Best High Schools in Alaska (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

176

Listed, not ranked

106

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

How Alaska's high schools compare

A: 19B: 17C: 39D: 44F: 57

20% of the 176 ranked high schools in Alaska earn an A or B (19 A grades, 17 B, 39 C, 44 D, 57 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 108 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (61% here, 75% nationally), and 48 exceed it. On average 23% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Skagway School (78% against 49%, A+), American Charter Academy (73% against 45%, A+), Family Partnership Charter School (68% against 42%, A+), Frontier Charter School (65% against 45%, A), Tanalian School (60% against 40%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 44): Anchorage School District (11), Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (5), Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (5), Copper River School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Anchorage (15, 8 at A or B), Wasilla (6, 3 at A or B), Fairbanks (5, 2 at A or B), Delta Junction (3, 2 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-, #12), Mat Su Central School (2,254 students, B+, #21), West High School (1,763 students, C-, #57).

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

106 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 (9)

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.

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

Fully online schools (9)

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

F Ambler School, Ambler
F Angoon School, Angoon
F Aqqaluk Highnoorvik Elementary, Noorvik
F Buckland School, Buckland
F Davis Ramoth School, Selawik
A+ Distance Learningcorresp Ctr, Eagle River
A- Fast Track, Ketchikan
C- Gusty Michael School, Stony River
A- Lead Correspondence, Yakutat

Very small schools (44)

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

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

Closed schools (7)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

C- Adak School, Adak
F Ayaprun School, Newtok
B Ben Eielson Jrsr High School, Eielson Afb
C- Maudrey J Sommer School, Tanana
C- Pilot Point School, Pilot Point
B+ Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau
B- Valdez Home School, Valdez

Not yet graded (37)

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

Ak Trails Correspondence, Thorne Bay
Akhiok School, Akhiok
Alaska Middle College School, Eagle River
Alaska Reach Academy, Tok
Arviq School, Platinum
Ayaginaar Elitnaurvik Kongiganak, Kongiganak
Bristol Bay Correspondence, Naknek
Cantwell School, Cantwell
Chatham Correspondence, Angoon
Chenega School, Chenega Bay
Chevak School, Chevak
Chief Paul Memorial School, Kipnuk
Chignik Bay School, Chignik Bay
Chignik Lagoon School, Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lake School, Chignik Lake
Circle School, Circle
Clarks Point School, Clarks Point
Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing
Cordova School District Innovative Learning, Cordova
Cruikshank School, Beaver
Cyberlynx Correspondence Program, Nenana
Denali Peak, Healy
False Pass School, False Pass
Kenai Alternative High School, Kenai
Kiita Learning Community, Utqiagvik
Kuskokwim Learning Academy, Bethel
Lakeview Home School, King Salmon
Levelock School, Levelock
Marathon School, Kenai
Martin Luther King JR Technical High School, Anchorage
Mat Su Middle College School, Palmer
Nwabsd Home School, Kotzebue
Pelican School, Pelican
Pribilof Correspondence School, St George
Save High School, Anchorage
Slana School, Slana
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?

Skagway School in Skagway ranks first among the 176 ranked high schools in Alaska with a SchoolGrade of A+, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%.

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 282 public high schools in Alaska; 176 are ranked here and 106 are listed as not ranked.