Best schools in Alaska (2025)
The top five of 455 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Alaska has 455 schools educating 124,176 students in 2025: 424 public, 31 charter.
The median Enrollment across Alaska is 189. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Alaska
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Academy Charter School
Palmer · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
268 students
Aurora Borealis Charter School
Kenai · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
199 students
Eagle Academy Charter School
Eagle River · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
205 students
Xoots Elementary School
Sitka · Public elementary · Grades PK–1
137 students
Aurora Elementary
Jber · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
359 students
Best middle schools in Alaska
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Homer Middle School
Homer · Public middle · Grades 7–8
205 students
Delta Junction Junior High School
Delta Junction · Public middle · Grades 6–8
128 students
Thunder Mountain Middle School
Juneau · Public middle · Grades 7–8
574 students
Mitkof Middle School
Petersburg · Public middle · Grades 6–8
114 students
Blatchley Middle School
Sitka · Public middle · Grades 6–8
241 students
Best high schools in Alaska
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Valdez High School
Valdez · Public high · Grades 9–12
175 students
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
Unalaska · Public high · Grades 6–12
174 students
Mat-Su Middle College School
Palmer · Public high · Grades 8–12
222 students
Seward High School
Seward · Public high · Grades 9–12
173 students
Wrangell High School
Wrangell · Public high · Grades 9–12
71 students
Best traditional public schools in Alaska
District-run public schools.
Xoots Elementary School
Sitka · Public elementary · Grades PK–1
137 students
Aurora Elementary
Jber · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
359 students
Bayshore Elementary
Anchorage · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
338 students
Bear Valley Elementary
Anchorage · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
316 students
Girdwood School
Girdwood · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
179 students
Best charter schools in Alaska
Publicly funded charter schools.
Academy Charter School
Palmer · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
268 students
Aurora Borealis Charter School
Kenai · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
199 students
Eagle Academy Charter School
Eagle River · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
205 students
Watershed Charter School
Fairbanks · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
200 students
Soldotna Montessori Charter School
Soldotna · Charter elementary · Grades K–6
164 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Alaska
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Eagle Academy Charter School
Eagle River · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
205 students
Aurora Borealis Charter School
Kenai · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
199 students
Bayshore Elementary
Anchorage · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
338 students
Aurora Elementary
Jber · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
359 students
Academy Charter School
Palmer · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
268 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Alaska
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Aurora Borealis Charter School
Kenai · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
199 students
Academy Charter School
Palmer · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
268 students
Eagle Academy Charter School
Eagle River · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
205 students
Aurora Elementary
Jber · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
359 students
Watershed Charter School
Fairbanks · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
200 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Alaska
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Richard Johnson Elementary
Metlakatla · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
130 students
Xoots Elementary School
Sitka · Public elementary · Grades PK–1
137 students
Fawn Mountain Elementary
Ketchikan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
210 students
North Star Elementary
Kodiak · Public elementary · Grades K–5
161 students
Delta Junction Senior High School
Delta Junction · Public high · Grades 9–12
126 students
Best largest schools in Alaska
Schools with the highest enrollment.
West High School
Anchorage · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,702 students
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
Anchorage · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,636 students
Service High School
Anchorage · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,518 students
Dimond High School
Anchorage · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,373 students
South Anchorage High School
Anchorage · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,239 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Alaska?
Academy Charter School in Palmer ranks first among elementary schools in Alaska with a Success Index (US) of 86.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 268).
How are elementary schools in Alaska ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.