Benny Benson Alternative High School

Grades 9–12 Public Alternative District: Anchorage School District

4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 Map

Science (met standard)
12%
−21 state 33% · 2025-26
Low income
100%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
13%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
275
2024-25
Students per teacher
19.1
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 10 — — 12% state 33% · 2025-26
All grades — — 12% state 33% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 — — 12% state 33%
2024-25 — — 14% state 35%

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
54%
state 81% · 2025-26

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 13% of students (42) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 5% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Grades PK–12 · Anchorage School District
1.1 mi —
14%
— — Not enough years of data — 25 White 56%
Highland Academy Charter
Grades 6–12 Charter · Anchorage School District
1.1 mi 7
27%
−2 vs state
34%
+2 vs state
36%
+2 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 — 200 White 49%
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
Grades 9–12 · Anchorage School District
2.1 mi 2
7%
−11 vs state
22%
−10 vs state
19%
−14 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 73% 1,636 Other 27%
Whaley School
Grades PK–12 · Anchorage School District
2.3 mi —
9%
21%
−10 vs state
33%
−1 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 16% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 18% 298 White 34%
McLaughlin Secondary School
Grades 6–12 Alternative · Anchorage School District
2.5 mi —
14%
23%
−8 vs state · 2024-25
36%
+3 vs state
22% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 — 77 Other 47%
Service High School
Grades 9–12 · Anchorage School District
2.9 mi 6
21%
+4 vs state
32%
+1 vs state
33%
±0 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 28% 1,518 White 39%
Polaris K-12 School
Grades K–12 · Anchorage School District
3.3 mi —
44%
+12 vs state
45%
+12 vs state
54%
+17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2025-26 — 483 White 60%
Bartlett High School
Grades PK–12 · Anchorage School District
3.7 mi —
12%
−6 vs state
29%
−2 vs state
20%
−13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 63% 1,431 Other 26%
FOCUS Homeschool
Grades PK–12 · Chugach School District
4.2 mi —
24%
+6 vs state
47%
+11 vs state
33%
9% Average of math, English and science: 44% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 — 549 White 80%
Family Partnership Correspondence School
Grades K–12 · Anchorage School District
4.3 mi —
42%
+10 vs state
49%
+16 vs state
56%
+19 vs state
13% Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 49% in 2025-26 — 1,008 White 67%