Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99741

Zip code 99741 covers the Galena area of interior Alaska and contains three public schools in the Galena City School District that together educate roughly 292 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA), the largest, enrolls 185 students in grades 9–12 and represents about 63% of the area's student body, while Sidney C. Huntington Elementary serves 65 students in grades PK–6 and Sidney C. Huntington Junior/Senior High School serves 42 students in grades 7–12, meaning there is no standalone middle school.

Sidney C. Huntington Elementary is the clear academic standout. Its 2025–2026 math proficiency rate reached 40%, above both the district (33.0%) and state (32.2%) averages, and its 2024–2025 science rate of 50% matched the district and exceeded the state average of 37.9%. The junior/senior high also showed a bright spot with 8th-grade science proficiency at 50% in 2025–2026, well above the state's 35.2%. GILA, by contrast, struggles academically: only 11.1% of students scored proficient in ELA and 13.6% in science, earning it a rank of 61st out of 62 Alaska high schools.

Graduation tells a different story. GILA and Sidney C. Huntington Junior/Senior High School each reported a 100% graduation rate in recent years, even as the district-wide rate dipped to 78% in 2024–2025, suggesting students are being supported to completion despite low test proficiency. All three schools serve a high-need population, with free/reduced lunch eligibility between 81.5% and 100%, and small enrollments make year-to-year percentages volatile — Sidney Elementary's math rate jumped from 18.5% to 40% largely because just a few students can shift the numbers.