Frontier Charter School
Anchorage · AK · Anchorage School District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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- 9 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 3 physics · 4 chemistry
- AP rigor: 80th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 64% in 2019 (Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Frontier Charter School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 20% nationally with 9 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Alaska Middle College School, Whaley School, Steller Secondary School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
80th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $10,892/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Middle College School Eagle River |
Public | 1.9 | 272 | +8.4% |
| Whaley School Anchorage |
Public | 2.6 | 253 | -8.7% |
| Steller Secondary School Anchorage |
Public | 0.2 | 160 | -3.0% |
| S.A.V.E. High School Anchorage |
Public | 1.8 | 156 | -11.9% |
| AKChoice K-12 Learning Anchorage |
Public | 1.2 | 149 | +34.2% |
| Polaris K-12 School Anchorage |
Public | 2.4 | 141 | +2.9% |
| FOCUS Homeschool Anchorage |
Public | 4.3 | 152 | +10.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School Anchorage |
Public | 1.9 | 124 | +1.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantFrontier Charter School is a public high school in Anchorage, AK, enrolling 689 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 36% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 80% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
17 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 21% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Frontier Charter School offer? Frontier Charter School offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 80% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Frontier Charter School's graduation rate? Frontier Charter School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Frontier Charter School? Frontier Charter School is a public high school in Anchorage, AK, enrolling 689 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.