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Best Public Schools in Chugach Census Area, AK

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At a glance

Schools

1,034

Students

Districts

Top rankedHermon Hutchens Elementary39^th of 166 Alaska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

George H. Gilson Middle School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cordova Junior/Senior High School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)								STAR Mathematics (2026)								ASA Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Fisherman Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 424-3266	126	11	12.0	65.9%	61 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	29 (23.0%)	29 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	65.8	14^th of 62 public high schools	77.4%		65.3	22^nd of 60 public high schools	63.3%	8					56.7	38.1	50.0	49.3					65.5	28.6	18.2	40.3		35.0	60.0	45.7	$23,091	$2,489	$20,602
Mt. Eccles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Adams Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 424-3236	234	18	13.3	84.6%	108 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	38 (16.2%)	69 (29.5%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	61.6	59^th of 166 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.6	67^th of 175 public elementary schools	61.7%	8	55.3	29.4	42.4	57.1				46.4	67.6	38.2	45.5	45.7				49.6	45.2			45.2	$21,364	$2,355	$19,009
Cordova School District Innovative Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 Fisherman Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 424-3266	1	0	100.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$23,187	$2,493	$20,694
George H. Gilson Middle School	Public	6-8	357 Robe River Dr	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 835-2244	143	9	15.5	35.0%	90 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (21.0%)	61.1	34^th of 90 public middle schools	62.2%		46.7	51^st of 94 public middle schools	45.7%	17				62.9	33.3	27.5		40.0				48.6	46.7	50.0		48.3		56.1		56.1	$19,627	$775	$18,853
Valdez High School	Public	9-12	319 Robe River Dr	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 835-4767	175	13	13.1	33.1%	108 (61.7%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.7%)	3 (1.7%)	37 (21.1%)	60.5	21^st of 62 public high schools	66.1%		77.1	12^th of 60 public high schools	80.0%	9							20.7	20.7							28.1	28.1			61.1	61.1	$21,909	$881	$21,028
Hermon Hutchens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 West Klutina	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 835-4728	287	23	12.4	26.8%	192 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (15.0%)	70.9	39^th of 166 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.6	26^th of 175 public elementary schools	85.1%	13	50.0	38.8	56.8					47.5	58.3	38.8	67.6					53.3	62.2			62.2	$19,758	$2,009	$17,749
Tatitlek Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Main St	Tatitlek	99677	Chugach Census Area	Chugach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 325-2252	10	2	5.0		1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								< 40%								< 40%				< 40%	$43,329	$10,024	$33,305
Whittier Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Portage St	Whittier	99693	Chugach Census Area	Chugach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 472-2575	49	5	9.8		7 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	10 (20.4%)	4 (8.2%)	17 (34.7%)	8 (16.3%)								(n/a)			< 40%				< 40%	23.1			< 40%				< 40%	14.8	< 40%			27.3	$24,573	$4,606	$19,967
Chenega School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Main St	Chenega Bay	99574	Chugach Census Area	Chugach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 573-5123	9	2	4.5		2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)								< 40%								< 40%					$54,952	$5,554	$49,398

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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