Best High Schools in Alaska (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

184

Listed, not ranked

103

Every ranked high school in Alaska, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Alaska rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Alaska high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Mat Su Middle College School	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	88%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	182
#2	A+	Tanalian School (K-12)	Port Alsworth	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	75%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	46
#3	A+	Glacier View School (K-12)	Sutton	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	69%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#4	A+	American Charter Academy (Charter, K-12)	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	68%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	186
#5	A+	Pace Correspondence (K-12)	Craig	Craig City School District	68%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#6	A+	Family Partnership Charter School (K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	62%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,740
#7	A+	Skagway School (K-12)	Skagway	Skagway School District	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	152
#8	A+	Homer High School	Homer	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	60%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#9	A+	Twindly Bridge Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	54%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	584
#10	A+	Connections (K-12)	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	52%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	1,036
#11	A+	Steller Secondary School (Magnet)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	52%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	240
#12	A+	Tri Valley School (K-12)	Healy	Denali Borough School District	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#13	A+	Craig High School	Craig	Craig City School District	50%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	80
#14	A+	Delta Junction Senior High School	Delta Junction	Delta/Greely School District	48%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	165
#15	A	Interior Distance Education Of Alaska Idea (K-12)	Fairbanks	Galena City School District	50%	53%	Meets Expectations	6,899
#16	A	Mat Su Central School (K-12)	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	2,254
#17	A	Polaris K 12 School (Magnet, K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	50%	54%	Meets Expectations	495
#18	A	Kenny Lake School Copper Center (K-12)	Copper Center	Copper River School District	49%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#19	A	Cordova Jrsr High School	Cordova	Cordova City School District	48%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#20	A	Akteach (K-12)	Kodiak	Kodiak Island Borough School District	47%	52%	Meets Expectations	147
#21	A	Sitka High School	Sitka	Sitka School District	47%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	329
#22	A	South Anchorage High School	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	46%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,318
#23	A	Cyberlynx Correspondence Program (K-12)	Nenana	Nenana City School District	45%	54%	Meets Expectations	1,673
#24	A	Frontier Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	45%	49%	Meets Expectations	447
#25	A	Upstream Learning Correspondence (K-12)	Glennallen	Copper River School District	45%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#26	A	Valdez High School	Valdez	Valdez City School District	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	157
#27	A	Alaska Homeschool (K-12)	Delta Junction	Delta/Greely School District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	218
#28	A	Focus Homeschool (K-12)	Anchorage	Chugach School District	43%	49%	Meets Expectations	564
#29	A	Denali Peak (K-12)	Healy	Denali Borough School District	42%	52%	Meets Expectations	735
#30	A-	Unalaska Jrsr High School	Unalaska	Unalaska City School District	43%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	162
#31	A-	Eagle River High School	Eagle River	Anchorage School District	39%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	791
#32	A-	West Valley High School	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	906
#33	A-	Raven School (K-12)	Fairbanks		38%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,771
#34	A-	St Paul School (K-12)	St Paul	Pribilof School District	37%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	52
#35	A-	Thorne Bay School (K-12)	Thorne Bay	Southeast Island School District	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	61
#36	A-	Homebridge (K-12)	Juneau	Juneau Borough School District	36%	43%	Meets Expectations	172
#37	A-	Nikolaevsk School (K-12)	Nikolaevsk	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	36%	43%	Meets Expectations	30
#38	A-	Sand Point School (K-12)	Sand Point	Aleutians East Borough School District	36%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	98
#39	A-	Gustavus School (K-12)	Gustavus	Chatham School District	35%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	54
#40	A-	King Cove School (K-12)	King Cove	Aleutians East Borough School District	34%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	84
#41	A-	Paideia Cooperative School (K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	32%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	172
#42	B+	Petersburg High School	Petersburg	Petersburg Borough School District	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	123
#43	B+	Chugiak High School (Magnet)	Chugiak	Anchorage School District	37%	42%	Meets Expectations	905
#44	B+	River City Academy	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	35%	41%	Meets Expectations	91
