Anchorage School District
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| Location | Anchorage, Alaska | |
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Carol Comeau |
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| Total Enrollment |
50,000 |
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The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.
It is the 87th largest school district in the United States, serving approximately 50,000 students at 93 schools. As one of the United States' largest districts, it is often subject to greater amounts of standardized testing.
The current superintendent is Carol Comeau.
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[edit] Demographics
In the year 2007, the Anchorage School District enrolled approximately 49,230 students; of which 30.8% were economically disadvantaged. In terms of race and ethnicity, the Anchorage School District is fairly diverse. Minorities make up roughly 43% of the school district's student body.
The following table presents more data.
| 57.2% | White |
| 8.5% | Black |
| 6.9% | Hispanic |
| 12.3% | Asian/Pacific Islander |
| 15.1% | American Indian/Alaska Native |
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[edit] Instruction
Only about half of ASD's new hires are Highly Qualified under state law according to ASD HR and about 30% of ASD's teachers are not Highly Qualified. While suggestions have been made that the District require all teachers to publish their credentials so as to provide parents with information on teacher qualification, the District has not pursued this option.
NCQT rated Alaska as receiving Ds and Fs (see [1] and [2])
ASD arguably failed its last curriculum audit as well. [3]
A number of ASD schools continue to fail to make AYP (adequate yearly progress). See [4] and [5].
[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
- Bartlett High School
- Chugiak High School
- Dimond High School
- Eagle River High School
- East Anchorage High School
- Service High School
- South Anchorage High School
- West Anchorage High School
[edit] Middle schools
- Central Middle School
- Begich Middle School
- Clark Middle School
- Goldenview Middle School
- Gruening Middle School
- Hanshew Middle School
- Mears Middle School
- Mirror Lake Middle School
- Romig Middle School
- Wendler Middle School
[edit] Combined secondary schools
[edit] K-12 schools
[edit] Vocational schools
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Center
[edit] Elementary schools
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[edit] Charter schools
- Aquarian Charter School
- Eagle Academy Charter School
- Family Partnership Charter School
- Frontier Charter School
- Frontier Charter Secondary
- Highland Tech High School
- Rilke Schule German School of Arts & Sciences
- Winterberry Charter School
[edit] Other specialized schools and programs
- ACE/ACT
- Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- AVAIL
- Booth Secondary
- Benny Benson Secondary School (also known as SAVE II)
- Crossroads 7-12
- Continuation Program
- McLaughlin Youth Center
- Northern Lights ABC K-8
- Whaley School
