Best Cities in Alaska for Schools

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SchoolDigger updates Alaska rankings as soon as the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr releases new test scores each year. The current rankings are based on scores released Thursday, September 3, 2026.

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Rank (of 44)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2026)	Rank (2025)	Rank change from 2025
1^st	Eielson Afb	1	0	0	0	0	0.886	1
2^nd	Sutton	1	0	0	1	0	0.88		(n/a)
3^rd	Girdwood	1	0	0	0	0	0.841	6	3
4^th	Willow	1	0	0	0	0	0.813	23	19
5^th	Chugiak	1	1	1	0	1	0.775	15	10
6^th	Homer	4	1	2	1	0	0.756	2	4
7^th	Eagle River	8	1	2	1	3	0.746	5	2
8^th	Palmer	7	1	4	4	2	0.698	7	1
9^th	Cordova	1	0	1	1	0	0.684	11	2
10^th	Valdez	1	1	1	0	0	0.683	8	2
11^th	JBER	3	0	0	0	0	0.673	14	3
12^th	Delta Junction	1	1	1	2	3	0.667	4	8
13^th	Sitka	2	1	3	1	1	0.656	10	3
14^th	Wrangell	1	1	1	0	0	0.64	3	11
15^th	Wasilla	15	1	4	5	4	0.61	19	4
16^th	Petersburg	1	1	1	0	0	0.607	13	3
17^th	Glennallen	1	0	1	1	0	0.594	9	8
18^th	Soldotna	4	1	2	2	1	0.58	20	2
19^th	Unalaska	1	0	1	0	0	0.572	18	1
20^th	Kenai	5	1	3	0	2	0.543	24	4
21^st	Talkeetna	1	0	1	0	0	0.518	30	9
22^nd	Fairbanks	13	3	6	4	11	0.509	22
23^rd	Kasilof	1	0	0	0	0	0.5	12	11
24^th	Kodiak	3	1	1	1	2	0.477	25	1
25^th	Craig	1	1	1	1	0	0.472	16	9
26^th	Nikiski	0	0	1	0	0	0.467	34	8
27^th	Juneau	8	1	3	1	2	0.458	26	1
28^th	Fort Wainwright	1	0	0	0	0	0.446	29	1
29^th	Anchorage	48	10	11	8	13	0.424	27	2
30^th	Haines	1	0	1	2	0	0.357	17	13
31^st	Sterling	1	0	0	0	0	0.343	28	3
32^nd	Seward	1	1	1	0	0	0.325	33	1
33^rd	Anchor Point	1	0	0	0	0	0.321	21	12
34^th	North Pole	2	1	1	0	2	0.258	35	1
35^th	Big Lake	1	0	1	0	0	0.217	32	3
36^th	Nome	1	1	1	1	0	0.206	36
37^th	Houston	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	39	2
38^th	Ketchikan	5	1	2	1	3	0.184	31	7
39^th	Metlakatla	2	1	1	0	0	0.121	37	2
40^th	Dillingham	1	0	1	0	1	0.104	38	2
41^st	Utqiagvik	1	1	2	0	0	0.087	40	1
42^nd	Kotzebue	1	0	1	1	1	0.045	42
43^rd	Bethel	3	0	3	0	0	0.023	41	2
44^th	Galena	1	0	2	0	0	0.016		(n/a)

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About our rankings:

* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on September 3, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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