Summary:
Zip code 99921, in the Craig, Alaska area, is home to a single middle school — Craig Middle School — which serves grades 6 through 8 with 52 students under the Craig City School District.
As the only middle school in the zip code, families have no local public school choice for grades 6–8, making Craig Middle School's performance the sole measure of middle-level education in the area. Its clearest strength is English Language Arts. In 2025–2026, 35.71% of all students tested proficient in ELA, slightly above both the district (33.33%) and the state (32.89%). Sixth-grade ELA performance is particularly notable at 61.54% proficiency, about 26 percentage points above Alaska's 6th-grade average of 35.58%. Math, by contrast, is a significant weakness: only 23.81% of students were proficient in math, trailing the district by 13.6 points and the state by 8.4 points. Science also falls below average, with 30.77% proficiency versus 37.81% statewide.
School rankings have trended downward recently. Craig Middle School peaked in 2024–2025, ranking 47th of 94 schools at the 50th percentile with a 3-star rating, but slipped to 50th of 90 schools (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. Proficiency declined in every subject between those years — ELA dropped from 46.94% to 35.71%, math from 29.17% to 23.81%, and science from 40.00% to 30.77%. Because enrollments are small, these shifts may reflect cohort differences rather than fundamental changes. The school does offer a low 9.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio and spends $22,167 per pupil, which is typical of small rural schools. Note that 8th-grade ELA and math scores were not reported in 2025–2026, and economic data like free/reduced lunch status is unavailable, so the achievement picture is incomplete.
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