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, September 5, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 94)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
21	Gruening Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Lee St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3600	797	28	28.2	19.6%	505 (63.4%)	27 (3.4%)	89 (11.2%)	12 (1.5%)	39 (4.9%)	14 (1.8%)	111 (13.9%)	$14,394			$995			$13,399	66.5	56.8	41	20		020018000505
22	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	483	22	22.1		289 (59.8%)	5 (1.0%)	62 (12.8%)	21 (4.3%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	82 (17.0%)	$12,651			$699			$11,951	65.4	59.9	36	14		020018000101
23	Ladd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	601 F St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 451-1700	383	20	19.1	34.2%	202 (52.7%)	32 (8.4%)	58 (15.1%)	10 (2.6%)	16 (4.2%)	9 (2.3%)	56 (14.6%)	$15,293			$921			$14,372	65	59.7	37	14		020060000002
24	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	167	16	10.1		147 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$24,256			$805			$23,452	64.5	78.4	11	13		020077000357
25	Cordova Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Fisherman Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 424-3266	126	11	12	65.9%	61 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	29 (23.0%)	29 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$23,091			$2,489			$20,602	64.2	69.9	25			020006000029
26	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,876	66	118.7		5,744 (72.9%)	91 (1.2%)	254 (3.2%)	85 (1.1%)	794 (10.1%)	92 (1.2%)	816 (10.4%)								63.8	57.1	40	14		020013000253
27	Mirror Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	22901 Lake Hill Dr	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3500	571	24	23.5	21.9%	376 (65.8%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	31 (5.4%)	11 (1.9%)	85 (14.9%)	$12,619			$799			$11,819	63.7	55.7	42	15		020018000229
28	Romig Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2500 Minnesota Dr	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5200	1,138	54	20.9	39.2%	423 (37.2%)	29 (2.5%)	207 (18.2%)	107 (9.4%)	111 (9.8%)	97 (8.5%)	164 (14.4%)	$14,184			$907			$13,276	63.5	57.5	39	11		020018000106
29	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	168	13	12.4	51.2%	123 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.3%)								63.5	74.6	15	14		020039000152
30	Girdwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	680 Hightower	Girdwood	99587	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5300	179	14	12.5	12.8%	147 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$18,027			$1,187			$16,840	62.3	69.5	26	4		020018000077

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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 September 5, 2025, 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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.