Best Elementary Schools in Alaska

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alaska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAR and ASA test scores by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr. The most recent update was on Friday, September 5, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 175)	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
41	Ninilchik School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15735 Sterling Hwy	Ninilchik	99639	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 714-0300	107	10	10.8	56.1%	61 (57.0%)	3 (2.8%)	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (25.2%)								70.7	42.3	103	62		020039000165
42	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	483	22	22.1		289 (59.8%)	5 (1.0%)	62 (12.8%)	21 (4.3%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	82 (17.0%)	$12,651			$699			$11,951	70.2	67.5	52	10		020018000101
43	Homestead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	18001 Baranoff St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3550	255	16	15.7	13.7%	181 (71.0%)	9 (3.5%)	24 (9.4%)	5 (2.0%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.6%)	$14,245			$987			$13,258	70	68	49	6		020018010080
44	Snowshoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 W Fairview Loop	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9500	346	23	15	47.7%	208 (60.1%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	3 (0.9%)	68 (19.7%)	$15,447			$1,323			$14,125	69.6	74.5	31	13		020051000414
45	Glennallen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1976 Aurora Dr	Glennallen	99588	Copper River Census Area	Copper River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 822-3232	126	8	16.1	71.4%	46 (36.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$20,833			$1,770			$19,064	69.6	49.3	91	46		020007000034
46	Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5151 Abbott Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5500	364	23	15.8	23.4%	168 (46.2%)	8 (2.2%)	42 (11.5%)	44 (12.1%)	30 (8.2%)	16 (4.4%)	56 (15.4%)	$13,949			$911			$13,037	69.3	81.2	20	26		020018000390
47	Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	71	5	15.7	14.1%	47 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (19.7%)	$22,594			$491			$22,103	69.2	58.1	78	31		020021000268
48	Craig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Road Upper	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 826-3274	82	9	9.1	145.1%	30 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (52.4%)	$17,308			$4,104			$13,205	69	72	39	9		020009000629
49	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 E Seldon Rd Ste C	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(907) 376-6680	601	5	109.6		490 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.5%)	$8,669			$98			$8,570	68.8	62	67	18		020051000469
50	Scenic Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3933 Patterson Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1650	386	23	16.9	38.9%	118 (30.6%)	24 (6.2%)	49 (12.7%)	48 (12.4%)	28 (7.3%)	31 (8.0%)	88 (22.8%)	$13,687			$1,238			$12,449	68.3	72.9	36	14		020018000112

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics, ASA Science 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.