Best School Districts in Alaska

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the test scores by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr. The most recent update was on Friday, August 30, 2024.

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Rank (of 24)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
	Alaska Gateway School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	7	Tok	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area			(n/a)
	Aleutian Region School District	K-12	0	0	0	1	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality			(n/a)
	Aleutians East Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Sand Point	Aleutians East Borough			(n/a)
14^th	Anchorage School District	PK, KG-12	62	11	14	7	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	0.495	11	3
21^st	Annette Island School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Metlakatla	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	0.1	21
	Bering Strait School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	15	Unalakleet	Nome Census Area			(n/a)
	Bristol Bay Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Naknek	Bristol Bay Borough			(n/a)
	Chatham School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Angoon	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
	Chugach School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality			(n/a)
12^th	Copper River School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	3	Glennallen	Copper River Census Area	0.528	18	6
4^th	Cordova City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Cordova	Chugach Census Area	0.654	7	3
5^th	Craig City School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Craig	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	0.584	14	9
3^rd	Delta/Greely School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	2	Delta Junction	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	0.701	4	1
	Denali Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	4	Healy	Denali Borough			(n/a)
20^th	Dillingham City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Dillingham	Dillingham Census Area	0.105	20
13^th	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	PK, KG-12	20	4	8	2	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough	0.504	12	1
	Galena City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	1	Galena	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
7^th	Haines Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Haines	Haines Borough	0.57	9	2
	Hoonah City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Hoonah	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
	Hydaburg City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Hydaburg	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
	Iditarod Area School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Mc Grath	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
16^th	Juneau Borough School District	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	1	Juneau	Juneau City and Borough	0.42	13	3
	Kake City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Kake	Petersburg Borough			(n/a)
	Kashunamiut School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Chevak	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
10^th	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	PK, KG-12	17	4	9	12	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough	0.556	10
17^th	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	1	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	0.309	16	1
	Klawock City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Klawock	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
15^th	Kodiak Island Borough School District	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	7	Kodiak	Kodiak Island Borough	0.439	15
	Kuspuk School District	PK, KG-12	3	0	2	4	Aniak	Bethel Census Area			(n/a)
	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	11	King Salmon	Bristol Bay Borough			(n/a)
22^nd	Lower Kuskokwim School District	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	23	Bethel	Bethel Census Area	0.031	23	1
	Lower Yukon School District	PK, KG-12	0	1	0	10	Mountain Village	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
8^th	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	PK, KG-12	27	3	10	9	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	0.559	8
19^th	Mount Edgecumbe	9-12	0	0	1	0	Sitka	Sitka City and Borough	0.143	17	2
	Nenana City School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Nenana	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
18^th	Nome Public Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Nome	Nome Census Area	0.225	19	1
23^rd	North Slope Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	7	Barrow	North Slope Borough	0.019	24	1
24^th	Northwest Arctic Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	11	Kotzebue	Northwest Arctic Borough	0.014	22	2
	Pelican City School District	K-12	0	0	0	1	Pelican	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area			(n/a)
1^st	Petersburg Borough School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Petersburg	Wrangell-Petersburg	0.727	2	1
	Pribilof School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Saint Paul Island	Aleutians West Census Area			(n/a)
	Saint Mary's School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Saint Marys	Kusilvak Census Area			(n/a)
2^nd	Sitka School District	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Sitka	Sitka City and Borough	0.72	1	1
	Skagway School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Skagway	Skagway Municipality			(n/a)
	Southeast Island School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Thorne Bay	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area			(n/a)
	Southwest Region School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	8	Dillingham	Dillingham Census Area			(n/a)
	Tanana City School District	K-12	0	0	0	1	Tanana	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
6^th	Unalaska City School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Unalaska	Aleutians West Census Area	0.582	6
11^th	Valdez City School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Valdez	Chugach Census Area	0.543	5	6
9^th	Wrangell Public School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Wrangell	Wrangell City and Borough	0.557	3	6
	Yakutat School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Yakutat	Yakutat City and Borough			(n/a)
	Yukon Flats School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	6	Fort Yukon	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area			(n/a)
	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	9	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star Borough			(n/a)
	Yupiit School District	K-12	0	0	0	3	Akiachak	Bethel Census Area			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on August 30, 2024, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.