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Enrollment
1,239
High
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000454
South Anchorage High School
13400 Elmore Rd, Anchorage, AK 99516 · (907) 742-6200 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
199 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 316 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 318 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 317 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 288 | 23% |
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
49.0%
AK avg 36.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 38.1% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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
1,239
-172 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.6:1
% White
63%
was 66%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 8%
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 | 1,239 | 54.9 | 22.6:1 | 16% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 1,286 | 57.8 | 22.3:1 | 14% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 1,318 | 56.5 | 23.3:1 | 13% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 1,411 | 62.3 | 22.6:1 | 14% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Anchorage High School.
About South Anchorage High School
South Anchorage High School sits in Anchorage, Alaska, and is classified as a high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,239 students enrolled. That is 232% larger than the average of about 373 students for high schools in Alaska.
Anchorage School District is responsible for 92 schools, South Anchorage High School included, with 40,587 students in all.
More than half of the students at South Anchorage High School are White (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 5% Asian.
The school's 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. The average for high schools in Alaska is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At South Anchorage High School, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anchorage Municipality is 49%.
On BeatsExpectations, South Anchorage High School is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alaska schools.
In Anchorage Municipality, home to about 288,976 people, median household income comes to about $103,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools enroll about 41,241 students and include South Anchorage High School.
Huffman Elementary, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,411 to 1,239, a 12% decline.
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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
- 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
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Romig Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,138 students
Nearby schools
- Huffman Elementary0.8 mi · 268
- Rabbit Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 288
- Bowman Elementary1.6 mi · 536
- O'Malley Elementary1.9 mi · 350
- Hanshew Middle School2.2 mi · 822
- Bear Valley Elementary2.3 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About South Anchorage High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Anchorage High School?
South Anchorage High School enrolls approximately 1,239 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Anchorage High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Anchorage High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Anchorage High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Anchorage High School is approximately 22.6:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Anchorage High School?
At South Anchorage High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is South Anchorage High School in?
South Anchorage High School is part of Anchorage School District.
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