Central Middle School of Science

Central Middle School of Science, a mid-tier junior high in Anchorage, Alaska, part of Anchorage School District, hosts 545 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 399 students each, so Central Middle School of Science sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

Anchorage School District comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 40,587 students; Central Middle School of Science is among them.

On demographics, Central Middle School of Science reports that the largest single group is White at 22%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 18% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic, 14% Native American, 12% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the income-and-resources front, Central Middle School of Science reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, Central Middle School of Science sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.9%; this one delivers 20.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which Central Middle School of Science is one.

The closest other public school is Chugach Optional Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Central Middle School of Science operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Middle School of Science's enrollment has climbed 24% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 545). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 12% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

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