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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
151Houston High SchoolBig LakeMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictHigh61.1%33726.5%
152Nome ElementaryNomeNome Public SchoolsElementary99.0%30626.5%
153Ketchikan Charter SchoolKetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictElementary56.3%19026.4%
154Northwood ABCAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary79.6%25526.4%
155Tudor ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary46.9%30326.1%
156Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictHigh45.5%49726.0%
157Ketchikan High SchoolKetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictHigh27.0%55125.6%
158Chinook ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary73.2%36525.2%
159Service High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictHigh28.3%1,51825.2%
160Houston Middle SchoolHoustonMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMiddle74.2%31824.9%
161Dimond High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictHigh27.9%1,37324.8%
162College Gate ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary65.0%36324.6%
163Meadow Lakes ElementaryWasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictElementary65.9%30824.6%
164Kodiak High SchoolKodiakKodiak Island Borough School DistrictHigh68.6%57924.1%
165Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolSitkaMount EdgecumbeHigh76.8%42223.5%
166Ryan Middle SchoolFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictMiddle48.6%46323.5%
167Richard Johnson ElementaryMetlakatlaAnnette Island School DistrictElementary96.2%13023.3%
168Russian Jack ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary92.9%25423.0%
169Klawock City SchoolKlawockKlawock City School DistrictCombined94.5%12722.8%
170Alaska Native Cultural Charter SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary85.2%35722.4%
171Voznesenka SchoolVoznesenkaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictCombined71.0%14522.2%
172Willow Crest ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary104%29422.1%
173Creekside Park ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary84.0%39921.3%
174Central Middle School of ScienceAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictMiddle79.3%54520.8%
175Mountain View ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary103%23020.4%
176Wendler Middle SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictMiddle72.6%60220.1%
177Spring Hill ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary86.6%29119.5%
178Ptarmigan ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary83.2%39219.1%
179Hunter ElementaryFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictElementary65.1%33218.9%
180Dillingham ElementaryDillinghamDillingham City School DistrictElementary102%18018.9%
181Kaleidoscope School of Arts & ScienceKenaiKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictElementary38.5%20518.9%
182Nicholas J. Begich Middle SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictMiddle76.5%83018.9%
183Unalakleet SchoolUnalakleetBering Strait School DistrictCombined63.0%17318.7%
184Chester Valley ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary87.4%19118.6%
185Fred Ipalook ElementaryUtqiagvikNorth Slope Borough School DistrictElementary30.2%49417.6%
186Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictHigh73.2%1,63617.4%
187Lake Otis ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary81.1%26417.3%
188Hoonah City SchoolHoonahHoonah City School DistrictCombined64.5%11017.1%
189Dillingham Middle/High SchoolDillinghamDillingham City School DistrictHigh101%22316.7%
190Bartlett High SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictCombined63.5%1,43116.6%
191Nenana City SchoolNenanaNenana City School DistrictCombined77.3%19416.4%
192Whaley SchoolAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictCombined17.8%29816.1%
193Lake Hood ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary53.0%18515.8%
194Baxter ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary67.4%23915.0%
195Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolFairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictHigh59.7%13914.4%
196Muldoon ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary104%41714.3%
197William Tyson ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary105%35314.1%
198Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview ElementaryAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictElementary105%33713.7%
199Bethel Regional High SchoolBethelLower Kuskokwim School DistrictHigh71.0%41013.3%
200Koyuk-Malimiut SchoolKoyukBering Strait School DistrictCombined101%10112.9%
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