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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	Distance	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
Gruening Middle School	0.0mi	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
Mirror Lake Middle School	9.3mi	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
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School	9.4mi	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	10.1mi	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
Clark Middle School	10.5mi	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
Wendler Middle School	12.3mi	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
Central Middle School of Science	13.2mi	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
Romig Middle School	14.3mi	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
Hanshew Middle School	15.4mi	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
Goldenview Middle School	17.5mi	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

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