Best Schools in Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK has 15 public schools (3 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary) serving 4,395 students. On average they score 37% on state proficiency tests against a projected 40%, so schools in Juneau don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Juneau, AK
The top high schools in Juneau, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Juneau-douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalt
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 567 Students
2. Thunder Mountain High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 586 Students
3. Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alt. H.s.
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 69 Students
Middle Schools in Juneau, AK
These schools have no SchoolGrade yet: our source data has no school-level test results for them, so they are not ranked.
Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 454 Students
Floyd Dryden Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 407 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Juneau, AK
The top elementary schools in Juneau, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Juneau Community Charter School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 81 Students
2. Auke Bay Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 325 Students
3. Saytik: Gastineau Community School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 280 Students
4. Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 188 Students
5. Sit Eeti Shaanax - Glacier Valley School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 325 Students
6. Harborview Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 301 Students
7. Mendenhall River Community School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 302 Students
8. Riverbend Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Juneau Borough School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 268 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Juneau, AK
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Juneau, AK has a total population of 23,265 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 94%, and 35% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Juneau, 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 Juneau, AK.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
19.38 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
6.18 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
13.20 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Juneau, AK.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Juneau, 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 Juneau, AK Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Juneau, AK
How many schools are in Juneau, AK?
Juneau, AK has 15 public schools: 3 high schools, 2 middle schools and 8 elementary schools, serving 4,395 students in total.
How do schools in Juneau perform on state tests?
On average, 15 schools in Juneau score 37% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 40%, so on average schools in Juneau don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Juneau?
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: 37%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Juneau
10 of 15 schools in Juneau carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 5D: 1
All 15 public schools we grade in Juneau. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (15)
- Auke Bay Elementary
- Dzantiki Heeni Middle School
- Floyd Dryden Middle School
- Harborview Elementary
- Homebridge
- Johnson Youth Center
- Juneau Community Charter School
- Juneau Douglas High School Yadaaat Kalt
- Mendenhall River Community School
- Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School
- Riverbend Elementary
- Saytik Gastineau Community School
- Sit Eeti Shaanax Glacier Valley School
- Thunder Mountain High School
- Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alt HS
Private schools (1)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.