#45	B+	Wrangell High School	Wrangell	Wrangell Public School District	35%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	71
#46	B+	Fairbanks Best (K-12)	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	32%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	801
#47	B+	Knik Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Wasilla		32%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	98
#48	B+	Ninilchik School (K-12)	Ninilchik	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	32%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	122
#49	B+	Gerstle River School (K-12)	Delta Junction	Delta/Greely School District	31%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	30
#50	B+	Tok School (K-12)	Tok	Alaska Gateway School District	30%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	185
#51	B+	Kake Elementary And High School (K-12)	Kake	Kake City School District	28%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	111
#52	B+	Sitka Reach (K-12)	Sitka	Sitka School District	28%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	38
#53	B+	Susan B English School (K-12)	Seldovia	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	52
#54	B	West High School (Magnet)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	35%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,763
#55	B	Colony High School	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	34%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,117
#56	B	Highland Academy Charter (Magnet, Charter)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	34%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	169
#57	B	Susitna Valley High	Talkeetna	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	221
#58	B	Palmer High School	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	31%	38%	Meets Expectations	760
#59	B	Tetlin School (K-12)	Tetlin	Alaska Gateway School District	27%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#60	B	Klawock City School (K-12)	Klawock	Klawock City School District	25%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#61	B	Aleknagik School (K-12)	Aleknagik	Southwest Region School District	24%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	30
#62	B	Mcgrath School (K-12)	Mcgrath	Iditarod Area School District	23%	28%	Meets Expectations	32
#63	B	Voznesenka School (K-12)	Voznesenka	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	23%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	119
#64	B	Whittier Community School (K-12)	Whittier	Chugach School District	23%	29%	Meets Expectations	48
#65	B	Yakutat School (K-12)	Yakutat	Yakutat School District	23%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	73
#66	B	Mentasta Lake School (K-12)	Mentasta Lake	Alaska Gateway School District	22%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	34
#67	B-	Kenai Central High School	Kenai	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	31%	36%	Meets Expectations	463
#68	B-	Lathrop High School	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	30%	37%	Meets Expectations	886
#69	B-	Wasilla High School	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	30%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	848
#70	B-	Alaska State School For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing (K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	22%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	30
#71	B-	Kachemak Selo School (K-12)	Kachemak	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	21%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	30
#72	B-	Knik Charter Correspondence School (Charter, K-12)	Wasilla		21%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	37
#73	B-	Unalakleet School (K-12)	Unalakleet	Bering Strait School District	20%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	170
#74	B-	Wales School (K-12)	Wales	Bering Strait School District	20%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	37
#75	B-	Hoonah City School (K-12)	Hoonah	Hoonah City School District	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	112
#76	B-	Martin L Olson School (K-12)	Golovin	Bering Strait School District	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	43
#77	C+	Juneau Douglas High School Yadaaat Kalt	Juneau	Juneau Borough School District	30%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	567
#78	C+	Nikiski Middlesenior High School	Nikiski	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	30%	37%	Meets Expectations	326
#79	C+	North Pole High School	North Pole	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	30%	37%	Meets Expectations	617
#80	C+	Seward High School	Seward	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	30%	35%	Meets Expectations	140
#81	C+	David Louis Memorial School (K-12)	Grayling	Iditarod Area School District	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	35
#82	C+	Mat Su Day School (K-12)	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	16%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	84
#83	C+	William Miller Memorial School (K-12)	Napakiak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	15%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	86
#84	C+	Jimmy Huntington School (K-12)	Huslia	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	14%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	84
#85	C+	Nanwalek School (K-12)	Nanwalek	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	84
#86	C+	Razdolna School (K-12)	Homer	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	14%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	81
#87	C	Soldotna High School	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	29%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	707
#88	C	Glennallen Jrsr High School	Glennallen	Copper River School District	28%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	99
