Best Schools in Alaska
Alaska has 526 public schools (75 high, 38 middle, 185 elementary) serving 134,719 students. On average they score 30% on state proficiency tests against a projected 32%, so schools in Alaska meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Alaska
The top high schools in Alaska, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Mat-su Middle College School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 182 Students
2. Homer High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 368 Students
3. Steller Secondary School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 240 Students
4. Craig High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Craig City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 80 Students
5. Delta Junction Senior High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Delta/greely School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 165 Students
6. Cordova Jr/sr High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Cordova City School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 124 Students
7. Sitka High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Sitka School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 329 Students
8. South Anchorage High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1318 Students
9. Valdez High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Valdez City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 157 Students
10. Homer Flex School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 36 Students
Best Middle Schools in Alaska
The top middle schools in Alaska, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Blatchley Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Sitka School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 265 Students
2. Mitkof Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Petersburg Borough School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 106 Students
3. Goldenview Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 626 Students
4. Stikine Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Wrangell Public School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 63 Students
5. Gruening Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 589 Students
6. Mirror Lake Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 563 Students
7. Delta Junction Junior High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Delta/greely School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 166 Students
8. Romig Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 720 Students
9. Homer Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 178 Students
10. Palmer Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 594 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Alaska
The top elementary schools in Alaska, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Aurora Borealis Charter School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 187 Students
2. Mcneil Canyon Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 137 Students
3. Chugach Optional Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 234 Students
4. Academy Charter School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 261 Students
5. Eagle Academy Charter School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 189 Students
6. Ravenwood Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 479 Students
7. Huffman Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 357 Students
8. Bear Valley Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 397 Students
9. John Shaw Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 533 Students
10. Crawford Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 447 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Alaska
State-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Alaska has a total population of 733,391 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 93%, and 31% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Alaska
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Alaska.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
26.17 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
7.96 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
