Service High School
5577 Abbott Rd., Anchorage, AK, 99507-4399 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Service High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Anchorage County, AK
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1742 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 84 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 510 students
Grade 10 - 487 students
Grade 11 - 401 students
Grade 12 - 344 students
This School
(AK) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(AK) School Average
% American Indian 12% 17%
% Asian 13% 8%
% Hispanic 6% 4%
% Black 7% 5%
% White 62% 64%
Additional Student Information
This School
(AK) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 11%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 2%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(AK) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Anchorage School District
This School's Agency
(AK) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 95 6
Number of Students Managed 50,109 students 796 students
District Total Revenue $464,363,000 $9,708,000
District Expenditure $591,659,000 $9,585,000
District Revenue / Student $9,267 $12,196
District Expenditure / Student $11,807 $12,041
District Graduation Rates 68% n/a
In the News:
  • Outdoors hot line (Anchorage Daily News)
    posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:15:13 am
    Notices and listings of upcoming outdoors events
  • Obama meets privately with Fleury family in Anchorage (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
    posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:57:54 am
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — During his brief stop in Alaska, President Obama met privately with relatives of Marine Cpl. Gregory Fleury, who was killed last month in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Oba...
  • US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa (Newsday)
    posted on November 9, 2009 at 08:54:54 pm
    US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa
  • US Troops Killed In Afghanistan And Africa (CBS4 Denver)
    posted on November 9, 2009 at 08:38:11 pm
    Army Sgt. Ryan C. Adams Ryan C. Adams celebrated life, whether he was enjoying the outdoors by hunting and fishing or volunteering with Angels on My Shoulder, a nonprofit cancer support group dear to his heart. He had an infectious sense of compassion, his family said. Adams joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard shortly after graduating in 2001 from Rhinelander High School, in Rhinelander ...
  • Friends, Family Remember Fallen Marine Corporal (Alaska Public Radio Network)
    posted on November 7, 2009 at 07:33:29 am
    Marine Corporal Gregory Fleury was remembered on Friday at a funeral service in Anchorage. The 23 year old died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month. He was born in Sitka, but grew up in Anchorage and joined the marines after graduating from Service High School. His grandfather, Albert (right), says Gregory was focused [...]
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School Notes:
  • Robert Service High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Anchorage, Alaska, named for poet Robert Service. The school, part of the Anchorage School District, opened in 1971. The school completed partial renovation in 2005. Its school colors are green and gold and its mascot is the cougar. Service High School's principal is Lou Pondolfino.
  • Academic offerings
  • Alumni
  • Mark Schlereth, NFL player and ESPN analyst (1984 graduate)
  • Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co-founder (1986 graduate)
  • Matthew Burtner, Musician, composer, and inventor of the Metasaxophone (1988 graduate)
  • Nathan West, actor in movies including Miracle and Bring It On
  • Brandon Dubinsky, forward with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (2004 graduate)
  • Accreditation
  • Service High School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and participates in sports and extramural activities sponsored by the Alaska School Activities Association.
  • External links
  • Service High School official site
  • Freshman Academy
  • The Seminar School
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (99507)
School Zip (99507)
(AK) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,442 people 605,047 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 34% 20%
Population Average Age 30 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $54,600 $52,486
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 25 years old 30 years old
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Zipcode (99507)


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% Owning / % Renting 64% / 36% 61% / 39%
School Map:
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3. Crossroads School - 52 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
4. Highland Tech. Charter School - 287 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
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