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Gruening Middle School

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Gruening Middle School ranks 21 st of 94 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Gruening Middle School is a public middle school located in Eagle River, Alaska, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 596 students. It is part of the Anchorage School District, which is ranked 14 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gruening Middle School has a strong performance history, ranking in the top 25% of Alaska middle schools for several years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past.

Gruening Middle School consistently outperforms the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking 1st out of all Alaska middle schools for African American students and 3rd out of 30 schools for multi-racial students in English Language Arts proficiency. Additionally, Gruening Middle School has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 15.27% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to higher rates at many nearby schools.

When compared to other middle schools in the Anchorage district, such as Goldenview Middle School and Mirror Lake Middle School, Gruening stands out as a higher-performing school, particularly in terms of academic proficiency rates and student group performance. While Gruening is a strong-performing school overall, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of white students and special education students.

797

Students ?

28.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,394

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 Lee St
Eagle River, AK 99577

(907) 742-3600

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Gruening Middle School usually attend:

High:

Eagle River High School

Feeder schools for Gruening Middle School:

Elementary:	Alpenglow Elementary
	Ravenwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Two or more races:

13.9%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 51st percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (48% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Alaska middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 78th (2025) from a 51st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

21^st of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Middle 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	66.5	21 of 94	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	45 of 92	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.8	23 of 88	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.1	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.0	13 of 136	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	11 of 135	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.7	17 of 133	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	16 of 136	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	8 of 131	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	16 of 132	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	4 of 132	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	25 of 72	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	32 of 69	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	33 of 72	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	7 of 62	88.7%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	14 of 73	80.8%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2022	62.2	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	55.9	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	1 of 40	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2024	24.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	19 of 69	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Migrant (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+17 vs state

Mathematics50%+18 vs state

English Language Arts45%+12 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 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
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%)	66.5	21^st of 94 public middle schools	77.7%		56.8	41^st of 91 public middle schools	54.9%	20	48.1	41.4	44.8	44.7	42.9	50.6	55.9	50.0	54.9	54.9	$14,394	$995	$13,399
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%)	63.7	27^th of 94 public middle schools	71.3%		55.7	42^nd of 91 public middle schools	53.8%	15	47.7	39.4	39.6	42.4	54.1	50.3	50.8	51.8	48.2	48.2	$12,619	$799	$11,819
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%)	8.3	89^th of 94 public middle schools	5.3%		9	85^th of 91 public middle schools	6.6%	4	20.5	12.3	22.0	18.2	20.2	14.7	20.4	18.5	20.8	20.8	$15,692	$1,941	$13,750
Anchorage STrEaM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	7801 E 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99504	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%)	32.9	68^th of 94 public middle schools	27.7%		43.7	53^rd of 91 public middle schools	41.8%	15	33.3	42.1	34.0	36.6	22.0	36.4	30.6	29.5	36.2	36.2	$15,149	$399	$14,750
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	100.8%	53 (7.4%)	60 (8.4%)	95 (13.3%)	124 (17.4%)	111 (15.6%)	149 (20.9%)	121 (17.0%)	3.8	93^rd of 94 public middle schools	1.1%		4.2	90^th of 91 public middle schools	1.1%	3	16.2	10.0	9.7	12.2	11.2	10.9	12.8	11.6	16.9	16.9	$15,430	$2,067	$13,363
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%)	10.2	88^th of 94 public middle schools	6.4%		12.1	83^rd of 91 public middle schools	8.8%	5	23.6	18.0	22.6	21.3	18.1	20.7	24.4	20.9	17.8	17.8	$16,381	$1,999	$14,381
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%)	10.7	87^th of 94 public middle schools	7.4%		11.8	84^th of 91 public middle schools	7.7%	3	22.1	23.3	23.3	22.9	20.8	20.8	16.7	19.5	21.0	21.0	$16,253	$1,191	$15,062
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%)	63.5	28^th of 94 public middle schools	70.2%		57.5	39^th of 91 public middle schools	57.1%	11	53.9	43.2	49.4	48.6	44.0	47.3	48.3	46.5	42.4	42.4	$14,184	$907	$13,276
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%)	24.3	74^th of 94 public middle schools	21.3%		18.9	78^th of 91 public middle schools	14.3%	4	29.5	31.0	24.5	28.4	29.4	38.4	29.9	32.7	21.7	21.7	$15,169	$1,061	$14,108
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 ()	81.6	9^th of 94 public middle schools	90.4%		69.1	27^th of 91 public middle schools	70.3%	18	56.4	48.6	49.4	51.5	57.3	62.4	66.2	62.1	54.6	54.6	$14,294	$901	$13,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Gruening Middle School

Is Gruening Middle School a good school?

Gruening Middle School ranks 21^st of 94 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Gruening Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gruening Middle School usually go on to attend Eagle River High School

How many students attend Gruening Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Gruening Middle School.

What district is Gruening Middle School in?

Anchorage School District

What is the racial makeup of Gruening Middle School?

Students at Gruening Middle School are 63% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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