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Rank (of 22)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2021)	Rank (2019)	Rank change from 2019
	Alaska Gateway School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	7	Tok	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area			(n/a)
	Aleutian Region School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality			(n/a)
	Aleutians East Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Sand Point	Aleutians East Borough			(n/a)
16^th	Anchorage School District	PK, KG-12	64	11	16	6	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	0.483	15	1
20^th	Annette Island School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Metlakatla	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	0.135	23	3
	Bering Strait School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	15	Unalakleet	Nome Census Area			(n/a)
	Bristol Bay Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Naknek	Bristol Bay Borough			(n/a)
	Chatham School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Angoon	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
	Chugach School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality			(n/a)
10^th	Copper River School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	3	Glennallen	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	0.576	16	6
9^th	Cordova City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Cordova	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	0.582	10	1
6^th	Craig City School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Craig	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	0.598	19	13
3^rd	Delta/Greely School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	2	Delta Junction	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	0.702	6	3
	Denali Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Healy	Denali Borough			(n/a)
19^th	Dillingham City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dillingham	Dillingham Census Area	0.139	20	1
15^th	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	PK, KG-12	23	4	7	2	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough	0.492	18	3
	Galena City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	1	Galena	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
7^th	Haines Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Haines	Haines Borough	0.587	2	5
	Hoonah City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Hoonah	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
	Hydaburg City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Hydaburg	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
	Iditarod Area School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Mc Grath	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
13^th	Juneau Borough School District	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	1	Juneau	Juneau City and Borough	0.507	11	2
	Kake City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Kake	Petersburg Borough			(n/a)
	Kashunamiut School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Chevak	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
12^th	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	PK, KG-12	17	4	9	12	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough	0.521	9	3
14^th	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	1	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	0.493	12	2
	Klawock City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Klawock	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
17^th	Kodiak Island Borough School District	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	6	Kodiak	Kodiak Island Borough	0.462	14	3
	Kuspuk School District	PK, KG-12	3	0	2	4	Aniak	Bethel Census Area			(n/a)
	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	13	King Salmon	Bristol Bay Borough			(n/a)
	Lower Kuskokwim School District	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	23	Bethel	Bethel Census Area			(n/a)
	Lower Yukon School District	PK, KG-12	0	1	0	10	Mountain Village	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
8^th	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	PK, KG-12	25	5	11	6	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	0.584	13	5
18^th	Mount Edgecumbe	9-12	0	0	1	0	Sitka	Sitka City and Borough	0.377	22	4
	Nenana City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Nenana	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
21^st	Nome Public Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Nome	Nome Census Area	0.133	21
23^rd	North Slope Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	3	7	Barrow	North Slope Borough	0.012	26	3
22^nd	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	11	Kotzebue	Northwest Arctic Borough	0.044	24	2
	Pelican City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Pelican	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
	Pribilof School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Saint Paul Island	Aleutians West Census Area			(n/a)
	Saint Mary's School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Saint Marys	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
5^th	Sitka School District	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Sitka	Sitka City and Borough	0.608	5
	Skagway School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Skagway	Skagway Municipality			(n/a)
	Southeast Island School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Thorne Bay	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
	Southwest Region School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Dillingham	Dillingham Census Area			(n/a)
	Tanana City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Tanana	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
2^nd	Unalaska City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Unalaska	Aleutians West Census Area	0.706	3	1
11^th	Valdez City School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Valdez	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	0.558	8	3
4^th	Wrangell Public School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Wrangell	Wrangell City and Borough	0.656	4
	Yakutat School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Yakutat	Yakutat City and Borough			(n/a)
	Yukon Flats School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	6	Fort Yukon	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	9	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough			(n/a)
	Yupiit School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	3	Akiachak	Bethel Census Area			(n/a)

Rank (of 22)

District

Grades

# Elementary Schools

# Middle Schools

# High Schools

# Alt. Schools

City

County

Rank score (2021)

Rank (2019)

Rank change from 2019

SchoolDigger Rating (2021)

Alaska Gateway School District

PK, KG-12

Tok

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

(n/a)

Aleutian Region School District

PK, KG-12

Anchorage

Anchorage Municipality

(n/a)

Aleutians East Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Sand Point

Aleutians East Borough

(n/a)