18.21 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Alaska.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Alaska.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Alaska Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Alaska
How many schools are in Alaska?
Alaska has 526 public schools: 75 high schools, 38 middle schools and 185 elementary schools, serving 134,719 students in total.
How do schools in Alaska perform on state tests?
On average, 526 schools in Alaska score 30% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 32%, so on average schools in Alaska meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Alaska?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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Every city and county in Alaska
School rankings for each place: 355 cities, towns and neighborhoods, and 0 counties.
Cities and towns
- Abbott Loop Anchorage
- Adak (1)
- Airport Heights Anchorage
- Akhiok (1)
- Akiachak (1)
- Akiak (1)
- Akutan (1)
- Alakanuk (1)
- Aleknagik (1)
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Allakaket (1)
- Ambler (1)
- Anaktuvuk Pass (1)
- Anchor Point (1)
- Anchorage Municipality
- Anchorage (79)
- Anderson (1)
- Angoon (2)
- Aniak (2)
- Anvik (1)
- Arctic Village (1)
- Atka (1)
- Atqasuk (1)
- Auke Bay
- Badger
- Barrow
- Bayshore Klatt Anchorage
- Bear Creek
- Beaver (1)
- Bethel Census Area
- Bethel (6)
- Big Lake (2)
- Birch Creek
- Brevig Mission (1)
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Browerville
- Buckland (1)
- Buffalo Soapstone
- Campbell Park Anchorage
- Cantwell (1)
- Central
- Chalkyitsik (1)
- Chefornak (1)
- Chenega
- Chevak (1)
- Chicken
- Chignik Lagoon (1)
- Chignik Lake (1)
- Chiniak (1)
- Chitina
- Chuathbaluk (1)
- Chugach Census Area
- Chugiak (3)
- Circle (1)
- Clam Gulch
- Clarks Point (1)
- Clear
- Coffman Cove (1)
- Cohoe
- Cold Bay
- Coldfoot
- College
- Cooper Landing (1)
- Copper Center (1)
- Copper River Census Area
- Cordova (3)
- Craig (4)
- Crooked Creek (1)
- Deadhorse
- Deering (1)
- Delta Junction (5)
- Deltana
- Denali Borough
- Denali National Park
- Diamond Ridge
- Dillingham Census Area
- Dillingham (2)
- Dot Lake (1)
- Douglas
- Downtown Juneau Juneau
- Dry Creek
- Dutch Harbor
- Eagle River Valley Eagle River
- Eagle River (11)
- Eagle Village
- Eagle (1)
- Eek (1)
- Egegik
- Eielson Afb (2)
- Ekwok (1)
- Elfin Cove
- Elim (1)
- Elmendorf Afb
- Emmonak (1)
- Eska
- Ester
- Evansville
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Fairbanks (27)
- Fairview Anchorage
- False Pass (1)
- Farmers Loop
- Fort Greely
- Fort Richardson
- Fort Wainwright (1)
- Fort Yukon (1)
- Gakona
- Galena (3)
- Gambell (1)
- Ganes Creek
- Gateway
- Girdwood (1)
- Glennallen (3)
- Goodnews Bay (1)
- Goodnews Mining Camp
- Grayling (1)
- Gulkana
- Gustavus (1)
- Haines Borough
- Haines (3)
- Halibut Cove
- Happy Valley
- Harding Birch Lakes
- Healy (2)
- Holy Cross (1)
- Homer (8)
- Hoonah Angoon Census Area
- Hoonah (1)
- Hooper Bay (2)
- Hope (1)
- Houston (1)
- Huffman Omalley Anchorage
- Hughes (1)
- Huslia (1)
- Hydaburg (2)
- Hyder
- Iliamna (1)
- Indian
- Juneau City And Borough
- Juneau (15)
- Kachemak (1)
- Kake (1)
- Kaktovik (1)
- Kalifornsky
- Kaltag (1)
- Kasaan (1)
- Kasigluk (2)
- Kasilof (1)
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Kenai (8)
- Kenny Lake
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Ketchikan (9)
- Kiana (1)
- King Cove (1)
- King Salmon (1)
- Kipnuk (1)
- Kivalina (1)
- Klawock (1)
- Klukwan (1)
- Knik Fairview
- Knik
- Kobuk (1)
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kodiak (7)
- Kokhanok (1)
- Koliganek (1)
- Kongiganak (1)
- Kotlik (1)
- Kotzebue (3)
- Koyuk (1)
- Koyukuk (1)
- Kupreanof
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Kwethluk (1)
- Kwigillingok (1)
- Lake And Peninsula Borough
- Lake Minchumina
- Lakes
- Larsen Bay
- Lazy Mountain
- Levelock (1)
- Lower Kalskag (1)
- Manley Hot Springs
- Manokotak (1)
- Marshall (1)
- Matanuska Susitna Borough
- Mccarthy
- Mcgrath (1)
- Mckinley Park
- Meadow Lakes
- Medfra
- Mekoryuk (1)
- Mendenhall Valley Juneau
- Metlakatla (3)
- Meyers Chuck
- Mid Hillside Anchorage
- Midtown Anchorage
- Minto (1)
- Moose Pass (1)
- Mountain View Anchorage
- Mountain Village (1)
- Mud Bay
- Naknek (3)
