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Enrollment
602
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000119
Wendler Middle School
2905 Lake Otis rkwy, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-7300 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
437 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 31% |
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
21.3%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
AK avg 34.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 21 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 19.8% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Schools most like Wendler Middle School
Wendler Middle School's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendler Middle School this school | 602 | 72.6% | 20.1% |
| Nicholas J. Begich Middle School Anchorage | 830 | 76.5% | 18.9% |
| Central Middle School of Science Anchorage | 545 | 79.3% | 20.8% |
| Ryan Middle School Fairbanks | 463 | 48.6% | 23.5% |
| Hanshew Middle School Anchorage | 822 | 39.2% | 26.8% |
| Romig Middle School Anchorage | 1,138 | 39.2% | 44.7% |
Matched among Alaska middle 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 Wendler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #23 of 26 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #25 of 29 ▼ 1 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #26 of 29 ▼ 1 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #7 of 35 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #19 of 25 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 83.9% | #3 of 25 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #5 of 29 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.1% | #4 of 10 | 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. 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
602
+167 (+38%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 602 | 28.7 | 21.0:1 | 73% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 25.6 | 15.0:1 | 72% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 26.4 | 16.0:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 30.3 | 14.8:1 | 80% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 57% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 22% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 918 | 40 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wendler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (449 to 602); teachers down 5% (30.3 to 28.7).
About Wendler Middle School
Wendler Middle School is a large middle school found in Anchorage, Alaska. In all, 602 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 51% above the average of about 399 students for middle schools in Alaska.
Wendler Middle School is part of Anchorage School District, where 92 schools serve 40,587 students.
multiracial students account for 21% of enrollment at Wendler Middle School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 19% Native American, 17% White, 14% Hispanic, and 13% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wendler Middle School scores 84%.
There are 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.0:1. Across middle schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at Wendler Middle School, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Anchorage Municipality is 24 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wendler Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alaska schools: 20.1% actual against 28.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that median household income comes to about $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 99, with about 41,241 students.
Measured in a straight line, Alaska Middle College School is about 0.1 miles from Wendler Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wendler Middle School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Wendler Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 602, compared with 435 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.1:1 to 21.0:1.
The allk12 page for Wendler Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Alaska Middle College School0.1 mi · 272
- Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School0.1 mi · 124
- Lake Otis Elementary0.2 mi · 264
- McLaughlin Secondary School0.5 mi · 77
- Rogers Park Elementary0.6 mi · 354
- Whaley School0.9 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Wendler Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wendler Middle School?
Wendler Middle School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wendler Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wendler Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wendler Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wendler Middle School is approximately 21.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wendler Middle School?
Student demographics at Wendler Middle School are roughly 17% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Wendler Middle School in?
Wendler Middle School is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.