Mears Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Anchorage, Alaska
Mears Middle School in Anchorage, Alaska enrolled 733 students in 2024-25 with 36.8 full-time teachers, 19.9 students per teacher against the Alaska middle-school median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
733 students in 2022-23, 683 students in 2023-24, 733 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 36.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 733 | 37.0 | 19.8 |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 35.4 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 733 | 36.8 | 19.9 |
19.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Alaska middle schools
Among the 34 Alaska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 390 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mears Middle School enrolled 779 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 81 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 390 of the 779 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions81
- Chronically absent45.7% (2022-23)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mears Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30% | 34% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | 27% (2021-22) | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Anchorage
9 public middle schools in Anchorage report 2024-25 enrollment; Mears Middle School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romig Middle School | 1,138 | 21.0 | 32.9% |
| Nicholas J. Begich Middle School | 830 | 21.7 | 76.5% |
| Hanshew Middle School | 822 | 33.1 | 32.2% |
| Mears Middle School | 733 | 19.9 | 43.7% |
| Clark Middle School | 713 | 26.0 | 100.0% |
| Goldenview Middle School | 626 | 19.5 | 19.8% |
| Wendler Middle School | 602 | 21.0 | 72.6% |
| Central Middle School of Science | 545 | 22.2 | 79.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mears Middle School
- Hanshew Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 822 students, 33.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Romig Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 1,138 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Mears Middle School with Hanshew Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Anchorage School District spends per student$16,636 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,636
- The largest public schools in AlaskaMears Middle School is the number 5 by size of 34 Alaska middle schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 34
- Alaska schools by students per teacher19.9 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 16.6 for middle schools.19.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mears Middle School
How many students attend Mears Middle School?
733 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 733 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Anchorage, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mears Middle School?
19.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for middle schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mears Middle School a Title I school?
Mears Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mears Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mears Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mears Middle School in?
Anchorage School District, NCES district ID 0200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020018000562 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.