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Nicholas J. Begich Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

7440 Creekside Center Dr

Anchorage AK, 99504, Anchorage County

Phone: 907-742-0500

Ranking:

(181 out of 305, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Anchorage School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	61		63		66		61		60		69		63
Total Students:	1,003		1,038		1,001		996		998		1,186		1,194
Grade 6:	345	34.4%	336	32.4%	335	33.5%	343	34.4%	297	29.8%	312	26.3%	297	24.9%
Grade 7:	340	33.9%	339	32.7%	349	34.9%	332	33.3%	333	33.4%	441	37.2%	462	38.7%
Grade 8:	318	31.7%	363	35.0%	317	31.7%	321	32.2%	368	36.9%	433	36.5%	435	36.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	504	50.2%	526	50.7%	499	49.9%	508	51.0%	494	49.5%	603	50.8%	533	44.6%
Female:	499	49.8%	512	49.3%	502	50.1%	488	49.0%	504	50.5%	583	49.2%	486	40.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	101	10.1%	105	10.1%	119	11.9%	129	13.0%	122	12.2%	149	12.6%	170	14.2%
Asian:	174	17.3%	194	18.7%	154	15.4%	140	14.1%	141	14.1%	143	12.1%	223	18.7%
Hispanic:	115	11.5%	104	10.0%	108	10.8%	90	9.0%	78	7.8%	102	8.6%	101	8.5%
Black:	114	11.4%	113	10.9%	108	10.8%	113	11.3%	107	10.7%	145	12.2%	159	13.3%
White:	263	26.2%	280	27.0%	287	28.7%	298	29.9%	325	32.6%	381	32.1%	370	31.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	79	7.9%	71	6.8%	66	6.6%	65	6.5%	59	5.9%	79	6.7%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	157	15.7%	171	16.5%	159	15.9%	161	16.2%	166	16.6%	187	15.8%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	628	62.6%	565	54.4%	551	55.0%	547	54.9%	443	44.4%	532	44.9%	513	43.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	81	8.1%	74	7.1%	79	7.9%	80	8.0%	115	11.5%	124	10.5%	130	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.43		16.39		15.14		16.34		16.74		17.10		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
SBA
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.3%	77.3%	74.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.2%	71.8%	69.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.2%	76.8%	74.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.4%	71.4%	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.81%	72.60%	69.50%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.98%	74.09%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	84.5%	80.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	79.2%	77.4%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	81%	79.6%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	76.8%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.57%	79.89%	77.70%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.64%	78.73%	N/A
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	65.6%	77.7%	72.3%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	76.7%	73.6%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	75.6%	72.2%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	61%	74.2%	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	59.69%	74.04%	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	57.98%	75.45%	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.4%	70.8%	68.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	67.5%	66.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	69.7%	69.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.8%	69.9%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.10%	67.96%	66.20%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.18%	72.02%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	84%	81%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	81.1%	79.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.8%	85.5%	83.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.1%	80.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.24%	81.00%	79.40%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.65%	79.80%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	73.7%	70.8%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	75.7%	73.5%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	74%	72.4%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.8%	75.3%	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.88%	77.04%	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.67%	76.84%	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	68.9%	68.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.7%	65.8%	66.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	69.8%	70%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	66.5%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.51%	69.18%	68.90%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.33%	67.07%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	86.3%	85.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	82%	81.9%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	85.5%	85.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	83.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.16%	82.45%	82.80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.65%	81.89%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35.7%	53.4%	51.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.8%	58.6%	54.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	60.8%	56.1%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	59.8%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.35%	60.52%	56.60%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.89%	59.67%	N/A
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	75.4%	72.2%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	77.8%	76.4%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	74.2%	72.3%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	77.6%	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.81%	76.66%	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.07%	76.19%	N/A

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* Nicholas J. Begich Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.