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What's the most underrated thing about Nicholas J. Begich Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
830
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000729
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School
7440 Creekside Center Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504 · (907) 742-0500 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
635 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 265 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 33% |
Student demographics
84%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
18.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 up about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.5% | 16.5% |
% 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Nicholas J. Begich Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #24 of 26 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #27 of 29 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #27 of 29 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #2 of 35 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #20 of 25 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 83.9% | #4 of 25 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #2 of 11 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
830
-177 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 19.1:1
% White
14%
was 18%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
5%
was 11%
% Asian
22%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 830 | 38.3 | 21.6:1 | 77% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 874 | 46.8 | 18.7:1 | 78% (684) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 78% (684) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 52.6 | 19.1:1 | 82% (827) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicholas J. Begich Middle School.
About Nicholas J. Begich Middle School
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is a public middle school in Anchorage, Alaska. The school enrolls 830 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 399 students for middle schools in Alaska.
Anchorage School District, which runs Nicholas J. Begich Middle School, has 92 schools and 40,587 students.
The largest group at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is Asian students, at 22%. Other students are 20% multiracial, 14% White, 13% Hispanic, and 13% Pacific Islander. That is higher than the 10% Asian share among all Anchorage Municipality residents. The diversity index for Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is 84%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School reported 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.6:1. Middle schools in Alaska have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 77% of students at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anchorage Municipality average 49%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alaska schools: 18.9% actual against 26.9% predicted.
The county, Anchorage Municipality, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,284 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Anchorage Municipality has 99 public schools with about 41,241 students, including Nicholas J. Begich Middle School.
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Chester Valley Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 18.9% is below the 20.8% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Nicholas J. Begich Middle School's location as City: Large.
From 1,007 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 830 by 2024-25. The Black share was 11% in 2017-18 and 5% in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 21.6 students per teacher, compared with 19.1 in 2017-18.
On allk12, people connected to Nicholas J. Begich Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Anchorage
- 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
Nearby schools
- Chester Valley Elementary0.3 mi · 191
- Creekside Park Elementary0.6 mi · 399
- Susitna Elementary0.7 mi · 394
- Ptarmigan Elementary0.8 mi · 392
- Muldoon Elementary1.0 mi · 417
- Anchorage STrEaM Academy1.1 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Nicholas J. Begich Middle SchoolHow large is Nicholas J. Begich Middle School?
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School enrolls approximately 830 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Nicholas J. Begich Middle School serve?
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is approximately 21.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School?
Student demographics at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School are roughly 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 22% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Nicholas J. Begich Middle School in?
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.