#89	C	Ketchikan High School	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	27%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	498
#90	C	Meshik School (K-12)	Port Heiden	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	14%	22%	Meets Expectations	30
#91	C	Whaley School (K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	14%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	340
#92	C	Kali School (K-12)	Point Lay	North Slope Borough School District	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	83
#93	C	Kokhanok School (K-12)	Kokhanok	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	13%	19%	Meets Expectations	35
#94	C	Mertarvik School (K-12)	Mertarvik	Lower Kuskokwim School District	13%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	42
#95	C	Nenana City School (K-12)	Nenana	Nenana City School District	13%	21%	Meets Expectations	185
#96	C	White Mountain School (K-12)	White Mountain	Bering Strait School District	13%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	67
#97	C	Shaktoolik School (K-12)	Shaktoolik	Bering Strait School District	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	72
#98	C-	Houston High School	Big Lake	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	358
#99	C-	Joe Redington Senior Jrsr High School	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	27%	31%	Meets Expectations	556
#100	C-	Service High School (Magnet)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	27%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	1,544
#101	C-	Dimond High School (Magnet)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	24%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	1,443
#102	C-	Mt Edgecumbe High School	Sitka	Mount Edgecumbe	24%	28%	Meets Expectations	407
#103	C-	Arctic Village School (K-12)	Arctic Village	Yukon Flats School District	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	31
#104	C-	John Fredson School (K-12)	Venetie	Yukon Flats School District	10%	20%	Meets Expectations	46
#105	C-	Kobuk School (K-12)	Kobuk	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	35
#106	C-	Koyuk Malimiut School (K-12)	Koyuk	Bering Strait School District	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	83
#107	C-	Shungnak School (K-12)	Shungnak	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	10%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	84
#108	C-	Tuluksak School (K-12)	Tuluksak	Yupiit School District	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	107
#109	C-	Hydaburg School (K-12)	Hydaburg	Hydaburg City School District	9%	14%	Meets Expectations	66
#110	C-	Anthony A Andrews School (K-12)	St Michael	Bering Strait School District	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	154
#111	C-	Harold Kaveolook School (K-12)	Kaktovik	North Slope Borough School District	8%	17%	Meets Expectations	68
#112	C-	Newhalen School (K-12)	Iliamna	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	8%	17%	Meets Expectations	87
#113	C-	Nunam Iqua School (K-12)	Nunam Iqua	Lower Yukon School District	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	65
#114	D+	Kodiak High School	Kodiak	Kodiak Island Borough School District	24%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#115	D+	Haines High School	Haines	Haines Borough School District	21%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	83
#116	D+	Sidney C Huntington Jrsr High School	Galena	Galena City School District	21%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	44
#117	D+	Bartlett High School (K-12)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	18%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,373
#118	D+	Chaputnguak School (K-12)	Chefornak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	146
#119	D+	Deering School (K-12)	Deering	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	7%	13%	Meets Expectations	54
#120	D+	Manokotak School (K-12)	Manokotak	Southwest Region School District	7%	10%	Meets Expectations	149
#121	D+	Meade River School (K-12)	Atqasuk	North Slope Borough School District	7%	12%	Meets Expectations	84
#122	D+	Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School (K-12)	Nightmute	Lower Kuskokwim School District	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	99
#123	D+	Walter Northway School (K-12)	Northway	Alaska Gateway School District	7%	14%	Meets Expectations	61
#124	D+	Z John Williams Memorial School (K-12)	Napaskiak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	7%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	127
#125	D+	Hogarth Kingeekuk SR Memorial School (K-12)	Savoonga	Bering Strait School District	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	237
#126	D+	Marshall School (K-12)	Marshall	Lower Yukon School District	6%	9%	Meets Expectations	139
#127	D+	Rocky Mountain School (K-12)	Goodnews Bay	Lower Kuskokwim School District	6%	10%	Meets Expectations	78
#128	D+	Scammon Bay School (K-12)	Scammon Bay	Lower Yukon School District	6%	11%	Meets Expectations	226
#129	D+	Shishmaref School (K-12)	Shishmaref	Bering Strait School District	6%	11%	Meets Expectations	199
#130	D+	Andrew K Demoski School (K-12)	Nulato	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	5%	14%	Meets Expectations	49
#131	D+	Mountain Village School (K-12)	Mountain Village	Lower Yukon School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	183
#132	D	Dillingham Middlehigh School	Dillingham	Dillingham City School District	17%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	211
#133	D	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School (Magnet)	Anchorage	Anchorage School District	16%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,745
#134	D	Akiak School (K-12)	Akiak	Yupiit School District	5%	12%	Meets Expectations	140
