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Dimond High School

Q: Is Dimond High School a good school?

Dimond High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Alaska high schools.

Q: How many students attend Dimond High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,373 students attended Dimond High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dimond High School?

Students at Dimond High School are 40% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 10% American Indian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Dimond High School?

Dimond High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bayshore Elementary Elementary : Chinook Elementary Elementary : Gladys Wood Elementary Elementary : Kincaid Elementary Elementary : Sand Lake Elementary Middle : Mears Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 17% of Alaska high schools

Summary

Dimond High School is a public magnet high school located in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,406 students. It 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.

Dimond High School has had a mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 29th to 50th out of Alaska high schools. Its performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics lagging behind. However, the school performs relatively well for Hispanic and Native American students, while struggling with lower rankings for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners.

Compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as South Anchorage High School and Steller Secondary School, Dimond High School's performance is generally lower. Additionally, the school's lower spending per student and higher student-teacher ratio compared to some of the nearby schools may be contributing factors to its relatively weaker academic performance. As a public magnet school, Dimond High School may have a unique student population and educational focus that could be influencing its performance metrics in comparison to other traditional high schools in the area.

1,373

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,816

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2909 W 88th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99502-5397

(907) 742-7000

District: Anchorage School District

Feeder schools for Dimond High School:

Elementary:	Bayshore Elementary
	Chinook Elementary
	Gladys Wood Elementary
	Kincaid Elementary
	More...
	Sand Lake Elementary
Middle:	Mears Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

Two or more races:

18.4%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (24% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

50^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	22.6	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	39 of 77	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	33 of 74	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	39 of 83	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.1	41 of 135	69.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	41 of 139	70.5%	★★★★☆
2013	59.3	56 of 148	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	35 of 136	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	36 of 142	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	20 of 140	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	38 of 151	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	29 of 151	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	13 of 139	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	80.4	20 of 135	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	18 of 116	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	58.8	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	25 of 54	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	28 of 55	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Migrant (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2019)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-5 vs state

English Language Arts25%-8 vs state

Mathematics14%-18 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
Dimond High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2909 W 88th Ave	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7000	1,373	63	21.6	27.9%	549 (40.0%)	44 (3.2%)	132 (9.6%)	181 (13.2%)	133 (9.7%)	81 (5.9%)	253 (18.4%)	22.6	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%		29.4	47^th of 63 public high schools	25.4%	3				24.7	24.7				14.3	14.3		32.9	32.9	$13,816	$954	$12,862
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
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
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
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
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
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
South Anchorage High School	Public	9-12	13400 Elmore Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-6200	1,239	55	22.5	16.1%	779 (62.9%)	23 (1.9%)	106 (8.6%)	68 (5.5%)	72 (5.8%)	24 (1.9%)	167 (13.5%)	81.2	10^th of 60 public high schools	83.3%		72.1	15^th of 63 public high schools	76.2%	5				49.0	49.0				40.7	40.7		49.2	49.2	$13,568	$971	$12,597
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dimond High School

What schools feed into Dimond High School?

Dimond High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bayshore Elementary
Elementary : Chinook Elementary
Elementary : Gladys Wood Elementary
Elementary : Kincaid Elementary
Elementary : Sand Lake Elementary
Middle : Mears Middle School

How many students attend Dimond High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,373 students attended Dimond High School.

What district is Dimond High School in?

Anchorage School District

Is Dimond High School a good school?

Dimond High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Alaska high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dimond High School?

Students at Dimond High School are 40% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 10% American Indian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

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