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West High School

Q: Is West High School a good school?

West High School ranks 29 th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,702 students attended West High School.

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

Students at West High School are 35% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% Pacific Islander, 11% Asian, 8% American Indian, 6% African American.

Q: What schools feed into West High School?

West High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Campbell STEM Elementary Elementary : Denali Montessori Elementary Elementary : Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary Elementary : Government Hill Elementary Elementary : Inlet View Elementary Elementary : Lake Hood Elementary Elementary : North Star Elementary Elementary : Northwood ABC Elementary : Turnagain Elementary Elementary : Willow Crest Elementary Middle : Central Middle School of Science Middle : Romig Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 52% of Alaska high schools

Summary

West High School is a public magnet high school located in Anchorage, Alaska, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,768 students. The school 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.

West High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in standardized tests, is generally higher than the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska averages. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While West High School ranks highly for White students and Military Connected students, it ranks lower for other subgroups like Low Socio-Economic Status students and Native American students. The school's diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, is also noteworthy.

West High School's spending per student in the 2018-2019 school year was $13,328, which is lower than the spending per student at some nearby schools, such as Benny Benson Alternative High School ($18,067) and Martin Luther King Junior Technical High School ($46,333). Additionally, while West High School generally outperforms the Anchorage School District and state averages, some nearby schools, such as Highland Academy Charter and Steller Secondary School, have higher academic performance and rankings.

1,702

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,328

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Hillcrest Dr
Anchorage, AK 99517-1399

(907) 742-2500

District: Anchorage School District

Feeder schools for West High School:

Elementary:	Campbell STEM Elementary
	Denali Montessori Elementary
	Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
	Government Hill Elementary
	More...
	Inlet View Elementary
	Lake Hood Elementary
	North Star Elementary
	Northwood ABC
	Turnagain Elementary
	Willow Crest Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle School of Science
	Romig Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Alaska median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

29^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	52.9	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	35 of 63	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	50 of 77	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	46 of 74	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.7	41 of 83	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.9	76 of 139	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	65 of 148	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.7	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.4	74 of 142	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	75 of 140	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	63 of 151	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.9	69 of 151	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	44 of 139	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.0	46 of 135	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.7	36 of 116	69.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2021	16.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	27.7	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2023	16.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	35 of 54	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.7	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	14.4	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	4.0	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	48.0	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	36.2	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	20 of 47	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile+41 vs school

Military Connected (2025)77th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Migrant (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)39th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%+6 vs state

Mathematics26%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	200	11	18.8		97 (48.5%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.0%)	5 (2.5%)	27 (13.5%)	14 (7.0%)	36 (18.0%)	53.8	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%		62.9	23^rd of 63 public high schools	63.5%	5	31.3	39.3	24.0	24.0	30.0	28.1	46.4	12.0		23.4	37.5	54.8	47.3	$15,386	$442	$14,944
Benny Benson Alternative High School	Public	9-12	4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-2050	275	14	19.0	110.9%	41 (14.9%)	21 (7.6%)	31 (11.3%)	10 (3.6%)	65 (23.6%)	50 (18.2%)	57 (20.7%)								(n/a)												13.8	13.8	$18,067	$3,113	$14,954

Frequently Asked Questions about West High School

What schools feed into West High School?

West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Campbell STEM Elementary
Elementary : Denali Montessori Elementary
Elementary : Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Government Hill Elementary
Elementary : Inlet View Elementary
Elementary : Lake Hood Elementary
Elementary : North Star Elementary
Elementary : Northwood ABC
Elementary : Turnagain Elementary
Elementary : Willow Crest Elementary
Middle : Central Middle School of Science
Middle : Romig Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West High School?

Students at West High School are 35% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% Pacific Islander, 11% Asian, 8% American Indian, 6% African American.

Is West High School a good school?

West High School ranks 29^th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is West High School in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,702 students attended West High School.

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