Best Middle Schools in Alaska for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Alaska!

Every year, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alaska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 5)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
020018000094	1	Northern Lights ABC K-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2424 East Dowling Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7500	572	32	18.1	29.9%	176 (30.8%)	36 (6.3%)	79 (13.8%)	150 (26.2%)	24 (4.2%)	6 (1.0%)	101 (17.7%)	$11,121			$687			$10,434	80.0%	93.4%	13.41%
020018000534	2	Hanshew Middle School	Public	7-8	10121 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-1561	583	31	18.9	41.5%	189 (32.4%)	28 (4.8%)	78 (13.4%)	67 (11.5%)	80 (13.7%)	41 (7.0%)	100 (17.2%)	$15,169			$1,061			$14,108	60.0%	14.3%	45.71%
020018000106	3	Romig Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	2500 Minnesota Dr	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5200	705	37	19.3	34.2%	271 (38.4%)	28 (4.0%)	109 (15.5%)	82 (11.6%)	63 (8.9%)	53 (7.5%)	99 (14.0%)	$14,184			$907			$13,276	40.0%	57.1%	17.14%
020018000119	4	Wendler Middle School	Public	7-8	2905 Lake Otis rkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7300	384	26	15	72.1%	65 (16.9%)	24 (6.3%)	62 (16.1%)	56 (14.6%)	67 (17.4%)	39 (10.2%)	71 (18.5%)	$16,381			$1,999			$14,381	20.0%	8.8%	11.21%
020018000729	5	Nicholas J. Begich Middle School	Public	6-8	7440 Creekside Center Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0500	874	47	18.6	78.3%	138 (15.8%)	49 (5.6%)	115 (13.2%)	168 (19.2%)	97 (11.1%)	120 (13.7%)	187 (21.4%)	$15,692			$1,941			$13,750	0.0%	6.6%	6.59%

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.