#135	D	Akiuk Memorial School (K-12)	Kasigluk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	86
#136	D	Akula Elitnaurvik School (K-12)	Kasigluk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	126
#137	D	Hooper Bay School (K-12)	Hooper Bay	Lower Yukon School District	5%	10%	Meets Expectations	451
#138	D	Ketacikaapalluk Memorial School (K-12)	Kwethluk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	262
#139	D	Kiana School (K-12)	Kiana	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	5%	11%	Meets Expectations	99
#140	D	Koliganek School (K-12)	Koliganek	Southwest Region School District	5%	14%	Meets Expectations	57
#141	D	Nunamiut School (K-12)	Anaktuvuk Pass	North Slope Borough School District	5%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	96
#142	D	Nuniwarmiut School (K-12)	Mekoryuk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	5%	10%	Meets Expectations	43
#143	D	Russian Mission School (K-12)	Russian Mission	Lower Yukon School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	122
#144	D	Saint Marys School (K-12)	Saint Marys	Saint Mary's School District	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	203
#145	D	Tikigaq School (K-12)	Point Hope	North Slope Borough School District	5%	12%	Meets Expectations	268
#146	D	Gambell School (K-12)	Gambell	Bering Strait School District	4%	9%	Meets Expectations	166
#147	D	Pilot Station School (K-12)	Pilot Station	Lower Yukon School District	4%	10%	Meets Expectations	188
#148	D-	Barrow High School	Utqiagvik	North Slope Borough School District	15%	20%	Meets Expectations	276
#149	D-	Galena Interior Learning Academy Gila	Galena	Galena City School District	15%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	180
#150	D-	Aniak Jrsr High School	Aniak	Kuspuk School District	13%	19%	Meets Expectations	55
#151	D-	Effie Kokrine Charter School (Charter)	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	13%	19%	Meets Expectations	133
#152	D-	Nome Beltz Middlehigh	Nome	Nome Public Schools	13%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	295
#153	D-	Akiachak School (K-12)	Akiachak	Yupiit School District	4%	9%	Meets Expectations	224
#154	D-	Eek School (K-12)	Eek	Lower Kuskokwim School District	4%	10%	Meets Expectations	114
#155	D-	Nuiqsut Trapper School (K-12)	Nuiqsut	North Slope Borough School District	4%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#156	D-	Paul T Albert Memorial School (K-12)	Tununak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	4%	9%	Meets Expectations	119
#157	D-	Alak School (K-12)	Wainwright	North Slope Borough School District	3%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	168
#158	D-	Aniguiin School (K-12)	Elim	Bering Strait School District	3%	12%	Meets Expectations	105
#159	D-	Brevig Mission School (K-12)	Brevig Mission	Bering Strait School District	3%	12%	Meets Expectations	169
#160	D-	Chief Ivan Blunka School (K-12)	New Stuyahok	Southwest Region School District	3%	10%	Meets Expectations	150
#161	D-	Emmonak School (K-12)	Emmonak	Lower Yukon School District	3%	10%	Meets Expectations	223
#162	D-	Kisimgiugtuq School (K-12)	Kivalina	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	3%	12%	Meets Expectations	156
#163	D-	Kotlik School (K-12)	Kotlik	Lower Yukon School District	3%	11%	Meets Expectations	170
#164	D-	Kwigillingok School (K-12)	Kwigillingok	Lower Kuskokwim School District	3%	9%	Meets Expectations	129
#165	D-	Nelson Island Area School (K-12)	Toksook Bay	Lower Kuskokwim School District	3%	8%	Meets Expectations	169
#166	D-	Togiak School (K-12)	Togiak	Southwest Region School District	3%	10%	Meets Expectations	202
#167	F	Bethel Regional High School	Bethel	Lower Kuskokwim School District	12%	20%	Meets Expectations	494
#168	F	George Morgan SR HS	Kalskag	Kuspuk School District	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	61
#169	F	Bristol Bay Middlehigh School	Naknek	Bristol Bay Borough School District	6%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	49
#170	F	Kotzebue Middlehigh School	Kotzebue	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	6%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#171	F	Metlakatla High School	Metlakatla	Annette Island School District	6%	14%	Meets Expectations	100
#172	F	Alakanuk School (K-12)	Alakanuk	Lower Yukon School District	3%	11%	Meets Expectations	221
#173	F	Tukurngailnguq School (K-12)	Stebbins	Bering Strait School District	3%	8%	Meets Expectations	231
#174	F	Ayaginaar Elitnaurvik Kongiganak (K-12)	Kongiganak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	2%	9%	Meets Expectations	184
#175	F	Chevak School (K-12)	Chevak	Kashunamiut School District	2%	10%	Meets Expectations	339
#176	F	Chief Paul Memorial School (K-12)	Kipnuk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	2%	9%	Meets Expectations	189
#177	F	Fort Yukon School (K-12)	Fort Yukon	Yukon Flats School District	2%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	76
#178	F	Joann A Alexie Memorial School (K-12)	Atmautluak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	2%	7%	Meets Expectations	99
#179	F	Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat Quinhagak (K-12)	Quinhagak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	2%	9%	Meets Expectations	188
#180	F	Minto School (K-12)	Minto	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	2%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	67
#181	F	Anna Tobeluk Memorial School (K-12)	Nunapitchuk	Lower Kuskokwim School District	1%	8%	Meets Expectations	178
#182	F	James C Isabell School (K-12)	Teller	Bering Strait School District	1%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	70
#183	F	Lewis Angapak Memorial School (K-12)	Tuntutuliak	Lower Kuskokwim School District	0%	10%	Meets Expectations	151
#184	F	Napaaqtugmiut School (K-12)	Noatak	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	0%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	157

