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Nicholas J. Begich Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
7440 Creekside Center Dr
Anchorage, AK 99504
Phone
(907) 742-0500
District
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
901
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.3% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Nicholas J. Begich Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
41%
32%
48%
12%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
36%
22%
43%
12%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
34%
22%
42%
8%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 296 32.9%
Grade 7 316 35.1%
Grade 8 289 32.1%
Total 901 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.3% 48.2% 55.0%
Black 9.2% 5.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 16.6% 14.1% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.5% 12.3% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 29.4% 19.8% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 292,545 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 168.5 0
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.7% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 106,695 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.8% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.6% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,956 $413,256,708 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,618 $74,659,374 9.7%
Staff $541 $24,963,363 3.3%
General Administration $108 $4,983,444 0.6%
School Administration $912 $42,082,416 5.5%
Operation $1,675 $77,289,525 10.1%
Transportation $489 $22,563,927 2.9%
Other $636 $29,346,948 3.8%
Total Support $5,978 $275,842,854 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,687 $77,843,241 10.1%
Total Expenditures $16,621 $766,942,803 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,909 $1,287,554,473 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,469 $190,917,820 7.3%
Staff $1,528 $198,540,855 7.6%
General Administration $272 $35,400,883 1.4%
School Administration $1,147 $149,050,227 5.7%
Operation $2,246 $291,876,669 11.2%
Transportation $590 $76,686,519 2.9%
Other $767 $99,709,892 3.8%
Total Support $8,020 $1,042,136,347 39.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,177 $282,918,986 10.8%
Total Expenditures $20,106 $2,612,601,862 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%