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
81	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Benny Benson Dr	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 486-7492	289	28	10.3	54.3%	112 (38.8%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	62 (21.5%)	85 (29.4%)	11 (3.8%)	9 (3.1%)								51.1	48.8	93	12		020048000183
82	Turnagain Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3500 W Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7200	247	14	17.8	36.8%	110 (44.5%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.7%)	13 (5.3%)	29 (11.7%)	27 (10.9%)	45 (18.2%)	$14,018			$1,068			$12,950	50.7	54.4	84	2		020018000088
83	Sand Point School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	123 Red Cove Rd	Sand Point	99661	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians East Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 383-2393	85	9	9.1		8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	55 (64.7%)	6 (7.1%)	8 (9.4%)	$41,083			$592			$40,492	50.6			(n/a)		020000700461
84	Knik Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 W Hollywood	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-0300	263	16	16.4	48.3%	137 (52.1%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.6%)	5 (1.9%)	72 (27.4%)	$14,106			$925			$13,181	50.3	51.6	88	4		020051000733
85	Haines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	604 Haines Hwy	Haines	99827	Haines Borough	Haines Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 766-6700	153	12	12.4	55.6%	90 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	52 (34.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	$21,221			$2,165			$19,056	50.2	55.9	82	3		020027000144
86	Willow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31706 W Parks Hwy	Willow	99688	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 495-9300	127	10	12.7	66.1%	96 (75.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	$18,751			$1,867			$16,884	49.9	69	46	40		020051000721
87	Government Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Bluff Dr	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5000	424	25	16.8	37.0%	114 (26.9%)	14 (3.3%)	223 (52.6%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.3%)	19 (4.5%)	36 (8.5%)	$13,181			$1,004			$12,176	49.6	40.6	107	20		020018000504
88	Mat-Su Central School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	600 E Railroad Ave #6	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 352-7480	2,780	28	99.2		2,065 (74.3%)	21 (0.8%)	173 (6.2%)	22 (0.8%)	120 (4.3%)	5 (0.2%)	374 (13.5%)	$8,093			$260			$7,833	48.1	62.3	64	24		020051000224
89	Point Higgins School	Public	PK, KG-6	981 North Point Higgins Rd NTG	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 247-1500	204	18	11.3	22.1%	142 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	37 (18.1%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$18,962			$795			$18,167	48	50.2	89			020015000584
90	Rae C. Stedman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dolphin St	Petersburg	99833	Petersburg Borough	Petersburg Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 526-7656	206	17	11.8	50.0%	123 (59.7%)	10 (4.9%)	9 (4.4%)	5 (2.4%)	51 (24.8%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	$19,352			$2,390			$16,962	47.7	61.1	69	21		020066000305

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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.