McLaughlin Secondary School
Anchorage, AK · High School · Grades 6-12
McLaughlin Secondary School is a high school in Anchorage, AK with 65 students enrolled and a 78% proficiency rate. Part of Anchorage School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
McLaughlin Secondary School is a small high school in Anchorage, AK, serving 65 students in grades 6-12 in the Anchorage School District. That headcount is below the 460-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 78% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 24 points above the 54% average for the Anchorage School District. Against the 49% Alaska statewide average, the school sits 29 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 20 points. As a high school, it reports a 86% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 5.0 to 1, well below the U.S. average of about 16 to 1; unusually low ratios often reflect specialty programs or small-by-design campuses. A relatively low 5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
McLaughlin Secondary School is a high school located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school serves 65 students in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 5.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 78% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 86% graduation rate.
5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
McLaughlin Secondary School is part of the Anchorage School District in Alaska.
How This School Compares
McLaughlin Secondary School has 65 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Anchorage School District (460 students). Its 78% proficiency rate is 24 percentage points above the district average of 54%. Compared to the Alaska state average of 49%, the school performs 29 points higher. With a 5.0:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
McLaughlin Secondary School has 65 students enrolled in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 5.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 78% of students at McLaughlin Secondary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
McLaughlin Secondary School has a 86% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
McLaughlin Secondary School is part of the Anchorage School District in Anchorage, Alaska. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.