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Wendler Middle School
2905 Lake Otis Parkway
Anchorage AK, 99508, Anchorage County
Phone: 907-742-7300
Ranking: (146 out of 305, top 48%)*
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: | 36 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 487 | 497 | 525 | 536 | 567 | 731 | 772 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 250 | 51.3% | 243 | 48.9% | 262 | 49.9% | 272 | 50.7% | 276 | 48.7% | 352 | 48.2% | 375 | 48.6% |
Grade 8: | 235 | 48.3% | 254 | 51.1% | 263 | 50.1% | 264 | 49.3% | 291 | 51.3% | 379 | 51.8% | 397 | 51.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 243 | 49.9% | 250 | 50.3% | 247 | 47.0% | 261 | 48.7% | 288 | 50.8% | 374 | 51.2% | 317 | 41.1% |
Female: | 244 | 50.1% | 247 | 49.7% | 278 | 53.0% | 275 | 51.3% | 279 | 49.2% | 357 | 48.8% | 334 | 43.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 70 | 14.4% | 62 | 12.5% | 72 | 13.7% | 65 | 12.1% | 75 | 13.2% | 84 | 11.5% | 92 | 11.9% |
Asian: | 55 | 11.3% | 52 | 10.5% | 60 | 11.4% | 65 | 12.1% | 51 | 9.0% | 93 | 12.7% | 130 | 16.8% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 14.2% | 63 | 12.7% | 72 | 13.7% | 65 | 12.1% | 62 | 10.9% | 94 | 12.9% | 92 | 11.9% |
Black: | 43 | 8.8% | 48 | 9.7% | 39 | 7.4% | 40 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.6% | 65 | 8.9% | 55 | 7.1% |
White: | 137 | 28.1% | 155 | 31.2% | 153 | 29.1% | 178 | 33.2% | 202 | 35.6% | 221 | 30.2% | 286 | 37.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 29 | 6.0% | 37 | 7.4% | 46 | 8.8% | 31 | 5.8% | 33 | 5.8% | 42 | 5.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 84 | 17.2% | 80 | 16.1% | 83 | 15.8% | 92 | 17.2% | 95 | 16.8% | 132 | 18.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 284 | 58.3% | 235 | 47.3% | 250 | 47.6% | 255 | 47.6% | 223 | 39.3% | 325 | 44.5% | 299 | 38.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 11.1% | 45 | 9.1% | 47 | 9.0% | 48 | 9.0% | 57 | 10.1% | 55 | 7.5% | 58 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.47 | 13.14 | 12.36 | 13.15 | 14.69 | 14.90 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 64.8% | 61% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.1% | 61.7% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 72.7% | 68.9% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 70.8% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 67.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 69.7% | 69.8% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.22% | 67.96% | 66.20% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.40% | 72.02% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.2% | 75.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.4% | 77.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.1% | 80.9% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 84% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 81.1% | 79.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85.5% | 83.9% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.93% | 81.00% | 79.40% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 79.80% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 73.5% | 70.9% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76% | 71.8% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.6% | 70.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.7% | 70.8% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74% | 72.4% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.3% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.95% | 77.04% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.62% | 76.84% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 64.4% | 62.1% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 69.3% | 64.6% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 68.9% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 65.8% | 66.4% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.8% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 66.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.85% | 69.18% | 68.90% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.64% | 67.07% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81% | 80.2% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88.3% | 85.9% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.3% | 85.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 82% | 81.9% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.5% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 83.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.77% | 82.45% | 82.80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 81.89% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 53.4% | 51.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 58.6% | 54.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 60.8% | 56.1% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59.8% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.25% | 60.52% | 56.60% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.54% | 59.67% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.7% | 73.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.4% | 76.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 77.1% | 72.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 75.4% | 72.2% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 77.8% | 76.4% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.2% | 72.3% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 77.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.80% | 76.66% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.88% | 76.19% | N/A |
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* Wendler Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.