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Frontier Charter School

Q: Is Frontier Charter School a good school?

Frontier Charter School ranks 103 rd of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Alternative Schools

Better than 38% of Alaska alternative schools

Summary

Frontier Charter School is a K-12 alternative school in the Anchorage School District, serving 689 students at 400 W Northern Lights Blvd in Anchorage, AK, as a low-cost, high-flexibility option for families seeking a homeschool or correspondence-style education. The school operates more like an independent-learning program than a traditional classroom school, with an astoundingly high student-teacher ratio of 175.7 students per teacher in 2024-25 and per-pupil spending of just $10,604, compared to over $15,000 at Bartlett High School or $40,833 at Whaley School.

Academically, Frontier posts a distinctive pattern. On 2025-2026 state tests, the school shines in science with 52.5% proficiency, well above the district's 39.1%, and consistently outperforms the district and state in that subject. However, English language arts (31.6%) and math (28.3%) lag behind both the Anchorage School District and Alaska state averages. This places Frontier behind comparable choice programs such as Polaris K-12 School (ELA 44.5%, math 43.7%) and Family Partnership Correspondence School (ELA 49.1%, math 42.0%), though Frontier's science results keep it competitive. Grade-level scores swing wildly, suggesting small cohorts and uneven participation make yearly results hard to interpret.

The biggest concern is graduation. Frontier's 2024-25 graduation rate was 72.7%, far below the district's 83.2% and lower than peer schools like Polaris (94.7%) and AKChoice K-12 Learning (85.7%), with volatile annual rates ranging from 60.7% to 77.7% over five years. With very low reported free/reduced lunch (0.67%), the school likely serves families who choose alternative education rather than a high-poverty neighborhood. For parents, Frontier offers flexibility and strong science instruction, but they should weigh the recent declines in core subjects and below-average graduation outcomes when considering this option.

689

Students ?

175.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,604

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 W Northern Lights Blvd #9
Anchorage, AK 99503-3877

(907) 742-1180

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Two or more races:

11.9%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2023

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

!Near the bottom of Anchorage School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

103^rd of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

36^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 32 pts since 2017

From bottom 28% (2017) to top 40% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alaska Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

35^th of 62

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 30 pts since 2017

From top 27% (2017) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	103 of 166	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	81 of 173	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	68 of 176	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	32 of 171	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	75 of 185	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	139 of 186	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.0	114 of 180	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.9	81 of 246	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.4	148 of 218	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	148 of 227	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	117 of 229	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.0	102 of 226	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	89 of 219	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	81 of 212	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.0	126 of 218	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.0	49 of 213	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	46 of 154	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	49 of 145	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	57 of 149	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	53 of 128	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	85 of 139	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.3	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	37 of 94	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	20 of 92	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	14 of 95	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	39 of 99	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.0	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.5	63 of 88	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	56 of 151	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	63 of 138	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.0	66 of 136	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	65 of 135	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	52 of 133	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	41 of 136	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.1	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	37 of 128	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	50.7	68 of 132	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	77.5	26 of 138	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	8 of 69	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	75.4	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	30 of 73	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	22 of 67	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	43 of 72	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	92.7	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	50.4	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.8	22 of 83	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	48 of 135	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	62 of 139	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	63 of 148	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	34 of 136	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.2	42 of 142	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	83.3	17 of 151	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	59.5	55 of 139	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	52 of 135	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.5	31 of 116	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	90.9	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	19 of 54	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	37 of 54	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	64.7	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	50.3	33 of 56	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)70th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)81st percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-19 vs school

High school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)69th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+15 vs state

English Language Arts32%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	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
Frontier Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 W Northern Lights Blvd #9	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-1180	689	4	175.7	0.7%	387 (56.2%)	32 (4.6%)	81 (11.8%)	14 (2.0%)	49 (7.1%)	44 (6.4%)	82 (11.9%)								(n/a)		23.1	33.3	50.0	25.0	53.9	20.0	31.6	33.3		28.6	66.7	38.9	30.8		28.3	40.0	63.6	52.6	52.5	$10,604	$358	$10,246
Family Partnership Correspondence School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4400 Business Park Blvd # B22	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3700	1,008	13	80.1	0.2%	677 (67.2%)	10 (1.0%)	100 (9.9%)	29 (2.9%)	49 (4.9%)	31 (3.1%)	112 (11.1%)								(n/a)	29.6	47.4	38.9	60.5	48.8	53.2	56.4	49.1	41.4	44.1	39.4	32.6	53.9	50.0	31.6	42.0	50.0	51.4	64.5	55.7	$9,640	$317	$9,322
AKChoice K-12 Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	616 W 10th Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4164	283	19	14.8	1.7%	146 (51.6%)	9 (3.2%)	37 (13.1%)	5 (1.8%)	21 (7.4%)	23 (8.1%)	42 (14.8%)								(n/a)		58.3	37.5	61.5	50.0	47.1	50.0	48.1	37.5	41.7	37.5	72.7	57.1	56.3	33.3	49.3		60.0	35.3	55.3	$14,634	$525	$14,109
Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	483	22	22.1	26.3%	289 (59.8%)	5 (1.0%)	62 (12.8%)	21 (4.3%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	82 (17.0%)								(n/a)	26.3	39.5	51.3	48.9	43.4	47.6	53.9	44.5	28.2	39.5	46.2	51.1	52.8	52.4	30.8	43.7	60.5	54.8	47.4	54.2	$12,651	$699	$11,951
Whaley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2220 Nichols St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-2350	298	47	6.3	78.2%	101 (33.9%)	14 (4.7%)	21 (7.0%)	23 (7.7%)	77 (25.8%)	12 (4.0%)	50 (16.8%)								(n/a)							23.1	20.7										33.3	35.7	33.3	$40,833	$5,598	$35,235
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5530 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4236	25	1	22.3	10.0%	14 (56.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)	5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$122,502	$8,890	$113,611
FOCUS Homeschool	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9312 Vanguard Dr	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Chugach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 522-7400	549	9	62.0	0.5%	438 (79.8%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.7%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.4%)								(n/a)			30.0			57.1		47.3							33.3	23.6				33.3	$14,607	$3,415	$11,193
Bartlett High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1101 Golden Bear Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1800	1,431	66	21.6	63.9%	247 (17.3%)	129 (9.0%)	186 (13.0%)	250 (17.5%)	167 (11.7%)	203 (14.2%)	249 (17.4%)								(n/a)							28.8	28.8							12.2	12.2			19.7	19.7	$15,215	$1,910	$13,304
Distance Learning/Corresp. Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12812 Old Glen Hwy	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Iditarod Area School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 694-6100	105	2	52.5	1.9%	82 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)																					$21,394	$617	$20,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Charter School?

Students at Frontier Charter School are 56% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Frontier Charter School in?

Anchorage School District

Is Frontier Charter School a good school?

Frontier Charter School ranks 103^rd of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Frontier Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Frontier Charter School.

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresNewSep 3, 2026

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