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AKChoice K-12 Learning

Q: Is AKChoice K-12 Learning a good school?

AKChoice K-12 Learning ranks 45 th of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend AKChoice K-12 Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended AKChoice K-12 Learning.

Q: What is the racial makeup of AKChoice K-12 Learning?

Students at AKChoice K-12 Learning are 52% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Alternative Schools

Better than 73% of Alaska alternative schools

Summary

AKChoice K-12 Learning is a small public alternative school of choice in the Anchorage School District, serving 283 students in kindergarten through 12th grade from its location in downtown Anchorage. The school blends elementary, middle, and high school students into one K–12 setting, similar to nearby options like Polaris K-12 School and Family Partnership Correspondence School, though each of those programs operates with a different instructional model and serves a different mix of families.

For parents, the headline news is academic: recent math proficiency at AKChoice K-12 Learning (49.3%) was well above the district average of 35.7% and the state average of 32.2%, and it also topped every nearby school with reported scores, including Polaris K-12 School, Family Partnership Correspondence School, and Frontier Charter School. Reading and science proficiency rates were likewise above district and state averages, and the school’s graduation rate has climbed from 76.6% to 85.7% over the last few years — now slightly ahead of the Anchorage School District as a whole. The school also reports a low student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, which is far smaller than what families would find at Bartlett High School or the correspondence options.

The strongest performance shows up in middle school, where 6th grade math proficiency (72.7%) is roughly double the district average. One caveat is consistency: earlier school years produced more mixed math and science results, so the recent jump could partly reflect a different group of students taking the tests. A single 5th-grade cohort also trailed district averages in reading and math, though 4th and 6th graders at the school scored well. The reported free/reduced-price lunch rate is very low, and per-student spending is moderate at about $14,600 — similar to Bartlett High School and far below specialized programs like Whaley School. Families should view AKChoice K-12 Learning as an academically strong choice among Anchorage alternatives, while understanding that small enrollment means year-to-year swings can be significant.

283

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,634

Per pupil spending ?

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

616 W 10th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

(907) 742-4164

District: Anchorage School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Two or more races:

14.8%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (50% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anchorage School District

✓Above the Alaska median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

45^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

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Middle school

9^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 41 pts since 2022

From bottom 49% (2022) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

15^th of 62

Alaska public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 39 pts since 2018

From bottom 36% (2018) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	67.6	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	41.3	107 of 175	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.0	16 of 171	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.6	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	64 of 145	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2021	60.0	41 of 127	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	43.7	56 of 94	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	49 of 92	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	50.4	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	75.3	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	15 of 62	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	13 of 63	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	11 of 46	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2021)68th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)85th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-6 vs school

High school

White (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+17 vs state

Mathematics49%+17 vs state

English Language Arts48%+15 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
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)	< 25%	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%	60.0	35.3	55.3	$14,634	$525	$14,109
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)	< 25%	23.1	33.3	50.0	25.0	53.9	20.0	31.6	33.3	< 20%	28.6	66.7	38.9	30.8	< 10%	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
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)					< 40%	< 20%	23.1	20.7					< 40%	< 25%	< 20%	< 10%		33.3	35.7	33.3	$40,833	$5,598	$35,235
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
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)								< 40%								< 40%					$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)	< 20%	< 40%	30.0	≥ 75%		57.1	≥ 80%	47.3	< 20%	< 40%	< 20%	< 25%		< 40%	33.3	23.6	< 40%	< 40%		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)								< 40%								< 40%					$21,394	$617	$20,778

Frequently Asked Questions about AKChoice K-12 Learning

What district is AKChoice K-12 Learning in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend AKChoice K-12 Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended AKChoice K-12 Learning.

Is AKChoice K-12 Learning a good school?

AKChoice K-12 Learning ranks 45^th of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of AKChoice K-12 Learning?

Students at AKChoice K-12 Learning are 52% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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