Alaska schools ranked by test score
Latest AK STAR + Alaska Science year (2023-24). 281 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 35.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Chugiak Elementary Chugiak · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 48.2% | +13.0pp |
| 52 | Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) Fairbanks · Galena City School District | Combined | 48.2% | +13.0pp |
| 53 | Juneau Community Charter School Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | Elementary | 48.1% | +12.9pp |
| 54 | Girdwood School Girdwood · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 47.8% | +12.6pp |
| 55 | Fairbanks B.E.S.T. Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Combined | 47.5% | +12.3pp |
| 56 | Tri-Valley School Healy · Denali Borough School District | Combined | 47.5% | +12.3pp |
| 57 | Snowshoe Elementary Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 47.3% | +12.1pp |
| 58 | Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary Sitka · Sitka School District | Elementary | 47.2% | +12.0pp |
| 59 | Inlet View Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 46.9% | +11.7pp |
| 60 | Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 46.8% | +11.6pp |
| 61 | Barnette Magnet School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Elementary | 46.7% | +11.5pp |
| 62 | Soldotna Elementary Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 46.6% | +11.4pp |
| 63 | Craig Elementary Craig · Craig City School District | Elementary | 46.5% | +11.3pp |
| 64 | Eagle River High School Eagle River · Anchorage School District | High | 46.4% | +11.2pp |
| 65 | CyberLynx Correspondence Program Nenana · Nenana City School District | Combined | 46.0% | +10.8pp |
| 66 | Ocean View Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 45.8% | +10.6pp |
| 67 | Willow Elementary Willow · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 45.6% | +10.4pp |
| 68 | Talkeetna Elementary Talkeetna · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 45.3% | +10.1pp |
| 69 | Evergreen Elementary Wrangell · Wrangell Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +10.0pp |
| 70 | Frontier Charter School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Combined | 45.2% | +10.0pp |
| 71 | Chapman School Anchor Point · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 45.0% | +9.8pp |
| 72 | Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 44.9% | +9.7pp |
| 73 | Eagle River Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 44.8% | +9.6pp |
| 74 | Butte Elementary Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 44.7% | +9.5pp |
| 75 | Homestead Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 44.6% | +9.4pp |
| 76 | Orion Elementary School JBER · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +9.2pp |
| 77 | Homer High School Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | High | 44.3% | +9.1pp |
| 78 | Sitka High School Sitka · Sitka School District | High | 44.3% | +9.1pp |
| 79 | Tustumena Elementary Kasilof · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 44.1% | +8.9pp |
| 80 | Colony High School Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | High | 43.9% | +8.7pp |
| 81 | Blatchley Middle School Sitka · Sitka School District | Middle | 43.7% | +8.5pp |
| 82 | West Homer Elementary Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 43.4% | +8.2pp |
| 83 | Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | High | 43.2% | +8.0pp |
| 84 | Hermon Hutchens Elementary Valdez · Valdez City School District | Elementary | 43.0% | +7.8pp |
| 85 | Fronteras Charter School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 42.8% | +7.6pp |
| 86 | West High School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | High | 42.8% | +7.6pp |
| 87 | Ursa Minor Elementary JBER · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 42.7% | +7.5pp |
| 88 | FOCUS Homeschool Anchorage · Chugach School District | Combined | 42.6% | +7.4pp |
| 89 | Scenic Park Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 42.3% | +7.1pp |
| 90 | Birchwood ABC Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 42.2% | +7.0pp |
| 91 | McNeil Canyon Elementary Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 42.2% | +7.0pp |
| 92 | Sherrod Elementary Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 42.2% | +7.0pp |
| 93 | Romig Middle School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Middle | 42.0% | +6.8pp |
| 94 | West Valley High School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | High | 41.9% | +6.7pp |
| 95 | Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | Elementary | 41.8% | +6.6pp |
| 96 | Hutchison High School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | High | 41.7% | +6.5pp |
| 97 | Thunder Mountain High School Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | High | 41.6% | +6.4pp |
| 98 | Anvil City Science Academy Nome · Nome Public Schools | Middle | 41.4% | +6.2pp |
| 99 | AKChoice K-12 Learning Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Combined | 41.2% | +6.0pp |
| 100 | Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak · Anchorage School District | Middle | 41.2% | +6.0pp |
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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 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.