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Mirror Lake Middle School

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Mirror Lake Middle School ranks 27 th of 90 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 90 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Mirror Lake Middle School serves grades 6–8 in Chugiak, Alaska, with about 571 students, as part of the Anchorage School District. The school currently ranks 27th out of 90 Alaska middle schools — the 70th percentile — with a 4-star rating for 2025-2026, marking a solid rebound from a 42nd-place finish two years earlier. Its true standout is math: 55.94% of students are proficient, compared to 35.66% for the district and 32.20% statewide. English language arts is also a strength at 43.78% proficiency, well above the state's 32.89%, though science results are more modest at 44.05%.

When compared with nearby middle schools, Mirror Lake's academic profile is distinctive. In math, it essentially ties Gruening Middle School (55.94% vs. 55.74%) and far surpasses Begich Middle School (16.64%) and Clark Middle School (12.13%). In ELA, Mirror Lake lands just behind Gruening (43.78% vs. 44.52%) but ahead of Wasilla Middle School and Palmer Middle School. Science is the one subject where it loses ground to strong neighbors — Gruening (50.62%) and Anchorage STrEaM Academy (57.14%) both outperform it. One pattern worth noting: 7th-grade ELA proficiency drops to 36.90%, about 11 points below the school's 6th- and 8th-grade scores, even though 7th-grade math is its strongest grade level.

Mirror Lake also stands out for its results with particular groups of students, including a No. 1 state ranking for military-connected students in 2024-2025 and an 80th-percentile state ranking for special education students in 2025-2026. It achieves these outcomes while spending less per pupil than every nearby school in this comparison — roughly $12,619 compared with $14,000–$17,000 elsewhere — and with a student-teacher ratio near 23.5. About 22% of Mirror Lake students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Gruening but far lower than several nearby schools such as Houston Middle School. Overall, Mirror Lake is an efficient, high-performing school whose path to even stronger results likely runs through closing the science gap with Gruening and addressing the 7th-grade reading dip.

571

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,619

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

22901 Lake Hill Dr
Chugiak, AK 99567-5584

(907) 742-3500

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Mirror Lake Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chugiak High School

Feeder schools for Mirror Lake Middle School:

Elementary:	Birchwood ABC Elementary
	Chugiak Elementary
	Fire Lake Elementary
	Homestead Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Two or more races:

14.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (49% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2026) from a 52nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Alaska median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

27^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	67.0	27 of 90	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	27 of 94	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	42 of 91	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	34 of 92	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	29 of 99	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	19 of 96	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	29 of 88	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.3	28 of 151	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	13 of 138	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	19 of 133	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	14 of 136	89.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	11 of 131	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	11 of 132	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	9 of 128	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	14 of 138	89.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	15 of 72	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	23 of 69	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	26 of 74	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.7	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	24 of 55	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	25 of 74	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.8	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	20 of 73	72.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.6	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	53.0	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	26 of 75	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	25 of 72	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-16 vs school

Migrant (2026)54th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2019)45th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%+24 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+11 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
Mirror Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	22901 Lake Hill Dr	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3500	571	24	23.5	21.9%	376 (65.8%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	31 (5.4%)	11 (1.9%)	85 (14.9%)	67	27^th of 90 public middle schools	70.0%		63.7	27^th of 94 public middle schools	71.3%		47.9	36.9	47.9	43.8	53.2	59.8	53.9	55.9	44.1	44.1	$12,619	$799	$11,819
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
Wasilla Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-5300	584	30	19.6	48.6%	360 (61.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (8.0%)	10 (1.7%)	48 (8.2%)	9 (1.5%)	108 (18.5%)	28.6	68^th of 90 public middle schools	24.4%		29	72^nd of 94 public middle schools	23.4%	4	31.0	32.1	22.2	28.6	31.6	28.7	36.3	32.1	38.2	38.2	$14,949	$1,705	$13,244
Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	1159 S Chugach	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4300	563	30	18.8	44.4%	376 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	37 (6.6%)	11 (2.0%)	89 (15.8%)	46.3	49^th of 90 public middle schools	45.6%		53.1	44^th of 94 public middle schools	53.2%	5	41.4	33.5	40.2	38.5	32.7	40.6	40.6	38.0	46.9	46.9	$15,320	$1,484	$13,836
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 W Hawk Ln	Houston	99652	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9500	318	23	13.8	74.2%	216 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.7%)	4 (1.3%)	43 (13.5%)	23.6	72^nd of 90 public middle schools	20.0%		18.4	81^st of 94 public middle schools	13.8%	9	44.7	17.1	18.2	27.4	30.3	25.0	17.2	23.8	39.8	39.8	$17,303	$2,308	$14,995
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mirror Lake Middle School

Is Mirror Lake Middle School a good school?

Mirror Lake Middle School ranks 27^th of 90 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mirror Lake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Mirror Lake Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Mirror Lake Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mirror Lake Middle School usually go on to attend Chugiak High School

What district is Mirror Lake Middle School in?

Anchorage School District

What is the racial makeup of Mirror Lake Middle School?

Students at Mirror Lake Middle School are 66% White, 15% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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