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Romig Middle School

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Romig Middle School ranks 31 st of 90 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 90 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Romig Middle School is a large middle school serving 1,138 students in grades 6–8 within the Anchorage School District in Anchorage, AK. It stands out as one of the strongest-performing middle schools in central Anchorage, holding a 3-star state rating and ranking 31st of 90 Alaska middle schools (66th percentile). Romig exceeds district and state averages in every tested subject — 48.4% of students are proficient in English language arts, 44.3% in math, and 45.9% in science, versus district averages of 36.0%, 35.7%, and 39.1% — all while serving a moderate-poverty population in which 39.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For families comparing nearby middle schools, Romig's results are striking: it posts the highest English language arts proficiency of any middle school in its local comparison group and trails only Gruening Middle School in math — a school that serves a much lower-poverty student body. The achievement gaps with other nearby schools are dramatic. Central Middle School of Science, Clark Middle School, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School, and Wendler Middle School all post ELA proficiency in the mid-teens to low-20s, putting Romig 20–34 points ahead. And compared with Hanshew Middle School, which has the same 39.2% poverty rate, Romig leads by 22.9 points in ELA, 14.4 points in math, and 19.3 points in science.

Romig achieves these results while spending less per student — $14,184 — than any other school in this comparison group; several of its neighbors spend $15,000 or more per student and post far weaker outcomes. The school does especially well with specific groups: military-connected students rank first statewide, and white and multiracial students perform at the 93rd and 85th percentiles, respectively. A few areas are worth watching: Romig's math advantage narrows considerably by 8th grade, and outcomes are lower for students receiving special education services, English learners, low-income students, and Native American students. Even so, Romig has stabilized in the upper third of Alaska's middle schools in recent years, making it a strong option for families seeking a large, academically solid middle school in central Anchorage.

1,138

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,184

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2500 Minnesota Dr
Anchorage, AK 99503-2398

(907) 742-5200

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Romig Middle School usually attend:

High:

West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (46% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Alaska median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

31^st of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 22 pts since 2017

From bottom 43% (2017) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Middle Schools in the Anchorage School District

11^th of 23Anchorage 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
2026	62.9	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	28 of 94	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	40 of 92	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	51 of 95	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	59 of 84	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	43 of 99	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	50 of 96	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	50 of 88	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.2	34 of 151	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	77.2	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	34 of 136	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	45 of 135	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	42 of 133	68.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	43 of 136	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	58 of 131	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.9	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.4	41 of 138	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	21 of 69	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	40.5	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	33 of 54	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	29 of 74	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	36 of 72	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	31 of 68	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	26 of 73	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.7	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	13 of 40	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.4	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	5 of 67	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	3 of 74	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	10 of 69	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.8	2 of 72	97.2%	★★★★★

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 (2026)93rd percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-23 vs school

Migrant (2026)42nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-42 vs school

Native American (2026)22nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%+15 vs state

Science46%+8 vs state

Mathematics44%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)				STAR Mathematics (2026)				ASA Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	62.9	31^st of 90 public middle schools	65.6%		63.5	28^th of 94 public middle schools	70.2%	3	53.6	44.6	46.8	48.4	45.5	46.6	41.1	44.3	45.9	45.9	$14,184	$907	$13,276
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%)	8	84^th of 90 public middle schools	6.7%		10.7	87^th of 94 public middle schools	7.4%	3	22.5	13.8	19.6	18.6	8.7	17.9	19.9	15.3	24.8	24.8	$16,253	$1,191	$15,062
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%)	12.1	83^rd of 90 public middle schools	7.8%		10.2	88^th of 94 public middle schools	6.4%	5	19.3	19.8	25.5	21.5	17.3	20.2	21.7	19.8	29.2	29.2	$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	—	53 (7.4%)	60 (8.4%)	95 (13.3%)	124 (17.4%)	111 (15.6%)	149 (20.9%)	121 (17.0%)	4.4	87^th of 90 public middle schools	3.3%		3.8	93^rd of 94 public middle schools	1.1%	6	15.5	12.5	15.4	14.4	13.0	9.9	13.7	12.1	15.5	15.5	$15,430	$2,067	$13,363
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 ()	36.3	62^nd of 90 public middle schools	31.1%		29.2	71^st of 94 public middle schools	24.5%	9	39.9	27.1	34.4	33.8	36.0	38.3	36.7	37.0	34.2	34.2	$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%)	21.8	73^rd of 90 public middle schools	18.9%		24.3	74^th of 94 public middle schools	21.3%	1	22.1	23.7	30.7	25.5	22.8	29.8	37.4	29.9	26.6	26.6	$15,169	$1,061	$14,108
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%)	6.3	85^th of 90 public middle schools	5.6%		8.3	89^th of 94 public middle schools	5.3%	4	15.2	15.3	14.7	15.1	17.9	16.6	15.4	16.6	17.6	17.6	$15,692	$1,941	$13,750
Anchorage STrEaM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	7801 E 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99521	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%)	48.8	42^nd of 90 public middle schools	53.3%		32.9	68^th of 94 public middle schools	27.7%	26	47.3	32.7	37.5	40.0	32.9	29.1	48.2	36.4	57.1	57.1	$15,149	$399	$14,750
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 ()	77.6	16^th of 90 public middle schools	82.2%		81.6	9^th of 94 public middle schools	90.4%	7	57.7	47.1	54.2	52.9	56.6	54.5	57.3	56.1	47.3	47.3	$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%)	69.2	25^th of 90 public middle schools	72.2%		66.5	21^st of 94 public middle schools	77.7%	4	48.0	36.0	49.0	44.5	52.0	52.4	62.6	55.7	50.6	50.6	$14,394	$995	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Romig Middle School

What district is Romig Middle School in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Romig Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Romig Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Romig Middle School?

Students at Romig Middle School are 37% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 9% Asian, 9% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Romig Middle School attend?

Students who attend Romig Middle School usually go on to attend West High School

Is Romig Middle School a good school?

Romig Middle School ranks 31^st of 90 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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