Best Elementary 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
11	Aquarian Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1705 W 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-4900	365	22	16.5		259 (71.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (7.9%)	8 (2.2%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.0%)	$13,045	$272	$12,773	88.7	93.6	5	6	020018000172
12	Rogers Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1400 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4800	354	24	14.7	35.6%	151 (42.7%)	12 (3.4%)	27 (7.6%)	42 (11.9%)	34 (9.6%)	30 (8.5%)	58 (16.4%)	$14,438	$903	$13,534	87.3	93.5	6	6	020018000105
13	Birchwood ABC Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	17010 Birchtree St	Eagle River	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3450	246	15	15.9	24.8%	169 (68.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	$16,061	$1,073	$14,987	87.2	69.8	45	32	020018000060
14	American Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7362 W Parks Hwy #725	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 352-0150	193	12	15.9		165 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	$18,018	$130	$17,888	86.7	80	21	7	020051000452
15	Anderson Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3306	369	19	19.4	21.7%	228 (61.8%)	18 (4.9%)	74 (20.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.3%)	$15,123	$953	$14,170	86.5	78.8	24	9	020060000238
16	Delta Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2659 Nistler Rd	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 895-4696	306	21	14.5	37.6%	230 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.8%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.1%)	$16,607	$1,488	$15,120	85	94	2	14	020010000559
17	Kincaid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Raspberry Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 245-5530	322	20	15.8	26.4%	171 (53.1%)	9 (2.8%)	19 (5.9%)	25 (7.8%)	32 (9.9%)	10 (3.1%)	56 (17.4%)	$15,975	$1,216	$14,758	84.7	70.8	40	23	020018000149
18	Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	200	10	20.4	12.5%	129 (64.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48 (24.0%)	$16,174	$693	$15,480	83.9	90.8	7	11	020060000742
19	Pioneer Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1959 N Stringfield Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5700	449	29	15.4	39.4%	312 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.8%)	$14,640	$838	$13,801	81.7	75	30	11	020051000565
20	Fireweed Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	995 Soundview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 226-1260	104	8	13.8	42.3%	75 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)				81.7	70.3	42	22	020039000296

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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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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
11	Aquarian Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1705 W 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-4900	365	22	16.5		259 (71.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (7.9%)	8 (2.2%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.0%)	$13,045			$272			$12,773	88.7	93.6	5	6		020018000172
12	Rogers Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1400 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4800	354	24	14.7	35.6%	151 (42.7%)	12 (3.4%)	27 (7.6%)	42 (11.9%)	34 (9.6%)	30 (8.5%)	58 (16.4%)	$14,438			$903			$13,534	87.3	93.5	6	6		020018000105
13	Birchwood ABC Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	17010 Birchtree St	Eagle River	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3450	246	15	15.9	24.8%	169 (68.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	$16,061			$1,073			$14,987	87.2	69.8	45	32		020018000060
14	American Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7362 W Parks Hwy #725	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 352-0150	193	12	15.9		165 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	$18,018			$130			$17,888	86.7	80	21	7		020051000452
15	Anderson Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3306	369	19	19.4	21.7%	228 (61.8%)	18 (4.9%)	74 (20.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.3%)	$15,123			$953			$14,170	86.5	78.8	24	9		020060000238
16	Delta Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2659 Nistler Rd	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 895-4696	306	21	14.5	37.6%	230 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.8%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.1%)	$16,607			$1,488			$15,120	85	94	2	14		020010000559
17	Kincaid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Raspberry Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 245-5530	322	20	15.8	26.4%	171 (53.1%)	9 (2.8%)	19 (5.9%)	25 (7.8%)	32 (9.9%)	10 (3.1%)	56 (17.4%)	$15,975			$1,216			$14,758	84.7	70.8	40	23		020018000149
18	Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	200	10	20.4	12.5%	129 (64.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48 (24.0%)	$16,174			$693			$15,480	83.9	90.8	7	11		020060000742
19	Pioneer Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1959 N Stringfield Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5700	449	29	15.4	39.4%	312 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.8%)	$14,640			$838			$13,801	81.7	75	30	11		020051000565
20	Fireweed Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	995 Soundview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 226-1260	104	8	13.8	42.3%	75 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)								81.7	70.3	42	22		020039000296