Nicholas J. Begich Middle School

7440 Creekside Center Dr, Anchorage AK, 99504 | Anchorage School District | 907-742-0500
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1007
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 19% 48% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 116 in Anchorage
  • Ranked #0 of 560 in Alaska
Proficiency Averages
42%Anchorage
37%Alaska

Nicholas J. Begich 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 1,007 students and 53 teachers at Nicholas J. Begich Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Nicholas J. Begich Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 19.0%, which is 48% lower than the Alaska average.

Nicholas J. Begich Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1007
Teachers53
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

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 Nicholas J. Begich 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
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
617%
714%
810%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All24%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
627%
728%
817%
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.

Nicholas J. Begich Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlaskaNational
White 26.3% 43.9% 48.4% 51.1%
Black 11.4% 6.2% 3.5% 15.9%
Asian 17.4% 10.9% 6.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4% 11.4% 6.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 9.9% 8.4% 24.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 7.9% 5.1% 2.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 15.6% 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 Nicholas J. Begich Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.