Best High 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 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
51	Kodiak High School	Public	9-12	917 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7400	579	35	16.7	68.6%	201 (34.7%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.1%)	156 (26.9%)	128 (22.1%)	7 (1.2%)	42 (7.3%)								22.4	26.8	49	2		020048000185
52	Fairbanks B.E.S.T.	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	397 Hamilton Avenue	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 452-2000	784	1	784		493 (62.9%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (10.3%)	32 (4.1%)	39 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	130 (16.6%)	$8,068			$693			$7,374	19.7			(n/a)		020060000587
53	Dillingham Middle/High School	Public	6-12	565 Seward St	Dillingham	99576	Dillingham Census Area	Dillingham City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 842-5221	223	19	12	100.9%	26 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (20.2%)	$23,457			$1,573			$21,884	16.6	24.9	50	3		020012000634
54	Burchell High School	Public	9-12	1775 W Parks Hwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2600	200	12	16.6	70.0%	106 (53.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.5%)	2 (1.0%)	44 (22.0%)	$23,979			$5,024			$18,955	15.7	11.2	58	4		020051000720
55	Effie Kokrine Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	601 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 474-0958	139	8	17.5	59.7%	15 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	81 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (26.6%)	$18,862			$1,067			$17,794	12.3			(n/a)		020060000464
56	Bartlett High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1101 Golden Bear Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1800	1,431	66	21.6	63.5%	247 (17.3%)	129 (9.0%)	186 (13.0%)	250 (17.5%)	167 (11.7%)	203 (14.2%)	249 (17.4%)	$15,215			$1,910			$13,304	11.5	9.7	60	4		020018000057
57	Nome-Beltz Middle/High	Public	6-12	Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy	Nome	99762	Nome Census Area	Nome Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(907) 443-5201	274	22	12.7	99.6%	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	159 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (32.1%)	$20,511			$1,844			$18,667	11.3	3.7	63	6		020057000568
58	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-2100	1,636	80	20.3	73.2%	257 (15.7%)	127 (7.8%)	235 (14.4%)	305 (18.6%)	237 (14.5%)	197 (12.0%)	278 (17.0%)	$15,523			$1,936			$13,587	9.4	13.4	56	2		020018000075
59	Barrow High School	Public	9-12	1684 Okpik St	Utqiagvik	99723	North Slope Borough	North Slope Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 852-9601	259	20	13.2	34.4%	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.4%)	158 (61.0%)	24 (9.3%)	43 (16.6%)	$41,040			$1,496			$39,544	8	5	62	3		020061000286
60	Bethel Regional High School	Public	7-12	1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-3957	410	36	11.3	71.0%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	362 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,271			$1,180			$16,092	7.8	10.5	59	1		020000100208

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.