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Enrollment
1,518
High
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000531
Service High School
5577 Abbott Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 · (907) 742-8100 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
430 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 | 369 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 435 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 22% |
Student demographics
77%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
31.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
20.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 15.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Service High School
Service High School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service High School this school | 1,518 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
| Dimond High School Anchorage | 1,373 | 27.9% | 24.8% |
| West High School Anchorage | 1,702 | 37.7% | 32.8% |
| South Anchorage High School Anchorage | 1,239 | 16.1% | 43.8% |
| Eagle River High School Eagle River | 771 | 14.0% | 40.3% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks | 782 | 21.1% | 37.2% |
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 Service High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #29 of 39 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #25 of 43 ▲ 4 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #25 of 44 ▲ 8 | #6 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,518 | #3 of 72 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #38 of 38 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #4 of 38 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #28 of 45 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #22 of 28 | #7 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
1,518
+45 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,973
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 1,518 | 62.9 | 24.1:1 | 28% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 1,536 | 64.9 | 23.7:1 | 26% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 1,544 | 68.8 | 22.4:1 | 28% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 1,473 | 67 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,594 | 74.8 | 21.3:1 | 34% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 1,693 | 78 | 21.7:1 | 33% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 1,800 | 92 | 19.6:1 | 26% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 2,380 | 108 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,973 | 78 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Service High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,594 to 1,518); teachers down 16% (74.8 to 62.9).
About Service High School
Anchorage, Alaska, is home to Service High School, a large high school. The school counts 1,518 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Alaska is about 373 students.
Anchorage School District enrolls 40,587 students, and its 92 schools include Service High School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Service High School. The largest is White students, at 39%. The remaining shares are 15% Asian, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 10% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Anchorage Municipality's population at about 57%. Service High School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Service High School total 62.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.1:1. That is 7.2 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 28%. The 49% average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality is 21 points higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Service High School is -18.5 points, in the bottom 10% of Alaska. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.2%, and the predicted rate is 43.6%.
Anchorage Municipality census figures show that the median household income is $103,284, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Anchorage Municipality is home to 99 public schools and about 41,241 public school students.
Trailside Elementary is the public school closest to Service High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Service High School's average proficiency of 25.2% compares with 39.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Service High School is City: Large.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Service High School had 1,473 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,518. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 22.0:1 to 24.1:1.
The Service High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
- Romig Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,138 students
Other schools in Anchorage
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
- Romig Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,138 students
Nearby schools
- Trailside Elementary0.2 mi · 364
- O'Malley Elementary1.4 mi · 350
- Kasuun Elementary1.6 mi · 343
- Spring Hill Elementary1.7 mi · 291
- Alaska Native Cultural Charter School1.7 mi · 357
- Hanshew Middle School1.7 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Service High SchoolHow large is Service High School?
Service High School enrolls approximately 1,518 students in grades 09-12.
Is Service High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Service High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Service High School?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Service High School.
How diverse is Service High School?
Service High School reports a student body of 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Service High School?
Service 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.