Best Elementary Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
21	West Homer Elementary	Public	3-6	995 Soundview Ave Ste 1	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1200	211	17	12.7	46.4%	163 (77.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)				79.8	67.8	51	30	020039000299
22	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Bennett St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 874-2321	134	10	13.8		66 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	3 (2.2%)	56 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)				79.6	74	33	11	020081000373
23	Woodriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Palo Verde Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4211	342	19	18	32.7%	177 (51.8%)	10 (2.9%)	27 (7.9%)	5 (1.5%)	51 (14.9%)	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.2%)	$16,397	$1,044	$15,353	79.5	73.1	35	12	020060000280
24	Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Avenue G Bldg 550	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7486	206	14	14.7	27.7%	176 (85.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	14 (6.8%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)				78.9	87.7	13	11	020048000190
25	Skagway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1563 Main St	Skagway	99840	Skagway Municipality	Skagway School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 983-2960	138	13	10.6		107 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	6 (4.3%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	$26,630	$00	$26,630	78.9	88.5	11	14	020069000310
26	Hermon Hutchens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 West Klutina	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 835-4728	287	23	12.4	26.8%	192 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (15.0%)	$19,758	$2,009	$17,749	78.6	69	47	21	020078000495
27	Midnight Sun Family Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7275 W Midnight Sun Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 357-6786	189	8	23.6		140 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.8%)	$20,311	$100	$20,211	77.8	76.4	27		020051000312
28	Soldotna Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	158 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 260-9221	164	10	15.8	24.4%	137 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)				77.8			(n/a)	020039000448
29	Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 E Nelson Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 864-2300	468	26	18.3	29.1%	301 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	94 (20.1%)	$14,038	$875	$13,163	77	87.7	14	15	020051000741
30	O'Malley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11100 Rockridge Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5800	350	23	15	11.1%	244 (69.7%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.3%)	$14,082	$925	$13,156	75.9	79.6	22	8	020018000097

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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.

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
21	West Homer Elementary	Public	3-6	995 Soundview Ave Ste 1	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1200	211	17	12.7	46.4%	163 (77.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)								79.8	67.8	51	30		020039000299
22	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Bennett St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 874-2321	134	10	13.8		66 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	3 (2.2%)	56 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								79.6	74	33	11		020081000373
23	Woodriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Palo Verde Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4211	342	19	18	32.7%	177 (51.8%)	10 (2.9%)	27 (7.9%)	5 (1.5%)	51 (14.9%)	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.2%)	$16,397			$1,044			$15,353	79.5	73.1	35	12		020060000280
24	Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Avenue G Bldg 550	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7486	206	14	14.7	27.7%	176 (85.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	14 (6.8%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)								78.9	87.7	13	11		020048000190
25	Skagway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1563 Main St	Skagway	99840	Skagway Municipality	Skagway School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 983-2960	138	13	10.6		107 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	6 (4.3%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	$26,630			$00			$26,630	78.9	88.5	11	14		020069000310
26	Hermon Hutchens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 West Klutina	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 835-4728	287	23	12.4	26.8%	192 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (15.0%)	$19,758			$2,009			$17,749	78.6	69	47	21		020078000495
27	Midnight Sun Family Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7275 W Midnight Sun Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 357-6786	189	8	23.6		140 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.8%)	$20,311			$100			$20,211	77.8	76.4	27			020051000312
28	Soldotna Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	158 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 260-9221	164	10	15.8	24.4%	137 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)								77.8			(n/a)		020039000448
29	Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 E Nelson Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 864-2300	468	26	18.3	29.1%	301 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	94 (20.1%)	$14,038			$875			$13,163	77	87.7	14	15		020051000741
30	O'Malley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11100 Rockridge Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5800	350	23	15	11.1%	244 (69.7%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.3%)	$14,082			$925			$13,156	75.9	79.6	22	8		020018000097