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Best Schools · Alaska · Highest proficiency

Alaska public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Alaska public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ALASKA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
51Cordova Jr/Sr High SchoolCordovaCordova City School DistrictHigh65.9%12647.6%
52Orion Elementary SchoolJBERAnchorage School DistrictElementary32.9%42347.3%
53Mt. Eccles ElementaryCordovaCordova City School DistrictElementary84.6%23447.0%
54Gruening Middle SchoolEagle RiverAnchorage School DistrictMiddle19.6%79747.0%
55Soldotna ElementarySoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictElementary44.0%26646.9%
56Haines ElementaryHainesHaines Borough School DistrictElementary55.6%15346.7%
57Eagle River ElementaryEagle RiverAnchorage School DistrictElementary30.5%26646.2%
58Delta Junction Junior High SchoolDelta JunctionDelta/Greely School DistrictMiddle25.8%12846.0%
59Glennallen ElementaryGlennallenCopper River School DistrictElementary71.4%12646.0%
60Turnagain ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary36.8%24746.0%
61Finger Lake ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary41.3%44545.8%
62DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary46.0%39645.8%
63Mirror Lake Middle SchoolChugiakAnchorage School DistrictMiddle21.9%57145.6%
64Fawn Mountain ElementaryKetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictElementary40.0%21045.1%
65Petersburg High SchoolPetersburgPetersburg Borough School DistrictHigh60.4%14444.9%
66Romig Middle SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictMiddle39.2%1,13844.7%
67Ladd ElementaryFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictElementary34.2%38344.5%
68Kalifornsky Beach ElementarySoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictElementary45.1%38444.4%
69George H. Gilson Middle SchoolValdezValdez City School DistrictMiddle35.0%14344.2%
70Ursa Minor ElementaryJBERAnchorage School DistrictElementary37.8%29444.1%
71South Anchorage High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictHigh16.1%1,23943.8%
72Rae C. Stedman ElementaryPetersburgPetersburg Borough School DistrictElementary50.0%20643.7%
73Point Higgins SchoolKetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictElementary22.1%20443.4%
74Weller ElementaryFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictElementary31.7%41343.3%
75Redoubt ElementarySoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictElementary50.5%32143.0%
76Sitka High SchoolSitkaSitka School DistrictHigh25.9%30542.8%
77Denali Montessori ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary74.0%36142.6%
78East ElementaryKodiakKodiak Island Borough School DistrictElementary54.3%28942.6%
79Unalaska Jr/Sr High SchoolUnalaskaUnalaska City School DistrictHigh10.3%17442.5%
80Montessori Borealis Public Alternative SchoolJuneauJuneau Borough School DistrictElementary6.8%20542.4%
81Talkeetna ElementaryTalkeetnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary62.8%12142.3%
82Fire Lake ElementaryEagle RiverAnchorage School DistrictElementary39.0%19542.1%
83Knik Elementary SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary48.3%26342.0%
84Randy Smith Middle SchoolFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictMiddle29.3%41341.9%
85Colony Middle SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary30.7%77141.7%
86Delta Junction Senior High SchoolDelta JunctionDelta/Greely School DistrictHigh17.5%12641.4%
87Government Hill ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary37.0%42441.1%
88Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictHigh25.0%70540.9%
89Big Lake ElementaryBig LakeMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary61.9%36240.9%
90Boreal Sun Charter SchoolFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictElementary26.4%20140.8%
91Teeland Middle SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary39.7%64340.6%
92Eagle River High SchoolEagle RiverAnchorage School DistrictHigh14.0%77140.3%
93SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOLJuneauJuneau Borough School DistrictElementary30.2%28140.1%
94Tanaina ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary55.2%32439.9%
95Palmer Middle SchoolPalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMiddle44.4%56339.6%
96North Star ElementaryKodiakKodiak Island Borough School DistrictElementary65.2%16139.5%
97SIT EETI SHAANAX - GLACIER VALLEY SCHOOLJuneauJuneau Borough School DistrictElementary31.1%32239.5%
98Valdez High SchoolValdezValdez City School DistrictHigh33.1%17538.4%
99Klatt ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary62.9%29438.3%
100Mendenhall River Community SchoolJuneauJuneau Borough School DistrictElementary20.8%30837.9%
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