Chugiak High School is a public high school located in Chugiak, Anchorage, Alaska, and a part of the Anchorage School District. Chugiak's mascot is the Mustang and the school colors are blue, black, and white. In 2005, Chugiak's student population was split as half their students went to the new Eagle River High School. As of 2020, it has a student enrollment of 905 and 47 teachers."Alaska’s Public Schools: A Report Card to the Public: 2019-2020--Chugiak High School," Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022."Chugiak High School Profile," Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Demographics The student body at Chugiak is fairly homogeneous.http://www.asdk12.org/depts/Demographics/ethnicity/Ethnicity08_09.pdf Anchorage School District Ethnicity Report 2008-2009 Ethnic/racial composition for school year 2015-16:"Chugiak High School Student Body," 2015-16 school year, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed December 6, 2018
RacePercent (%)AmountWhite70756Black222Alaska Native / American Indian665Asian / Pacific Islander443Hispanic886Multi-Racial10108
Academics Chugiak offers several Advanced Placement courses, including: AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP Comparative Government and Politics AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History AP Calculus AB and BC AP Statistics AP Biology AP Physics 1 and 2 AP Spanish Language and Culture AP German Language and Culture AP Seminar
The school has an 86.98% graduation rate, higher than the district average of 69.40%. Chugiak has continually scored higher than the district average in terms of reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency on the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE). In the 2008–2009 school year, 10th graders at Chugiak showed 97.99% proficiency on the HSGQE Reading Test, 90.46% proficiency on the HSGQE Writing Test, and 90.73% proficiency on the HSGQE Mathematics Test (as compared to respective district averages of 91.54%, 80.15%, and 82.44%)."2008-2009 School Report Card for Chugiak High School," Anchorage School District. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Athletics Football In September 2007, Chugiak's football team was ranked #1 in its division in the state. In the 2009 season, the Chugiak football team took second place for large schools in Alaska.Chugiak Mustangs 2009 Season Results The softball team took second place at the state competition that year as well.Chugiak Mustangs Fastpitch Softball
Soccer Under coach Ed Blahous,Ed Blahous — Alaska High School Hall of Fame the boys' varsity team took numerous state titles beginning in 1983.
Notable alumni Sam Hoger - appeared on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, retired professional MMA fighter Randy Phillips (1969) - member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate from Eagle River 1977-2003 Bill Stoltze (1979) - member of the Alaska House of Representatives from Chugiak since 2003 Brian Swanson (1994) - player with the Alaska Aces; previously played with NHL teams the Edmonton Oilers and the Atlanta Thrashers Scott Parker (ca. 1996) - former NHL player with the Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks Pam Dreyer (1999) - Bronze medalist in 2006 Winter Olympics, Women's Hockey Goalie Sara King (2001) - science fiction writer Kelsey Griffin (2005) - player with the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA Britney Young (2006) - Actress on the Netflix series GLOW (TV series) Brian Niedermeyer (2007) - college football coach Alev Kelter (2009) - Rugby player for the US National team
References
External links Chugiak High School website