Best Schools in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage, AK has 103 public schools (16 high, 11 middle, 62 elementary) serving 46,131 students. On average they score 36% on state proficiency tests against a projected 38%, so schools in Anchorage meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Anchorage, AK
The top high schools in Anchorage, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Steller Secondary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 240 Students
2. South Anchorage High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1318 Students
3. Eagle River High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 791 Students
4. Chugiak High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 905 Students
5. West High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1763 Students
6. Highland Academy Charter
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Charter • Grades 6 - 12 • 169 Students
7. Benson Secondary/s.e.a.r.c.h.
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 295 Students
8. Service High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1544 Students
9. Joe Redington Senior Jr/sr High School
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Projected Test Scores
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 556 Students
10. Dimond High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1443 Students
Best Middle Schools in Anchorage, AK
The top middle schools in Anchorage, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Goldenview Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 626 Students
2. Gruening Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 589 Students
3. Mirror Lake Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 563 Students
4. Romig Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 720 Students
5. Anchorage Stream Academy
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Charter • Grades 6 - 8 • 169 Students
6. Mears Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 733 Students
7. Hanshew Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 691 Students
8. Central Middle School Of Science
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 371 Students
9. Wendler Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 422 Students
10. Nicholas J. Begich Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 882 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Anchorage, AK
The top elementary schools in Anchorage, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Chugach Optional Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 234 Students
2. Huffman Elementary
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Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 357 Students
3. Bear Valley Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 397 Students
4. Aquarian Charter School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Charter • Grades KG - 6 • 390 Students
5. Northern Lights Abc K-8 School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 569 Students
6. Kincaid Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 466 Students
7. Rogers Park Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 404 Students
8. O'malley Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 356 Students
9. Rabbit Creek Elementary
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Anchorage School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 443 Students
10. Rilke Schule Charter School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Anchorage School District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 436 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Anchorage, AK
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Anchorage, AK has a total population of 243,006 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 93%, and 36% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Anchorage, AK
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 Anchorage, AK.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
26.47 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
7.93 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
18.54 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Anchorage, AK.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Anchorage, AK.
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 Anchorage, AK Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Anchorage, AK
How many schools are in Anchorage, AK?
Anchorage, AK has 103 public schools: 16 high schools, 11 middle schools and 62 elementary schools, serving 46,131 students in total.
How do schools in Anchorage perform on state tests?
On average, 103 schools in Anchorage score 36% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 38%, so on average schools in Anchorage meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Anchorage?
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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- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 47%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 52%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 68%
- Projected: 53%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 38%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Anchorage
76 of 79 schools in Anchorage carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 20B: 11C: 11D: 25F: 9
All 79 public schools we grade in Anchorage. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (7)
- Bartlett High School
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
- Dimond High School
- Save High School
- Service High School
- South Anchorage High School
- West High School
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- Central Middle School Of Science
- Clark Middle School
- Goldenview Middle School
- Hanshew Middle School
- Martin Luther King JR Technical High School
- Mears Middle School
- Nicholas J Begich Middle School
- Romig Middle School
- Wendler Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (45)
- Abbott Loop Elementary
- Airport Heights Elementary
- Baxter Elementary
- Bayshore Elementary
- Bear Valley Elementary
- Bowman Elementary
- Campbell Stem Elementary
- Chester Valley Elementary
- Chinook Elementary
- Chugach Optional Elementary
- College Gate Elementary
- Creekside Park Elementary
- Denali Montessori Elementary
- Dr Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary School
- Gladys Wood Elementary
- Government Hill Elementary
- Huffman Elementary
- Inlet View Elementary
- Kasuun Elementary
- Kincaid Elementary
- Klatt Elementary
- Lake Hood Elementary
- Lake Otis Elementary
- Mountain View Elementary
- Muldoon Elementary
- North Star Elementary
- Nunaka Valley Elementary
- Ocean View Elementary
- Omalley Elementary
- Ptarmigan Elementary
- Rabbit Creek Elementary
- Rogers Park Elementary
- Russian Jack Elementary
- Sand Lake Elementary
- Scenic Park Elementary
- Spring Hill Elementary
- Susitna Elementary
- Taku Elementary
- Trailside Elementary
- Tudor Elementary
- Turnagain Elementary
- William Tyson Elementary
- Williwaw Elementary
- Willow Crest Elementary
- Wonder Park Elementary
Other schools and academies (18)
- Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
- Alaska State School For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
- Anchorage Stream Academy
- Aquarian Charter School
- Benson Secondarysearch
- Family Partnership Charter School
- Focus Homeschool
- Frontier Charter School
- Highland Academy Charter
- Mclaughlin Secondary School
- Northern Lights Abc K 8 School
- Northwood Abc
- Paideia Cooperative School
- Polaris K 12 School
- Rilke Schule Charter School
- Steller Secondary School
- Whaley School
- Winterberry School
Private schools (10)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Anchor Lutheran School
- Anchorage Junior Academy
- Anchorage Montessori School
- Anchorage Waldorf School
- Grace Christian School Elementary
- Grace Christian School Secondary
- Holy Rosary Academy
- Lumen Christi High School
- Pacific Northern Academy
- St Elizabeth Ann Seton School