How Alaska's high schools compare

A: 41B: 35C: 37D: 53F: 18

41% of the 184 ranked high schools in Alaska earn an A or B (41 A grades, 35 B, 37 C, 53 D, 18 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 147 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 74% nationally), and 46 exceed it. On average 22% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mat Su Middle College School (88% against 50%, A+), Tanalian School (75% against 42%, A+), Glacier View School (69% against 45%, A+), American Charter Academy (68% against 47%, A+), Homer High School (60% against 39%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 46): Anchorage School District (8), Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (5), Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (4), Craig City School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Anchorage (15, 10 at A or B), Wasilla (8, 6 at A or B), Fairbanks (6, 5 at A or B), Palmer (3, 3 at A or B), Soldotna (3, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Interior Distance Education Of Alaska Idea (6,899 students, A, #15), Raven School (2,771 students, A-, #33), Mat Su Central School (2,254 students, A, #16).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Alaska that are not ranked

103 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (10)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

C Alternative Learning Systems, Fairbanks
B- Benson Secondarysearch, Anchorage
D+ Burchell High School, Wasilla
A Homer Flex School, Homer
B+ Hutchison High School, Fairbanks
A- Mat Su Career And Tech Ed High School, Wasilla
D Mclaughlin Secondary School, Anchorage
C Pacific High School, Sitka
C+ Revilla Jrsr High School, Ketchikan
D Valley Pathways, Palmer

Fully online schools (7)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

C Ambler School, Ambler
D+ Angoon School, Angoon
F Aqqaluk Highnoorvik Elementary, Noorvik
D- Buckland School, Buckland
F Davis Ramoth School, Selawik
A- Fast Track, Ketchikan
A- Lead Correspondence, Yakutat