- Nanwalek (1)
- Napakiak (1)
- Napaskiak (1)
- Naukati Bay
- Nelson Lagoon
- Nenana (2)
- New Stuyahok (1)
- Newhalen
- Newtok (1)
- Nightmute (1)
- Nikiski (1)
- Nikolski
- Ninilchik (1)
- Noatak (1)
- Nome Census Area
- Nome (4)
- Nondalton (1)
- Noorvik (1)
- North Pole (5)
- North Slope Borough
- North Star Anchorage
- Northeast Anchorage
- Northway Junction
- Northway Village
- Northway (1)
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Nuiqsut (1)
- Nulato (1)
- Nunam Iqua (1)
- Nunapitchuk (1)
- Nyac
- Old Harbor (1)
- Old Seward Oceanview Anchorage
- Oscarville
- Ouzinkie (1)
- Palmer (14)
- Paxson
- Pedro Bay
- Pelican (1)
- Perryville (1)
- Peters Creek
- Petersburg Census Area
- Petersburg (3)
- Pilot Point (1)
- Pilot Station (1)
- Pitkas Point
- Pleasant Valley
- Point Hope (1)
- Point Lay (1)
- Port Alexander (1)
- Port Alsworth (1)
- Port Graham (1)
- Port Heiden (1)
- Port Lions (1)
- Prince Of Wales Hyder Census Area
- Prudhoe Bay
- Quinhagak (1)
- Rabbit Creek Anchorage
- Rampart (1)
- Rogers Park Anchorage
- Ruby (1)
- Russian Jack Park Anchorage
- Russian Mission (1)
- Sagwon
- Salcha
- Sand Lake Anchorage
- Sand Point (1)
- Savoonga (1)
- Saxman
- Scammon Bay (1)
- Scenic Foothills Anchorage
- Scow Bay
- Selawik (1)
- Seldovia (1)
- Seward (3)
- Shageluk (1)
- Shaktoolik (1)
- Shishmaref (1)
- Shungnak (1)
- Sitka City And Borough
- Sitka (7)
- Skagway Municipality
- Skagway (1)
- Skwentna
- Slana (1)
- Sleetmute (1)
- Soldotna (8)
- South Addition Anchorage
- South Naknek
- South Van Horn
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Spenard Anchorage
- St George (1)
- St Marys
- St Michael (1)
- St Paul (1)
- Stebbins (1)
- Steele Creek
- Sterling (1)
- Stevens Village
- Stony River (1)
- Sunnyside
- Susitna North
- Sutton (2)
- Takotna (1)
- Taku Campbell Anchorage
- Talkeetna (2)
- Tanacross (1)
- Tanaina
- Tanana (1)
- Tatitlek (1)
- Tazlina
- Tee Harbor
- Teller (1)
- Tenakee Springs
- Thane
- Thorne Bay (2)
- Togiak (1)
- Tok (2)
- Toksook Bay (1)
- Tonsina
- Trapper Creek (1)
- Tuluksak (1)
- Tuntutuliak (1)
- Tununak (1)
- Turnagain Anchorage
- Turnagain Heights
- Twin Hills (1)
- Two Rivers
- Tyonek (1)
- Unalakleet (1)
- Unalaska (2)
- University Area Anchorage
- Upper Kalskag
- Usibelli
- Valdez (4)
- Venetie (1)
- Wainwright (1)
- Wales (1)
- Wasilla (26)
- West Juneau
- White Mountain (1)
- Whittier (1)
- Willow (1)
- Wood River
- Wrangell City And Borough
- Wrangell (3)
- Yakutat City And Borough
- Yakutat (2)
- Yukon Koyukuk Census Area
School district map of Alaska
Every public school district in Alaska with graded schools. Hover for the district and its school count; click to open its page.
shaded by the district's average SchoolGrade, F to A; grey = not yet graded. Boundaries from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Districts without a page (fewer than three graded schools) are not linked.
Largest school districts in Alaska
The 25 districts with the most graded schools in Alaska. Each district page lists every one of its schools.
- Anchorage School District (94 schools)
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (45 schools)
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (42 schools)
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (32 schools)
- Lower Kuskokwim School District (29 schools)
- Bering Strait School District (15 schools)
- Juneau Borough School District (14 schools)
- Lake and Peninsula Borough School District (13 schools)
- Northwest Arctic Borough School District (13 schools)
- Kodiak Island Borough School District (12 schools)
- Lower Yukon School District (11 schools)
- North Slope Borough School District (11 schools)
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District (9 schools)
- Kuspuk School District (9 schools)
- Yukon-Koyukuk School District (9 schools)
- Alaska Gateway School District (8 schools)
- Iditarod Area School District (8 schools)
- Southeast Island School District (8 schools)
- Southwest Region School District (8 schools)
- Sitka School District (6 schools)
- Yukon Flats School District (6 schools)
- Copper River School District (5 schools)
- Delta/Greely School District (5 schools)
- Aleutians East Borough School District (4 schools)
- Chatham School District (4 schools)