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Best Schools · Alaska · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing Alaska public schools, 2017-2024

Alaska public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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ALASKA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
51Chief Paul Memorial SchoolKipnukLower Kuskokwim School District2182221.8%
52Colony Middle SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District7647710.9%
53Polaris K-12 SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District4824830.2%
54Birchtree Charter SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District4164160.0%
55Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolSitkaMount Edgecumbe424422-0.5%
56Benny Benson Alternative High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District277275-0.7%
57Palmer Middle SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District572563-1.6%
58SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOLJuneauJuneau Borough School District286281-1.7%
59North Pole High SchoolNorth PoleFairbanks North Star Borough School District708695-1.8%
60DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District404396-2.0%
61Togiak SchoolTogiakSouthwest Region School District204198-2.9%
62Iditarod ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District437424-3.0%
63Harborview ElementaryJuneauJuneau Borough School District360349-3.1%
64Barnette Magnet SchoolFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School District431417-3.2%
65Rilke Schule Charter SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District501485-3.2%
66Kalifornsky Beach ElementarySoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough School District398384-3.5%
67Ursa Minor ElementaryJBERAnchorage School District305294-3.6%
68Dillingham Middle/High SchoolDillinghamDillingham City School District232223-3.9%
69Chevak SchoolChevakKashunamiut School District333320-3.9%
70Burchell High SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District209200-4.3%
71Ketchikan High SchoolKetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough School District577551-4.5%
72Service High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District1,5941,518-4.8%
73Anne Wien ElementaryFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School District378360-4.8%
74Aquarian Charter SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District385365-5.2%
75Davis-Ramoth SchoolSelawikNorthwest Arctic Borough School District267252-5.6%
76West High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District1,8051,702-5.7%
77Snowshoe ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District369346-6.2%
78Colony High SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District1,1211,046-6.7%
79Butte ElementaryPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District282263-6.7%
80Hermon Hutchens ElementaryValdezValdez City School District308287-6.8%
81KAX_DIG_OOWU HEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJuneauJuneau Borough School District312290-7.1%
82Northern Lights ABC K-8 SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School District628582-7.3%
83Kotzebue Middle/High SchoolKotzebueNorthwest Arctic Borough School District323299-7.4%
84Shishmaref SchoolShishmarefBering Strait School District200185-7.5%
85Chugiak High SchoolChugiakAnchorage School District1,004928-7.6%
86Susitna ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District427394-7.7%
87Williwaw ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District342315-7.9%
88Knik Elementary SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District286263-8.0%
89Muldoon ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District454417-8.1%
90Creekside Park ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District434399-8.1%
91American Charter AcademyWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District211193-8.5%
92Campbell STEM ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District353323-8.5%
93Cottonwood Creek ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District462422-8.7%
94Mt. View ElementaryKenaiKenai Peninsula Borough School District493449-8.9%
95Houston High SchoolBig LakeMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District370337-8.9%
96Big Lake ElementaryBig LakeMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District398362-9.0%
97Tikigaq SchoolPoint HopeNorth Slope Borough School District254230-9.4%
98Gladys Jung ElementaryBethelLower Kuskokwim School District341309-9.4%
99Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial SchoolKwethlukLower Kuskokwim School District282255-9.6%
100Ptarmigan ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School District434392-9.7%
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