Gruening Middle School

9601 Lee St, Anchorage AK, 99577 | Anchorage School District | 907-742-3600
  • grades 6-8
  • students 616
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 51% 38% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 116 in Anchorage
  • Ranked #0 of 560 in Alaska
Proficiency Averages
42%Anchorage
37%Alaska

Gruening Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Anchorage School District" in Anchorage, AK. There are a total of 616 students and 32 teachers at Gruening Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Gruening Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 50.5%, which is 38% higher than the Alaska average.

Gruening Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students616
Teachers32
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Gruening Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
745-49%
850-54%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
760-64%
845-49%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Gruening Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlaskaNational
White 67.4% 43.9% 48.4% 51.1%
Black 7.1% 6.2% 3.5% 15.9%
Asian 1.2% 10.9% 6.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5% 11.4% 6.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 3.6% 8.4% 24.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.7% 5.1% 2.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.6% 14.1% 8.7% 3.1%

Anchorage demographics profile

StatisticAnchorageAlaskaNational
Population292,090731,545328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)171191
Median age33.933.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.1:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%53%55%
Speak English82%84%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in Anchorage

IndexAnchorageAlaskaNational
Completed 8th grade89.5%88.0%84.3%
Completed high school88.8%87.2%83.0%
Completed some college69.3%64.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.8%37.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.3%28.8%30.3%
Completed masters12.6%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.8%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Gruening Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.