Best High Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
21	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	782	41	19	21.1%	455 (58.2%)	12 (1.5%)	78 (10.0%)	20 (2.6%)	71 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	143 (18.3%)	$16,636	$862	$15,773	65.6	55.4	28	7	020060000281
22	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	65.9%	61 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	29 (23.0%)	29 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$23,091	$2,489	$20,602	65.3	74.9	11	11	020006000029
23	Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-0400	705	42	16.6	25.0%	523 (74.2%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.5%)	6 (0.9%)	38 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.9%)	$12,208	$273	$11,935	65	74.8	12	11	020051000731
24	River City Academy	Public	7-12	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-6400	79	5	15.2	48.1%	56 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)				63.5	76.4	10	14	020039000735
25	Petersburg High School	Public	9-12	109 Charles W St	Petersburg	99833	Petersburg Borough	Petersburg Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 526-7656	144	12	12	60.4%	97 (67.4%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	10 (6.9%)	28 (19.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$25,993	$2,049	$23,944	63.3	83.2	5	20	020066000570
26	Chugiak High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3050	928	40	23.1	18.3%	601 (64.8%)	10 (1.1%)	86 (9.3%)	22 (2.4%)	53 (5.7%)	19 (2.0%)	137 (14.8%)	$15,696	$1,013	$14,683	57.3	58.7	25	1	020018000069
27	Hutchison High School	Public	9-12	3750 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-2261	356	21	16.7	25.0%	245 (68.8%)	10 (2.8%)	23 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.9%)	$20,230	$916	$19,313	54.9	47.9	32	5	020060000650
28	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	200	11	18.8		97 (48.5%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.0%)	5 (2.5%)	27 (13.5%)	14 (7.0%)	36 (18.0%)	$15,386	$442	$14,944	53.8	62.9	23	5	020018000555
29	West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Hillcrest Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-2500	1,702	78	21.9	37.7%	594 (34.9%)	108 (6.3%)	268 (15.7%)	181 (10.6%)	140 (8.2%)	185 (10.9%)	226 (13.3%)	$13,328	$926	$12,401	52.9	45	35	6	020018000120
30	Colony High School	Public	9-12	9550 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5500	1,046	51	20.4	31.3%	697 (66.6%)	5 (0.5%)	87 (8.3%)	15 (1.4%)	68 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	170 (16.3%)	$12,195	$658	$11,537	50.2	64.7	18	12	020051000711

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ASA Science, STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on September 5, 2025, 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.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 60)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
21	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	782	41	19	21.1%	455 (58.2%)	12 (1.5%)	78 (10.0%)	20 (2.6%)	71 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	143 (18.3%)	$16,636			$862			$15,773	65.6	55.4	28	7		020060000281
22	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	65.9%	61 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	29 (23.0%)	29 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$23,091			$2,489			$20,602	65.3	74.9	11	11		020006000029
23	Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-0400	705	42	16.6	25.0%	523 (74.2%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.5%)	6 (0.9%)	38 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.9%)	$12,208			$273			$11,935	65	74.8	12	11		020051000731
24	River City Academy	Public	7-12	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-6400	79	5	15.2	48.1%	56 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)								63.5	76.4	10	14		020039000735
25	Petersburg High School	Public	9-12	109 Charles W St	Petersburg	99833	Petersburg Borough	Petersburg Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 526-7656	144	12	12	60.4%	97 (67.4%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	10 (6.9%)	28 (19.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$25,993			$2,049			$23,944	63.3	83.2	5	20		020066000570
26	Chugiak High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3050	928	40	23.1	18.3%	601 (64.8%)	10 (1.1%)	86 (9.3%)	22 (2.4%)	53 (5.7%)	19 (2.0%)	137 (14.8%)	$15,696			$1,013			$14,683	57.3	58.7	25	1		020018000069
27	Hutchison High School	Public	9-12	3750 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-2261	356	21	16.7	25.0%	245 (68.8%)	10 (2.8%)	23 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.9%)	$20,230			$916			$19,313	54.9	47.9	32	5		020060000650
28	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	200	11	18.8		97 (48.5%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.0%)	5 (2.5%)	27 (13.5%)	14 (7.0%)	36 (18.0%)	$15,386			$442			$14,944	53.8	62.9	23	5		020018000555
29	West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Hillcrest Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-2500	1,702	78	21.9	37.7%	594 (34.9%)	108 (6.3%)	268 (15.7%)	181 (10.6%)	140 (8.2%)	185 (10.9%)	226 (13.3%)	$13,328			$926			$12,401	52.9	45	35	6		020018000120
30	Colony High School	Public	9-12	9550 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5500	1,046	51	20.4	31.3%	697 (66.6%)	5 (0.5%)	87 (8.3%)	15 (1.4%)	68 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	170 (16.3%)	$12,195			$658			$11,537	50.2	64.7	18	12		020051000711