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Mears Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Mears Middle School is a public magnet middle school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 683 students in grades 7-8. While the school was once a high performer, it has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking and academic metrics over the past decade, now ranking 71st out of 94 Alaska middle schools.

Mears Middle School consistently underperforms the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.56% of Mears students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 39.69% for the Anchorage School District and 37.87% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, including Hispanic, Native American, and low-socioeconomic status students. In contrast, Mears performs relatively better for its Asian and English Language Learner populations.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Gruening Middle School, Goldenview Middle School, and Romig Middle School, Mears Middle School generally underperforms in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates across all subject areas. Goldenview Middle School, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 9th out of 94 Alaska middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,007

Per pupil spending ?

∞%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 W 100th
Anchorage, AK 99515-2200

(907) 742-6400

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Mears Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dimond High School

Feeder schools for Mears Middle School:

Elementary:	Bayshore Elementary
	Chinook Elementary
	Gladys Wood Elementary
	Kincaid Elementary
	More...
	Sand Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

71^st of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	29.2	71 of 94	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	64 of 91	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	61 of 92	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	51 of 84	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	57 of 96	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	57 of 88	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.0	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	26 of 138	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	46 of 136	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.8	35 of 135	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	34 of 133	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.0	30 of 132	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	24 of 128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	19 of 132	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	27 of 138	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	49 of 69	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	34 of 55	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	39 of 64	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	34 of 62	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.3	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	48 of 74	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	50 of 75	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Military Connected (2022)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Native American (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%~ state avg

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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
Mears Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 W 100th	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-6400	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	29.2	71^st of 94 public middle schools	24.5%		32.2	64^th of 91 public middle schools	29.7%	7	34.8	30.3	30.6	31.9	30.4	32.4	34.0	32.2	34.6	34.6	$14,007	$925	$13,081
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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What is the racial makeup of Mears Middle School?

Students at Mears Middle School are .

What district is Mears Middle School in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Mears Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Mears Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Mears Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mears Middle School usually go on to attend Dimond High School

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Mears Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Alaska middle schools.

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