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Denali PEAK

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Denali PEAK ranks 94 th of 175 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Alternative Schools

Better than 46% of Alaska alternative schools

Summary

Denali PEAK is an alternative public virtual school serving grades PK-12 in the remote town of Healy, Alaska, with an enrollment of 745 students. While the school generally performs better than the state average in many academic areas, it lags behind the Denali Borough School District average, suggesting room for improvement.

Denali PEAK's standout performance includes 8th grade English language arts (61.54% proficient) and 5th grade mathematics (60.87% proficient). However, the school has a very high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 118.1 to 144.1 over the past three years, significantly higher than the nearby Tri-Valley School, which has a ratio of 9.2. Additionally, Denali PEAK spends only $5,122 per student, compared to $24,256 per student at Tri-Valley School, which may limit the resources and support available to its students.

While Denali PEAK's test scores show a relatively consistent performance across grade levels, the school lags behind Tri-Valley School in many academic metrics, particularly in science and mathematics. The stark contrast in student-teacher ratio and spending per student between the two schools may contribute to this performance gap. As an alternative public virtual school, Denali PEAK may face unique challenges in delivering effective instruction and support to its students, and exploring ways to optimize its virtual learning model could be valuable for improving educational outcomes.

882

Students ?

158.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,122

Per pupil spending ?

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Suntrana St
Healy, AK 99743

(907) 683-2278

District: Denali Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Two or more races:

15.1%

American Indian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (40% vs 33% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2022

!Large classes — about 159 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

94^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

43^rd of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

35^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Denali Borough School District

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	94 of 175	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	71 of 176	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	59 of 171	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	65 of 185	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	103 of 186	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	109 of 180	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	77.5	39 of 246	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	65 of 218	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	66 of 227	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	63.6	96 of 223	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	111 of 229	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	97 of 226	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	91 of 219	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.3	118 of 212	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.7	74 of 218	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.4	44 of 213	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	75 of 154	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	41 of 159	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	24 of 149	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	86 of 159	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	59.1	22 of 73	69.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	83 of 139	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	43 of 94	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	45 of 91	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	31 of 92	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	31 of 95	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	39 of 88	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.0	29 of 151	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	24 of 138	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	29 of 136	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	39 of 135	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.1	54 of 133	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	58 of 136	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.8	52 of 131	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.6	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.6	37 of 132	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.5	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	24 of 73	67.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	86.4	3 of 63	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	6 of 62	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	15 of 77	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	24 of 83	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	88.0	9 of 135	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.6	15 of 139	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	83.7	8 of 148	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	61.8	53 of 142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.1	48 of 151	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	52 of 151	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	91.3	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.0	10 of 116	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	56.8	27 of 54	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	79.6	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	15 of 43	65.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)84th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2024)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

High school

Male (2022)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)73rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+9 vs state

English Language Arts43%+10 vs state

Mathematics37%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAR English Language Arts (2025)								STAR Mathematics (2025)								ASA Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denali PEAK	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 683-2278	882	6	158.9		499 (56.6%)	51 (5.8%)	59 (6.7%)	20 (2.3%)	91 (10.3%)	29 (3.3%)	133 (15.1%)								(n/a)	33.3	30.8	52.2	34.6	50.0	61.5	40.9	42.9	40.7	26.9	60.9	26.9	33.3	56.0	13.6	37.1		40.0	47.4	$5,122	$44	$5,079
Tri-Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 683-2267	167	16	10.1		147 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)								(n/a)	40.0	53.9		46.7	58.3	30.0		51.3	20.0	61.5	50.0	53.3	58.3	40.0	57.1	47.4	40.0	69.2	58.6	$24,256	$805	$23,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Denali PEAK

Is Denali PEAK a good school?

Denali PEAK ranks 94^th of 175 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Denali PEAK in?

Denali Borough School District

How many students attend Denali PEAK?

In the 2024-25 school year, 882 students attended Denali PEAK.

What is the racial makeup of Denali PEAK?

Students at Denali PEAK are 57% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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