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What's something Chugiak High School does better than most schools?
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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
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
928
-76 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 20.3:1
% White
65%
was 69%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chugiak High School
Chugiak High School is a secondary school of high-enrollment scale in Chugiak, Alaska, run under Anchorage School District, enrolling 928 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 149% above the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 373 students.
Across the 92 schools in Anchorage School District (40,587 students total), Chugiak High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Chugiak High School reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 2% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Chugiak High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chugiak High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of -10.6 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Anchorage Municipality shows median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Chugiak High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Birchwood ABC Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Chugiak High School operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chugiak High School has ticked down 8%, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 928 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Chugiak High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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.