16^th

Anchorage School District

PK, KG-12

Anchorage

Anchorage Municipality

0.483

20^th

Annette Island School District

PK, KG-12

Metlakatla

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

0.135

Bering Strait School District

PK, KG-12

Unalakleet

Nome Census Area

(n/a)

Bristol Bay Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Naknek

Bristol Bay Borough

(n/a)

Chatham School District

PK, KG-12

Angoon

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

(n/a)

Chugach School District

PK, KG-12

Anchorage

Anchorage Municipality

(n/a)

10^th

Copper River School District

PK, KG-12

Glennallen

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

0.576

9^th

Cordova City School District

PK, KG-12

Cordova

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

0.582

6^th

Craig City School District

PK, KG-12

Craig

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

0.598

3^rd

Delta/Greely School District

PK, KG-12

Delta Junction

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

0.702

Denali Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Healy

Denali Borough

(n/a)

19^th

Dillingham City School District

PK, KG-12

Dillingham

Dillingham Census Area

0.139

15^th

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Fairbanks

Fairbanks North Star Borough

0.492

Galena City School District

PK, KG-12

Galena

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

(n/a)

7^th

Haines Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Haines

Haines Borough

0.587

Hoonah City School District

PK, KG-12

Hoonah

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

(n/a)

Hydaburg City School District

PK, KG-12

Hydaburg

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

(n/a)

Iditarod Area School District

PK, KG-12

Mc Grath

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

(n/a)

13^th

Juneau Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Juneau

Juneau City and Borough

0.507

Kake City School District

PK, KG-12

Kake

Petersburg Borough

(n/a)

Kashunamiut School District

PK, KG-12

Chevak

Kusilvak Census Area

(n/a)

12^th

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Soldotna

Kenai Peninsula Borough

0.521

14^th

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Ketchikan

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

0.493

Klawock City School District

PK, KG-12

Klawock

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

(n/a)

17^th

Kodiak Island Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Kodiak

Kodiak Island Borough

0.462

Kuspuk School District

PK, KG-12

Aniak

Bethel Census Area

(n/a)

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

PK, KG-12

King Salmon

Bristol Bay Borough

(n/a)

Lower Kuskokwim School District

PK, KG-12

Bethel

Bethel Census Area

(n/a)

Lower Yukon School District

PK, KG-12

Mountain Village

Kusilvak Census Area

(n/a)

8^th

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Palmer

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

0.584

18^th

Mount Edgecumbe

9-12

Sitka

Sitka City and Borough

0.377

Nenana City School District

PK, KG-12

Nenana

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

(n/a)

21^st

Nome Public Schools

PK, KG-12

Nome

Nome Census Area

0.133

23^rd

North Slope Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Barrow

North Slope Borough

0.012

22^nd

Northwest Arctic Borough School District

PK, KG-12

Kotzebue

Northwest Arctic Borough

0.044

Pelican City School District

PK, KG-12

Pelican

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

(n/a)

Pribilof School District

PK, KG-12

Saint Paul Island

Aleutians West Census Area

(n/a)

Saint Mary's School District

PK, KG-12

Saint Marys

Kusilvak Census Area

(n/a)

5^th

Sitka School District

PK, KG-12

Sitka

Sitka City and Borough

0.608

Skagway School District

PK, KG-12

Skagway

Skagway Municipality

(n/a)

Southeast Island School District

PK, KG-12

Thorne Bay

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

(n/a)

Southwest Region School District

PK, KG-12

Dillingham

Dillingham Census Area

(n/a)

Tanana City School District

PK, KG-12

Tanana

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

(n/a)

2^nd

Unalaska City School District

PK, KG-12

Unalaska

Aleutians West Census Area

0.706

11^th

Valdez City School District

PK, KG-12

Valdez

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

0.558

4^th

Wrangell Public School District

PK, KG-12

Wrangell

Wrangell City and Borough

0.656

Yakutat School District

PK, KG-12

Yakutat

Yakutat City and Borough

(n/a)

Yukon Flats School District

PK, KG-12

Fort Yukon

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

(n/a)

Yukon-Koyukuk School District

PK, KG-12

Fairbanks

Fairbanks North Star Borough

(n/a)

Yupiit School District

PK, KG-12

Akiachak

Bethel Census Area

(n/a)

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