Very small schools (50)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

B- Akhiok School, Akhiok
B Akutan School, Akutan
C+ Allakaket School, Allakaket
C Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School, Kasaan
A- Beryozova School, Palmer
C+ Blackwell School, Anvik
C Chignik Lake School, Chignik Lake
A+ Chiniak School, Chiniak
B- Circle School, Circle
B+ Clarks Point School, Clarks Point
A+ Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing
B- Crow Village Sam School, Chuathbaluk
B- Cruikshank School, Beaver
B Diomede School, Diomede
A- Dot Lake School, Dot Lake
A+ Eagle Community School, Eagle
B- Extensions Correspondence, Nome
C+ False Pass School, False Pass
A+ Haines Home School, Haines
A+ Hope School, Hope
A- Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School, Coffman Cove
B- Igiugig School, Igiugig
C+ Innoko River School, Shageluk
C- Jack Egnaty SR School, Sleetmute
B Jeffery A Bader Memorial School, Holy Cross
B Johnnie John SR School, Crooked Creek
B- Johnny Oldman School, Hughes
C+ Kaltag School, Kaltag
C- Klukwan School, Klukwan
A- Levelock School, Levelock
B- Merreline A Kangas School, Ruby
C+ Nondalton School, Nondalton
C- Old Harbor School, Old Harbor
C- Ouzinkie School, Ouzinkie
A+ Pelican School, Pelican
C- Perryville School, Perryville
B Port Graham School, Port Graham
B+ Port Lions School, Port Lions
C+ Qugcuun Memorial School, Oscarville Kuiggayagaq
A- Rampart School, Rampart
A- Slana School, Slana
B+ Takotna Community School, Takotna
B- Tatitlek Community School, Tatitlek
C- Tebughna School, Tyonek
B+ Top Of The Kuskokwim School, Nikolai
B Tsuk Taih School, Chalkyitsik
C+ Twin Hills School, Twin Hills
A Whale Pass School, Whale Pass
B- William Sonny Nelson School, Ekwok
B+ Yakov E Netsvetov School, Atka

Not yet graded (36)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Adak School, Adak
Ak Trails Correspondence, Thorne Bay
Alaska Middle College School, Eagle River
Alaska Reach Academy, Tok
Anderson School, Anderson
Arviq School, Platinum
Ayaprun School, Newtok
Ben Eielson Jrsr High School, Eielson Afb
Bristol Bay Correspondence, Naknek
Cantwell School, Cantwell
Chatham Correspondence, Angoon
Chenega School, Chenega Bay
Chignik Bay School, Chignik Bay
Chignik Lagoon School, Chignik Lagoon
Cordova School District Innovative Learning, Cordova
Distance Learningcorresp Ctr, Eagle River
Gusty Michael School, Stony River
Hollis School, Hollis
Kenai Alternative High School, Kenai
Kiita Learning Community, Utqiagvik
Kuskokwim Learning Academy, Bethel
Lakeview Home School, King Salmon
Marathon School, Kenai
Martin Luther King JR Technical High School, Anchorage
Mat-su Youth Facility, Palmer
Maudrey J Sommer School, Tanana
Naukati School, Naukati
Nwabsd Home School, Kotzebue
Pilot Point School, Pilot Point
Port Alexander School, Port Alexander
Pribilof Correspondence School, St George
Save High School, Anchorage
Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau
Totem Correspondence School, Hydaburg
Valdez Home School, Valdez
Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alt HS, Juneau

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Alaska.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Alaska

What is the best high school in Alaska?

Mat Su Middle College School in Palmer ranks first among the 184 ranked high schools in Alaska with a SchoolGrade of A+, 88% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50%.

How are high schools in Alaska ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Alaska have?

SchoolGrade grades 287 public high schools in Alaska; 184 are ranked here and 103 are listed as not ranked.