Nicholas J. Begich Middle School

Located at 7440 Creekside Center Dr, in Anchorage, Alaska, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is a roomy 6-8 campus that serves 830 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Anchorage School District. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 399 students each, so Nicholas J. Begich Middle School sits 108% larger than that benchmark.

Within Anchorage School District, which oversees 92 schools and 40,587 students, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School records that 22% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 20% multiracial, 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Nicholas J. Begich Middle School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Anchorage Municipality put median household earnings sit near $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Nicholas J. Begich Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Chester Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School has ticked down 18%, going from 1,007 students in 2018 to 830 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 11% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Nicholas J. Begich Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.