Alaska schools ranked by test score
Latest AK STAR + Alaska Science year (2023-24). 35 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 35.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer Middle School Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Middle | 53.3% | +18.1pp |
| 2 | Mitkof Middle School Petersburg · Petersburg Borough School District | Middle | 50.0% | +14.8pp |
| 3 | Goldenview Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 49.7% | +14.5pp |
| 4 | Blatchley Middle School Sitka · Sitka School District | Middle | 43.7% | +8.5pp |
| 5 | Romig Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 42.0% | +6.8pp |
| 6 | Anvil City Science Academy Nome · Nome Public Schools | Middle | 41.4% | +6.2pp |
| 7 | Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak · Anchorage School District | Middle | 41.2% | +6.0pp |
| 8 | Stikine Middle School Wrangell · Wrangell Public School District | Middle | 40.3% | +5.1pp |
| 9 | Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Middle | 39.7% | +4.5pp |
| 10 | Delta Junction Junior High School Delta Junction · Delta/Greely School District | Middle | 38.5% | +3.3pp |
| 11 | George H. Gilson Middle School Valdez · Valdez City School District | Middle | 38.3% | +3.1pp |
| 12 | Anchorage STrEaM Academy Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 37.7% | +2.5pp |
| 13 | Palmer Middle School Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Middle | 37.7% | +2.5pp |
| 14 | Craig Middle School Craig · Craig City School District | Middle | 37.0% | +1.8pp |
| 15 | Kodiak Middle School Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough School District | Middle | 36.7% | +1.5pp |
| 16 | Seward Middle School Seward · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Middle | 36.5% | +1.3pp |
| 17 | Gruening Middle School Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Middle | 36.2% | +1.0pp |
| 18 | Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | Middle | 35.3% | +0.1pp |
| 19 | Tanana Middle School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Middle | 33.7% | -1.5pp |
| 20 | North Pole Middle School North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Middle | 30.3% | -4.9pp |
| 21 | Kenai Middle School Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Middle | 30.0% | -5.2pp |
| 22 | Mears Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 30.0% | -5.2pp |
| 23 | Wasilla Middle School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Middle | 29.1% | -6.1pp |
| 24 | Floyd Dryden Middle School Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | Middle | 27.0% | -8.2pp |
| 25 | Skyview Middle School Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Middle | 23.2% | -12.0pp |
| 26 | Hanshew Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 22.1% | -13.1pp |
| 27 | Ryan Middle School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Middle | 22.0% | -13.2pp |
| 28 | Houston Middle School Houston · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Middle | 21.3% | -13.9pp |
| 29 | Schoenbar Middle School Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District | Middle | 21.2% | -14.0pp |
| 30 | Wendler Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 21.0% | -14.2pp |
| 31 | Central Middle School of Science Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 20.8% | -14.4pp |
| 32 | Nicholas J. Begich Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 17.5% | -17.7pp |
| 33 | Clark Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 12.7% | -22.5pp |
| 34 | Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School Metlakatla · Annette Island School District | Middle | 12.5% | -22.7pp |
| 35 | Eben Hopson Middle School Utqiagvik · North Slope Borough School District | Middle | 8.2% | -27.0pp |
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 English Language Arts 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.