Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAR and ASA test scores by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr. The most recent update was on Friday, August 30, 2024.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
020077000357	11	Tri-Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 683-2267	155	17	9.2		134 (86.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	$24,256	$805	$23,452	78.4	72.2	18	7
020051000744	12	Birchtree Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1675 N Nadina St.	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 745-1831	407	22	18.8		315 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	$16,733	$116	$16,617	76.9	75.4	14	2
020021000268	13	Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	76	6	11.7	17.1%	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.1%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.7%)	$22,594	$491	$22,103	75.5	67.6	23	10
020060000162	14	Chinook Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3002 International St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 452-5020	155	9	17.2		113 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	$15,967	$693	$15,273	75.2	73.3	16	2
020039000152	15	Chapman School	Public	PK, KG-8	73286 School Ave	Anchor Point	99556	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-8671	160	13	12.3	42.5%	120 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)				74.6	84.1	10	5
020018000115	16	Steller Secondary School	Public, Magnet	7-12	2508 Blueberry Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4950	250	14	18.4		156 (62.4%)	7 (2.8%)	23 (9.2%)	9 (3.6%)	14 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.6%)	$13,262	$369	$12,892	74.6	89.2	6	10
020039000165	17	Ninilchik School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15735 Sterling Hwy	Ninilchik	99639	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 714-0300	106	11	10	55.7%	65 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.5%)				74.1	72	19	2
020069000310	18	Skagway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1563 Main St	Skagway	99840	Skagway Municipality	Skagway School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 983-2960	145	14	10.3		117 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	6 (4.1%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.3%)	$26,630	$00	$26,630	73.7	65.2	28	10
020051000469	19	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 E Seldon Rd Ste C	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(907) 376-6680	592	6	98.9		486 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.8%)	$8,669	$98	$8,570	73.5	68.3	22	3
020051000312	20	Midnight Sun Family Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7275 W Midnight Sun Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 357-6786	179	9	19.8		131 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.2%)	$20,311	$100	$20,211	73.4	58.6	37	17

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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)
020077000357	11	Tri-Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 683-2267	155	17	9.2		134 (86.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	$24,256			$805			$23,452	78.4	72.2	18	7
020051000744	12	Birchtree Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1675 N Nadina St.	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 745-1831	407	22	18.8		315 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	$16,733			$116			$16,617	76.9	75.4	14	2
020021000268	13	Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	76	6	11.7	17.1%	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.1%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.7%)	$22,594			$491			$22,103	75.5	67.6	23	10
020060000162	14	Chinook Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3002 International St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 452-5020	155	9	17.2		113 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	$15,967			$693			$15,273	75.2	73.3	16	2
020039000152	15	Chapman School	Public	PK, KG-8	73286 School Ave	Anchor Point	99556	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-8671	160	13	12.3	42.5%	120 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)								74.6	84.1	10	5
020018000115	16	Steller Secondary School	Public, Magnet	7-12	2508 Blueberry Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4950	250	14	18.4		156 (62.4%)	7 (2.8%)	23 (9.2%)	9 (3.6%)	14 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.6%)	$13,262			$369			$12,892	74.6	89.2	6	10
020039000165	17	Ninilchik School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15735 Sterling Hwy	Ninilchik	99639	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 714-0300	106	11	10	55.7%	65 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.5%)								74.1	72	19	2
020069000310	18	Skagway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1563 Main St	Skagway	99840	Skagway Municipality	Skagway School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 983-2960	145	14	10.3		117 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	6 (4.1%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.3%)	$26,630			$00			$26,630	73.7	65.2	28	10
020051000469	19	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 E Seldon Rd Ste C	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(907) 376-6680	592	6	98.9		486 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.8%)	$8,669			$98			$8,570	73.5	68.3	22	3
020051000312	20	Midnight Sun Family Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7275 W Midnight Sun Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 357-6786	179	9	19.8		131 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.2%)	$20,311			$100			$20,211	73.4	58.6	37	17