 53.7 17.5 33.8
2007 906 54.1 16.7 33.6
2008 827 52.2 15.8 35
2009 789 52.3 15.1 30.8
2010 794 49.5 16.0 30.6
2011 756 51.2 14.7 46
2012 770 49.7 15.4 46.2
2013 790 46.9 16.8 41.1
2014 789 45.4 17.3 54.2
2015 737 44.0 16.7 44.1
2016 771 47.0 16.4 38.9
2017 706 45.3 15.5 36.5
2018 682 39.4 17.3 43.1
2019 670 38.8 17.2 50.7
2020 706 38.9 18.1 45.2
2021 632 37.7 16.7 n/a
2022 688 35.7 19.2 n/a
2023 691 27.4 25.1 42.3

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 Hanshew Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,061 (7.0%) $14,108 (93.0%) $15,169

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hanshew Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 80th of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 82nd of 92 Middle schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Hanshew Middle School)37.528.4
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Anchorage School District)45.237.3
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.134.5
 8.6%
All Grades Science (Hanshew Middle School)37.528.4
 9%
   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 Students670691
 3.1%
African American3528
 20%
American Indian76100
 31.6%
Asian8977
 13.5%
Hispanic7980
 1.3%
Pacific Islander3141
 32.3%
White243251
 3.3%
Two or More Races117114
 2.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.7%42.3%
 8.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hanshew Middle School

Hanshew Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Alaska middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 691 students attended Hanshew Middle School.

Students at Hanshew Middle School are 36% White, 16% Two or more races, 14% American Indian, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% African American.

Students who attend Hanshew Middle School usually go on to attend Service 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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