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Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

Q: Is Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School a good school?

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Alaska high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,636 students attended Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

Students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School are 19% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 16% White, 14% American Indian, 14% Hispanic, 12% Pacific Islander, 8% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Airport Heights Elementary Elementary : Baxter Elementary Elementary : College Gate Elementary Elementary : Lake Otis Elementary Elementary : Mountain View Elementary Elementary : Russian Jack Elementary Elementary : Tudor Elementary Elementary : William Tyson Elementary Elementary : Williwaw Elementary Middle : Wendler Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 3% of Alaska high schools

Summary

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Anchorage, Alaska, with a total enrollment of 1,681 students. 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.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alaska high schools over the past several years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 3 or 4 high schools in the state for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. However, the school performs relatively better for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 3 high schools in the state for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby magnet high schools like Dimond High School, West High School, and Service High School, Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's relative strengths in supporting certain student subgroups suggest that there may be effective practices or programs in place that could be leveraged to drive broader improvements across the school.

1,636

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,523

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4025 E Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99508-3599

(907) 742-2100

District: Anchorage School District

Feeder schools for Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School:

Elementary:	Airport Heights Elementary
	Baxter Elementary
	College Gate Elementary
	Lake Otis Elementary
	More...
	Mountain View Elementary
	Russian Jack Elementary
	Tudor Elementary
	William Tyson Elementary
	Williwaw Elementary
Middle:	Wendler Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

18.6%

Two or more races:

17.0%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (16% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

58^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 47 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Anchorage School District

14^th of 24Anchorage School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	72 of 83	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.4	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.7	77 of 139	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	72 of 148	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.7	81 of 136	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	80 of 140	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.8	76 of 151	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	72 of 151	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	54 of 139	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.8	60 of 135	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	18.1	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	20.8	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2024	31.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2022	17.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	51.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.6	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.7	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	23 of 47	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	23 of 47	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2022)50th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)<1st percentile-24 vs school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-13 vs state

English Language Arts17%-16 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)					STAR Mathematics (2025)					ASA Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-2100	1,636	80	20.3	73.2%	257 (15.7%)	127 (7.8%)	235 (14.4%)	305 (18.6%)	237 (14.5%)	197 (12.0%)	278 (17.0%)	9.4	58^th of 60 public high schools	3.3%		13.4	56^th of 63 public high schools	11.1%	2				16.9	16.9				7.6	7.6		24.8	24.8	$15,523	$1,936	$13,587
Martin Luther King Junior Technical High School	Public	10-12	2650 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-8900	124	27	4.6		75 (60.5%)	3 (2.4%)	16 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	2 (1.6%)	19 (15.3%)								(n/a)														$46,333	$564	$45,768
Alaska Middle College School	Public	11-12	2650 E Northern Lights Blvd	Eagle River	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 786-7611	272	3	93.7		169 (62.1%)	10 (3.7%)	20 (7.4%)	26 (9.6%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (12.5%)								(n/a)														$12,225	$323	$11,901
Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	200	11	18.8		97 (48.5%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.0%)	5 (2.5%)	27 (13.5%)	14 (7.0%)	36 (18.0%)	53.8	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%		62.9	23^rd of 63 public high schools	63.5%	5	31.3	39.3	24.0	24.0	30.0	28.1	46.4	12.0		23.4	37.5	54.8	47.3	$15,386	$442	$14,944
McLaughlin Secondary School	Public	6-12	2600 Providence Dr	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1120	77	11	7.0		15 (19.5%)	4 (5.2%)	11 (14.3%)	1 (1.3%)	35 (45.5%)	1 (1.3%)	10 (13.0%)								(n/a)				33.3	22.7					14.3				$19,996	$2,157	$17,839
Benny Benson Alternative High School	Public	9-12	4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-2050	275	14	19.0	110.9%	41 (14.9%)	21 (7.6%)	31 (11.3%)	10 (3.6%)	65 (23.6%)	50 (18.2%)	57 (20.7%)								(n/a)												13.8	13.8	$18,067	$3,113	$14,954
Steller Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2508 Blueberry Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4950	305	15	20.7		207 (67.9%)	8 (2.6%)	29 (9.5%)	9 (3.0%)	15 (4.9%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.8%)	76.2	13^th of 60 public high schools	78.3%		96.7	2^nd of 63 public high schools	96.8%	11	38.2	47.1	54.4	51.7	48.1	23.5	58.0	53.3	22.2	43.0	64.4	62.5	63.6	$13,262	$369	$12,892
S.A.V.E. High School	Public	9-12	410 East 56th	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1250	156	8	19.3		34 (21.8%)	7 (4.5%)	27 (17.3%)	4 (2.6%)	38 (24.4%)	16 (10.3%)	30 (19.2%)								(n/a)														$16,853	$1,477	$15,375
West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Hillcrest Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-2500	1,702	78	21.9	37.7%	594 (34.9%)	108 (6.3%)	268 (15.7%)	181 (10.6%)	140 (8.2%)	185 (10.9%)	226 (13.3%)	52.9	29^th of 60 public high schools	51.7%		45	35^th of 63 public high schools	44.4%	6				39.1	39.1				25.8	25.8		39.3	39.3	$13,328	$926	$12,401
Service High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5577 Abbott Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8100	1,518	63	24.1	28.3%	596 (39.3%)	57 (3.8%)	189 (12.5%)	234 (15.4%)	153 (10.1%)	70 (4.6%)	219 (14.4%)	31.6	45^th of 60 public high schools	25.0%		23.1	53^rd of 63 public high schools	15.9%	8				31.7	31.7				20.6	20.6		28.5	28.5	$14,533	$1,085	$13,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School

How many students attend Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,636 students attended Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School.

What schools feed into Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Airport Heights Elementary
Elementary : Baxter Elementary
Elementary : College Gate Elementary
Elementary : Lake Otis Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Elementary : Russian Jack Elementary
Elementary : Tudor Elementary
Elementary : William Tyson Elementary
Elementary : Williwaw Elementary
Middle : Wendler Middle School

Is Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School a good school?

Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Alaska high schools.

What district is Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School in?

Anchorage School District

What is the racial makeup of Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School?

Students at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School are 19% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 16% White, 14% American Indian, 14% Hispanic, 12% Pacific Islander, 8% African American.

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