Best Middle Schools in Alaska

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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
51	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%)	$19,627	$775	$18,853	46.7	50.5	48	3	020078000367
52	Randy Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Bainbridge Blvd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 458-7600	413	25	16.6	29.3%	243 (58.8%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	10 (2.4%)	44 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.2%)	$20,887	$1,166	$19,720	46	50.3	49	3	020060000324
53	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	46	73.5	19	34	020051000469
54	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,687	30	123.9		2,259 (61.3%)	82 (2.2%)	179 (4.9%)	59 (1.6%)	567 (15.4%)	148 (4.0%)	393 (10.7%)	$5,756	$05	$5,751	45.8	45.5	52	2	020086200453
55	Anvil City Science Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy	Nome	99762	Nome Census Area	Nome Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 443-6207	60	5	12.7	100.0%	14 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (40.0%)	1 (1.7%)	21 (35.0%)	$14,472	$1,271	$13,201	44.2	51.7	46	9	020057000323
56	AKChoice K-12 Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	616 W 10th Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4164	283	19	14.8		146 (51.6%)	9 (3.2%)	37 (13.1%)	5 (1.8%)	21 (7.4%)	23 (8.1%)	42 (14.8%)	$14,634	$525	$14,109	43.7			(n/a)	020018000756
57	Glennallen Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1976 Aurora Dr	Glennallen	99588	Copper River Census Area	Copper River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 822-5286	86	8	11	114.0%	33 (38.4%)	5 (5.8%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (41.9%)	1 (1.2%)	7 (8.1%)	$26,051	$2,181	$23,871	42.2			(n/a)	020007000039
58	Susitna Valley High	Public	6-12	42728 S Parks Hwy	Talkeetna	99676	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9300	233	16	14.5	49.8%	172 (73.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	3 (1.3%)	33 (14.2%)	$23,313	$1,747	$21,566	41.7	29.1	66	8	020051000232
59	Kodiak Middle School	Public	6-8	1017 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7460	401	27	14.8	55.6%	167 (41.6%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.5%)	112 (27.9%)	84 (20.9%)	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)				40.3	36.5	58	1	020048000186
60	Schoenbar Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Schoenbar	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 228-7200	252	20	12.6	34.9%	136 (54.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	65 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	$21,673	$811	$20,861	39.8	21.4	77	17	020015000050

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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.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 94)	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
51	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%)	$19,627			$775			$18,853	46.7	50.5	48	3		020078000367
52	Randy Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Bainbridge Blvd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 458-7600	413	25	16.6	29.3%	243 (58.8%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	10 (2.4%)	44 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.2%)	$20,887			$1,166			$19,720	46	50.3	49	3		020060000324
53	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	46	73.5	19	34		020051000469
54	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,687	30	123.9		2,259 (61.3%)	82 (2.2%)	179 (4.9%)	59 (1.6%)	567 (15.4%)	148 (4.0%)	393 (10.7%)	$5,756			$05			$5,751	45.8	45.5	52	2		020086200453
55	Anvil City Science Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy	Nome	99762	Nome Census Area	Nome Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 443-6207	60	5	12.7	100.0%	14 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (40.0%)	1 (1.7%)	21 (35.0%)	$14,472			$1,271			$13,201	44.2	51.7	46	9		020057000323
56	AKChoice K-12 Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	616 W 10th Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4164	283	19	14.8		146 (51.6%)	9 (3.2%)	37 (13.1%)	5 (1.8%)	21 (7.4%)	23 (8.1%)	42 (14.8%)	$14,634			$525			$14,109	43.7			(n/a)		020018000756
57	Glennallen Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1976 Aurora Dr	Glennallen	99588	Copper River Census Area	Copper River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 822-5286	86	8	11	114.0%	33 (38.4%)	5 (5.8%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (41.9%)	1 (1.2%)	7 (8.1%)	$26,051			$2,181			$23,871	42.2			(n/a)		020007000039
58	Susitna Valley High	Public	6-12	42728 S Parks Hwy	Talkeetna	99676	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9300	233	16	14.5	49.8%	172 (73.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	3 (1.3%)	33 (14.2%)	$23,313			$1,747			$21,566	41.7	29.1	66	8		020051000232
59	Kodiak Middle School	Public	6-8	1017 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7460	401	27	14.8	55.6%	167 (41.6%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.5%)	112 (27.9%)	84 (20.9%)	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)								40.3	36.5	58	1		020048000186
60	Schoenbar Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Schoenbar	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 228-7200	252	20	12.6	34.9%	136 (54.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	65 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	$21,673			$811			$20,861	39.8	21.4	77	17		020015000050