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South Anchorage High School

Q: Is South Anchorage High School a good school?

Yes. South Anchorage High School ranks in the top 8.1% of Alaska high schools.

Q: How many students attend South Anchorage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,239 students attended South Anchorage High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Anchorage High School?

Students at South Anchorage High School are 63% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into South Anchorage High School?

South Anchorage High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bear Valley Elementary Elementary : Girdwood School Elementary : Huffman Elementary Elementary : Klatt Elementary Elementary : Ocean View Elementary Elementary : Rabbit Creek Elementary Middle : Goldenview Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 62 Alaska High Schools

Better than 92% of Alaska high schools

Summary

South Anchorage High School, a large traditional public high school in Anchorage, AK, serves 1,239 students in grades 9-12 and is currently ranked 5th out of 62 Alaska high schools, placing it in the 92nd percentile with a 5-star rating. While the Anchorage School District as a whole ranks mid-pack in the state, South Anchorage has posted four straight years in the top quarter of Alaska high schools, climbing from a 3-star ranking in 2021-2022 to its current top-5 status. It is the strongest large, comprehensive high school in its part of Anchorage, far outpacing nearby traditional schools like Service High School and Dimond High School, which rank in the lower half statewide.

Academically, South Anchorage students score well above district and state averages. On the most recent tests, 10th-grade science proficiency was 55.0% at South Anchorage compared to 33.0% statewide, while 9th-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 49.6% versus 31.2% statewide, and 9th-grade math proficiency was 34.2% versus 17.9% statewide. The school's graduation rate has stayed above 90% for five consecutive years, consistently about 9 to 14 points higher than the district's overall rate. The only nearby school that clearly outranks South Anchorage is Steller Secondary School, a much smaller 6-12 school ranked 2nd in Alaska, but for families seeking a large traditional high school, South Anchorage leads the pack.

What truly sets South Anchorage apart is its effectiveness with students who often need extra support. The school ranks first statewide for special education outcomes and for military-connected students, and also ranks first for English Language Learners in recent years. Its results for male and female students are also well above the state average, with male students showing notable improvement. One area to watch is math, where proficiency has declined from 52.5% in 2022-2023 to 34.2% most recently, though it remains far above the state average and above all nearby traditional high schools. Overall, South Anchorage, with its high graduation rate, strong test scores, and supportive programming, stands out as a top choice for high school in Alaska.

1,239

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,568

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13400 Elmore Rd
Anchorage, AK 99516-3607

(907) 742-6200

District: Anchorage School District

Feeder schools for South Anchorage High School:

Elementary:	Bear Valley Elementary
	Girdwood School
	Huffman Elementary
	Klatt Elementary
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	Ocean View Elementary
	Rabbit Creek Elementary
Middle:	Goldenview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Two or more races:

13.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alaska high schools

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

5^th of 62

Alaska public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 17 pts since 2017

From top 25% (2017) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9High 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	85.0	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	10 of 60	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	15 of 63	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	11 of 62	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	24 of 62	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	13 of 77	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	10 of 139	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	10 of 148	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	11 of 136	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	85.2	14 of 142	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	91.7	2 of 140	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	91.0	3 of 151	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	93.2	2 of 139	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	2 of 135	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	93.8	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2023	69.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	7 of 54	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	7 of 54	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2024	36.7	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	22 of 55	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2023	58.2	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2025	63.6	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	29.8	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.7	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	55.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	48.2	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	17 of 56	69.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)58th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-34 vs school

Migrant (2026)58th percentile-34 vs school

Native American (2024)56th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+17 vs state

English Language Arts50%+17 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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%)	85	5^th of 62 public high schools	91.9%		81.2	10^th of 60 public high schools	83.3%	5				49.6	49.6				34.2	34.2		55.0	55.0	$13,568	$971	$12,597
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%)	38.8	38^th of 62 public high schools	38.7%		31.6	45^th of 60 public high schools	25.0%	7				32.1	32.1				21.4	21.4		33.2	33.2	$14,533	$1,085	$13,448
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%)	30.4	46^th of 62 public high schools	25.8%		22.6	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%	4				33.8	33.8				15.8	15.8		28.7	28.7	$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
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)												12.0	12.0	$18,067	$3,113	$14,954
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)					< 40%					< 40%		44.4	36.4	$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
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%)	24.2	50^th of 62 public high schools	19.4%		53.8	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%	22	45.5	28.6	32.3	27.6	33.9	30.3	25.0	35.5	17.2	27.3	45.2	25.0	36.4	$15,386	$442	$14,944
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%)	9.7	57^th of 62 public high schools	8.1%		9.4	58^th of 60 public high schools	3.3%	1				21.5	21.5				7.0	7.0		18.8	18.8	$15,523	$1,936	$13,587

Frequently Asked Questions about South Anchorage High School

What is the racial makeup of South Anchorage High School?

Students at South Anchorage High School are 63% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Is South Anchorage High School a good school?

Yes. South Anchorage High School ranks in the top 8.1% of Alaska high schools.

What district is South Anchorage High School in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend South Anchorage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,239 students attended South Anchorage High School.

What schools feed into South Anchorage High School?

South Anchorage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Valley Elementary
Elementary : Girdwood School
Elementary : Huffman Elementary
Elementary : Klatt Elementary
Elementary : Ocean View Elementary
Elementary : Rabbit Creek Elementary
Middle : Goldenview Middle School

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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