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Enrollment
928
High
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000069
Chugiak High School
16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd, Chugiak, AK 99567 · (907) 742-3050 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Alaska public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
170 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
AK avg 34.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 27.1% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chugiak High School
Chugiak High School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugiak High School this school | 928 | 18.3% | 36.5% |
| North Pole High School North Pole | 695 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks | 782 | 21.1% | 37.2% |
| South Anchorage High School Anchorage | 1,239 | 16.1% | 43.8% |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla | 705 | 25.0% | 40.9% |
| Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale Juneau | 1,018 | 13.6% | 33.4% |
Matched among Alaska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chugiak High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #12 of 39 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #22 of 43 ▼ 10 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #13 of 44 ▲ 2 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 928 | #8 of 72 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #37 of 38 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #22 of 38 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #39 of 45 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #18 of 28 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
928
+172 (+23%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,552
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 928 | 40.1 | 23.2:1 | 18% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 40.1 | 22.8:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 905 | 42.5 | 21.3:1 | 19% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 43 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 49.4 | 20.3:1 | 22% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 1,080 | 53 | 20.4:1 | 20% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 1,227 | 64 | 19.2:1 | 13% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 2,036 | 92 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,552 | 61 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chugiak High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,004 to 928); teachers down 19% (49.4 to 40.1).
About Chugiak High School
Chugiak High School is the name of a large high school in Chugiak, Alaska. It enrolled 928 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Alaska average about 373 students each.
Chugiak High School belongs to Anchorage School District, a district of 92 schools and 40,587 students.
By race and ethnicity, Chugiak High School is 65% White. The school is also 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Chugiak High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Its teaching staff equals 40.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 23.2:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Around 18% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality is 49%.
Measured against Alaska public high schools, Chugiak High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Chugiak High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%; the prediction is 47.1%.
Anchorage Municipality census figures show that median household income is about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chugiak High School is among the 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality.
The closest other public school is Birchwood ABC Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Chugiak High School's average proficiency of 36.5% compares with 49.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 23%, from 756 to 928. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 23.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Anchorage Municipality at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,976
Census ACS
Median income
$103,284
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anchorage School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other schools in Chugiak
- Mirror Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Chugiak ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Birchwood ABC Elementary0.3 mi · 246
- Fire Lake Elementary1.7 mi · 195
- Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.2.5 mi · 105
- Chugiak Elementary3.2 mi · 439
- Eagle River Elementary3.6 mi · 266
- Eagle Academy Charter School3.8 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Chugiak High SchoolHow large is Chugiak High School?
Chugiak High School enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chugiak High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chugiak High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chugiak High School have?
Chugiak High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Chugiak High School?
Student demographics at Chugiak High School are roughly 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Chugiak High School?
Chugiak High School is overseen by Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.