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Central Middle School of Science

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School of Science is a public magnet middle school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 376 students in grades 7-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to other schools in the Anchorage School District.

Central Middle School of Science consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Alaska middle schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were around 20-23%, compared to the district's 35-40% and the state's 32-38%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 20% of their respective peer groups in the state.

Comparing Central Middle School of Science to nearby schools, such as Gruening Middle School, Goldenview Middle School, and Romig Middle School, highlights the significant gap in academic achievement. These nearby schools generally outperform Central Middle School of Science, with proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher in core subjects and lower percentages of students from low-income families.

545

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,253

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1405 E St
Anchorage, AK 99501-5098

(907) 742-5100

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Central Middle School of Science usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for Central Middle School of Science:

Elementary:	Denali Montessori Elementary
	Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
	Government Hill Elementary
	Inlet View Elementary
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	North Star Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

21.8%

Pacific Islander:

17.6%

Hispanic:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (21% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

87^th of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Middle 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	10.7	87 of 94	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	87 of 99	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	75 of 88	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.9	81 of 151	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.4	56 of 135	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.0	48 of 133	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	44 of 136	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	50 of 131	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.3	29 of 128	77.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	39 of 132	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	18.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.6	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	34.9	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	68 of 74	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	49 of 51	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	53 of 68	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	16.3	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)50th percentile+43 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)25th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-10 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-13 vs state

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Terrible school. Terrible staff. Teachers act like children, even bullied students openly. This school needs to close. Close Quote

Schools Near Central Middle School of Science

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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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	1405 E St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-5100	545	25	22.2	79.3%	119 (21.8%)	60 (11.0%)	86 (15.8%)	40 (7.3%)	78 (14.3%)	96 (17.6%)	66 (12.1%)	10.7	87^th of 94 public middle schools	7.4%		11.8	84^th of 91 public middle schools	7.7%	3	22.1	23.3	23.3	22.9	20.8	20.8	16.7	19.5	21.0	21.0	$16,253	$1,191	$15,062
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%)	63.5	28^th of 94 public middle schools	70.2%		57.5	39^th of 91 public middle schools	57.1%	11	53.9	43.2	49.4	48.6	44.0	47.3	48.3	46.5	42.4	42.4	$14,184	$907	$13,276
Wendler Middle School	Public	6-8	2905 Lake Otis rkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7300	602	29	20.9	72.6%	102 (16.9%)	30 (5.0%)	82 (13.6%)	81 (13.5%)	116 (19.3%)	64 (10.6%)	127 (21.1%)	10.2	88^th of 94 public middle schools	6.4%		12.1	83^rd of 91 public middle schools	8.8%	5	23.6	18.0	22.6	21.3	18.1	20.7	24.4	20.9	17.8	17.8	$16,381	$1,999	$14,381
Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	150 South Bragaw St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-4700	713	27	26.0	100.8%	53 (7.4%)	60 (8.4%)	95 (13.3%)	124 (17.4%)	111 (15.6%)	149 (20.9%)	121 (17.0%)	3.8	93^rd of 94 public middle schools	1.1%		4.2	90^th of 91 public middle schools	1.1%	3	16.2	10.0	9.7	12.2	11.2	10.9	12.8	11.6	16.9	16.9	$15,430	$2,067	$13,363
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	830	38	21.6	76.5%	114 (13.7%)	44 (5.3%)	112 (13.5%)	181 (21.8%)	104 (12.5%)	105 (12.7%)	170 (20.5%)	8.3	89^th of 94 public middle schools	5.3%		9	85^th of 91 public middle schools	6.6%	4	20.5	12.3	22.0	18.2	20.2	14.7	20.4	18.5	20.8	20.8	$15,692	$1,941	$13,750
Anchorage STrEaM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	7801 E 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-9000	183	11	17.0		100 (54.6%)	9 (4.9%)	16 (8.7%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.2%)	2 (1.1%)	36 (19.7%)	32.9	68^th of 94 public middle schools	27.7%		43.7	53^rd of 91 public middle schools	41.8%	15	33.3	42.1	34.0	36.6	22.0	36.4	30.6	29.5	36.2	36.2	$15,149	$399	$14,750
Mears Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 W 100th	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-6400	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	29.2	71^st of 94 public middle schools	24.5%		32.2	64^th of 91 public middle schools	29.7%	7	34.8	30.3	30.6	31.9	30.4	32.4	34.0	32.2	34.6	34.6	$14,007	$925	$13,081
Hanshew Middle School	Public	6-8	10121 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-1561	822	25	33.1	39.2%	242 (29.4%)	42 (5.1%)	107 (13.0%)	99 (12.0%)	98 (11.9%)	61 (7.4%)	173 (21.0%)	24.3	74^th of 94 public middle schools	21.3%		18.9	78^th of 91 public middle schools	14.3%	4	29.5	31.0	24.5	28.4	29.4	38.4	29.9	32.7	21.7	21.7	$15,169	$1,061	$14,108
Goldenview Middle School	Public	6-8	15800 Goldenview Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 348-8626	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	81.6	9^th of 94 public middle schools	90.4%		69.1	27^th of 91 public middle schools	70.3%	18	56.4	48.6	49.4	51.5	57.3	62.4	66.2	62.1	54.6	54.6	$14,294	$901	$13,393
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%)	66.5	21^st of 94 public middle schools	77.7%		56.8	41^st of 91 public middle schools	54.9%	20	48.1	41.4	44.8	44.7	42.9	50.6	55.9	50.0	54.9	54.9	$14,394	$995	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School of Science

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School of Science?

Students at Central Middle School of Science are 22% White, 18% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic, 14% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Central Middle School of Science attend?

Students who attend Central Middle School of Science usually go on to attend West High School

How many students attend Central Middle School of Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Central Middle School of Science.

Is Central Middle School of Science a good school?

Central Middle School of Science ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Alaska middle schools.

What district is Central Middle School of Science in?

Anchorage School District

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