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Alaska schools ranked by test score

Latest AK STAR + Alaska Science year (2023-24). 129 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 41.9%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1Watershed Charter School
Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Elementary84.8%+42.9pp
2Anderson Crawford Elementary
Eielson AFB · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Elementary84.4%+42.5pp
3Huffman Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary80.0%+38.1pp
4Rogers Park Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary80.0%+38.1pp
5Eagle Academy Charter School
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary79.0%+37.1pp
6Chugach Optional Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary78.8%+36.9pp
7Ravenwood Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary78.3%+36.4pp
8Aquarian Charter School
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary78.0%+36.1pp
9John Shaw Elementary
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary78.0%+36.1pp
10Aurora Borealis Charter School
Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Elementary77.8%+35.9pp
11Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary75.0%+33.1pp
12West Homer Elementary
Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Elementary75.0%+33.1pp
13Rabbit Creek Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary74.6%+32.7pp
14Bear Valley Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary73.8%+31.9pp
15Chugiak Elementary
Chugiak · Anchorage School District
Elementary73.2%+31.3pp
16Academy Charter School
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary72.9%+31.0pp
17Homestead Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary72.7%+30.8pp
18Chapman School
Anchor Point · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Elementary71.0%+29.1pp
19Auke Bay Elementary
Juneau · Juneau Borough School District
Elementary70.2%+28.3pp
20Pioneer Peak Elementary
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary70.0%+28.1pp
21Soldotna Elementary
Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Elementary69.7%+27.8pp
22Birchwood ABC Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary69.2%+27.3pp
23Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Elementary69.2%+27.3pp
24Rilke Schule Charter School
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary68.7%+26.8pp
25Girdwood School
Girdwood · Anchorage School District
Elementary68.6%+26.7pp
26Delta Junction Elementary
Delta Junction · Delta/Greely School District
Elementary68.4%+26.5pp
27Trailside Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary67.9%+26.0pp
28Point Higgins School
Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Elementary67.7%+25.8pp
29Alpenglow Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary66.7%+24.8pp
30Fire Lake Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary66.7%+24.8pp
31Turnagain Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary66.7%+24.8pp
32Aurora Elementary
JBER · Anchorage School District
Elementary66.1%+24.2pp
33Bowman Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary65.6%+23.7pp
34North Pole Elementary
North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Elementary65.4%+23.5pp
35Fronteras Charter School
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary65.3%+23.4pp
36Birchtree Charter School
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary64.4%+22.5pp
37Scenic Park Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary64.1%+22.2pp
38Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary
Sitka · Sitka School District
Elementary63.9%+22.0pp
39Larson Elementary
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary63.3%+21.4pp
40Northern Lights ABC K-8 School
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary63.1%+21.2pp
41Sand Lake Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary61.5%+19.6pp
42Snowshoe Elementary
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary61.5%+19.6pp
43Eagle River Elementary
Eagle River · Anchorage School District
Elementary61.4%+19.5pp
44Ursa Minor Elementary
JBER · Anchorage School District
Elementary61.4%+19.5pp
45Hermon Hutchens Elementary
Valdez · Valdez City School District
Elementary61.1%+19.2pp
46Bayshore Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary61.0%+19.1pp
47Big Lake Elementary
Big Lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary60.0%+18.1pp
48Butte Elementary
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary60.0%+18.1pp
49Sherrod Elementary
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Elementary59.8%+17.9pp
50O'Malley Elementary
Anchorage · Anchorage School District
Elementary59.1%+17.2pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the AK STAR + Alaska Science % Advanced + Proficient threshold on the latest available AK STAR + Alaska Science Science test (school year 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Alaska, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.