Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)	ID
1	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	801 East Arctic	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 746-2358	267	20	13.2		201 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	4 (1.5%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$16,769	$105	$16,664	97.3	88.6	9	8	020051000311
2	American Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7362 W Parks Hwy #725	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 352-0150	197	12	16.8		167 (84.8%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$18,018	$130	$17,888	95.1	94.6	4	2	020051000452
3	Eagle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10901 Mausel St Ste 101	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-3025	205	13	15.8		148 (72.2%)	4 (2.0%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.2%)	$13,022	$284	$12,738	92.8	89	7	4	020018000460
4	Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	200	10	20.4	9.5%	135 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (21.0%)	$16,174	$693	$15,480	92.3	96.1	2	2	020060000742
5	Aurora Borealis Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Frontage Rd Ste A	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 283-0292	193	12	16		148 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (6.2%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.8%)				91	97.8	1	4	020039000274
6	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	88.8	95.7	3	3	020018000094
7	Rilke Schule Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	650 W International Airport Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0900	467	28	16.6		356 (76.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.7%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.8%)	$11,400	$246	$11,154	84.2	79.3	13	6	020018000732
8	Homer Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Sterling Hwy	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-5700	184	13	13.8	29.9%	137 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.9%)				82.5	74.5	15	7	020039000543
9	Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	675 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3110	357	21	17	19.0%	239 (66.9%)	6 (1.7%)	52 (14.6%)	10 (2.8%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.6%)	$22,537	$1,092	$21,444	81.4	63.3	32	23	020060000260
10	Connections	Public, Alternative	K-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-8880	1,118	13	83.6		902 (80.7%)	5 (0.4%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (11.1%)				80.9	65.3	26	16	020039000397

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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.

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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.

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)	ID
1	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	801 East Arctic	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 746-2358	267	20	13.2		201 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	4 (1.5%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$16,769			$105			$16,664	97.3	88.6	9	8		020051000311
2	American Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7362 W Parks Hwy #725	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 352-0150	197	12	16.8		167 (84.8%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$18,018			$130			$17,888	95.1	94.6	4	2		020051000452
3	Eagle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10901 Mausel St Ste 101	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-3025	205	13	15.8		148 (72.2%)	4 (2.0%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.2%)	$13,022			$284			$12,738	92.8	89	7	4		020018000460
4	Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	200	10	20.4	9.5%	135 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (21.0%)	$16,174			$693			$15,480	92.3	96.1	2	2		020060000742
5	Aurora Borealis Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Frontage Rd Ste A	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 283-0292	193	12	16		148 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (6.2%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.8%)								91	97.8	1	4		020039000274
6	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	88.8	95.7	3	3		020018000094
7	Rilke Schule Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	650 W International Airport Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0900	467	28	16.6		356 (76.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.7%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.8%)	$11,400			$246			$11,154	84.2	79.3	13	6		020018000732
8	Homer Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Sterling Hwy	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-5700	184	13	13.8	29.9%	137 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.9%)								82.5	74.5	15	7		020039000543
9	Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	675 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3110	357	21	17	19.0%	239 (66.9%)	6 (1.7%)	52 (14.6%)	10 (2.8%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.6%)	$22,537			$1,092			$21,444	81.4	63.3	32	23		020060000260
10	Connections	Public, Alternative	K-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-8880	1,118	13	83.6		902 (80.7%)	5 (0.4%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (11.1%)								80.9	65.3	26	16		020039000397