Alaska schools ranked by test score
Latest AK STAR + Alaska Science year (2023-24). 235 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 41.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watershed Charter School Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Elementary | 84.8% | +42.9pp |
| 2 | Anderson Crawford Elementary Eielson AFB · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +42.5pp |
| 3 | Twindly Bridge Charter School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Combined | 80.7% | +38.8pp |
| 4 | Huffman Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +38.1pp |
| 5 | Rogers Park Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +38.1pp |
| 6 | Eagle Academy Charter School Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +37.1pp |
| 7 | Chugach Optional Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +36.9pp |
| 8 | Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +36.4pp |
| 9 | Aquarian Charter School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +36.1pp |
| 10 | John Shaw Elementary Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +36.1pp |
| 11 | Aurora Borealis Charter School Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +35.9pp |
| 12 | Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +33.1pp |
| 13 | West Homer Elementary Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +33.1pp |
| 14 | Rabbit Creek Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 74.6% | +32.7pp |
| 15 | Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 73.8% | +31.9pp |
| 16 | Chugiak Elementary Chugiak · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 73.2% | +31.3pp |
| 17 | Academy Charter School Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 72.9% | +31.0pp |
| 18 | Homestead Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +30.8pp |
| 19 | Chapman School Anchor Point · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +29.1pp |
| 20 | Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School Eielson AFB · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | High | 70.6% | +28.7pp |
| 21 | Auke Bay Elementary Juneau · Juneau Borough School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +28.3pp |
| 22 | Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +28.1pp |
| 23 | Tri-Valley School Healy · Denali Borough School District | Combined | 70.0% | +28.1pp |
| 24 | Soldotna Elementary Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 69.7% | +27.8pp |
| 25 | Birchwood ABC Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 69.2% | +27.3pp |
| 26 | Kalifornsky Beach Elementary Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Elementary | 69.2% | +27.3pp |
| 27 | Rilke Schule Charter School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 68.7% | +26.8pp |
| 28 | Girdwood School Girdwood · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 68.6% | +26.7pp |
| 29 | Delta Junction Elementary Delta Junction · Delta/Greely School District | Elementary | 68.4% | +26.5pp |
| 30 | Trailside Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +26.0pp |
| 31 | Point Higgins School Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District | Elementary | 67.7% | +25.8pp |
| 32 | Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +24.8pp |
| 33 | American Charter Academy Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Combined | 66.7% | +24.8pp |
| 34 | Fire Lake Elementary Eagle River · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +24.8pp |
| 35 | Petersburg High School Petersburg · Petersburg Borough School District | High | 66.7% | +24.8pp |
| 36 | Turnagain Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +24.8pp |
| 37 | Aurora Elementary JBER · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +24.2pp |
| 38 | Bowman Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +23.7pp |
| 39 | North Pole Elementary North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +23.5pp |
| 40 | Fronteras Charter School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +23.4pp |
| 41 | Frontier Charter School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Combined | 64.7% | +22.8pp |
| 42 | Birchtree Charter School Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 64.4% | +22.5pp |
| 43 | Fairbanks B.E.S.T. Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Combined | 64.3% | +22.4pp |
| 44 | Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) Fairbanks · Galena City School District | Combined | 64.3% | +22.4pp |
| 45 | Scenic Park Elementary Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +22.2pp |
| 46 | Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary Sitka · Sitka School District | Elementary | 63.9% | +22.0pp |
| 47 | Larson Elementary Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +21.4pp |
| 48 | Northern Lights ABC K-8 School Anchorage · Anchorage School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +21.2pp |
| 49 | Mat-Su Central School Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Combined | 63.0% | +21.1pp |
| 50 | Skagway School Skagway · Skagway School District | Combined | 62.9% | +21.0pp |
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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 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.