Central Middle School of Science
Central Middle School of Science is a middle school located in Anchorage, Alaska, belonging to the Anchorage School District. It places a special focus on science in its curriculum. It consists of near 700 students [1], and services the downtown and Ship Creek areas. Central has a specialized program from the rest of the district, which includes an emphasis on science in all classes. This allows the school to, in addition to its local service area, admit a certain number of students from other parts of Anchorage by lottery.
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| Type | Public middle school |
| Principal | Lisa Zelenkov |
| Faculty | approx. 50 |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Enrollment | approx. 700 |
| Campus type | Closed |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Website | http://www.asdk12.org/schools/central/pages/ |
==Demographics==Central, like just over half of all middle schools in the Anchorage School District, has no ethnic majority. It is plurality white, at 47%. The school is also 16% Black, 12% Alaska Native or American Indian, 10% Asian or Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic, and 8% Multi-racial. [2]==Academics==Central offers standard middle school courses in mathematics, social studies, language arts, and science. However, a special emphasis on science is put throughout the other "core classes", and studies in science tend to play a role in dictating the coursework in other classes. In addition to these classes, the school also offers classes in art, further science electives, foreign languages, and music.====Teams====The school is divided into teaching units called teams. All students on a team share the same teachers for their main classes, and teachers on a team work together to create coordinated curricula. There are three 7th grade teams, and three 8th grade teams. The teams are all named after Elements on the periodic table.* 7th Grade Teams** Mercury** Argon** Titanium* 8th Grade Teams** Cesium** Nitrogen** Carbon==Sports==Central participates in the Anchorage School District's standard program of interscholastic sports [3]. They are as follows:* Cross country running* Cross country skiing* Track and Field* Volleyball* Wrestling==External links==* Central Middle School of Science website* Anchorage School District website