Best Elementary 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, August 30, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 173)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
020039000176	41	Tustumena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	58231 Sterling Hwy	Kasilof	99610	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-1345	135	10	13.3	47.4%	99 (73.3%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)								70.6	72.4	38	3
020039000296	42	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	107	8	14.2	36.4%	88 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								70.3	72.1	40	2
020018000104	43	Alpenglow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19201 Driftwood Bay Dr	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3300	368	21	17.4	14.4%	232 (63.0%)	8 (2.2%)	47 (12.8%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (15.5%)	$11,851			$743			$11,108	70.2	69.5	43
020018000098	44	Ocean View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11911 Johns Rd	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5850	355	21	16.6	37.2%	159 (44.8%)	9 (2.5%)	41 (11.5%)	16 (4.5%)	46 (13.0%)	29 (8.2%)	55 (15.5%)	$15,401			$1,251			$14,150	69.8	47.9	92	48
020018000060	45	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	205	16	13.1	18.5%	142 (69.3%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.8%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (13.7%)	$16,061			$1,073			$14,987	69.8	85.9	12	33
020051000721	46	Willow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31706 W Parks Hwy	Willow	99688	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 495-9300	135	10	13.5	65.2%	103 (76.3%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.6%)	$18,751			$1,867			$16,884	69	51.6	87	41
020078000495	47	Hermon Hutchens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 West Klutina	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 835-4728	302	26	11.6	34.4%	196 (64.9%)	5 (1.7%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (16.9%)	$19,758			$2,009			$17,749	69	66.3	50	3
020077000447	48	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	735	6	118.1	0.4%	432 (58.8%)	42 (5.7%)	60 (8.2%)	21 (2.9%)	62 (8.4%)	19 (2.6%)	99 (13.5%)	$5,122			$44			$5,079	68.2	57.7	71	23
020018010080	49	Homestead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	18001 Baranoff St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3550	306	19	16	17.3%	199 (65.0%)	8 (2.6%)	29 (9.5%)	6 (2.0%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (12.7%)	$14,245			$987			$13,258	68	64.9	51	2
020051000744	50	Birchtree Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1675 N Nadina St.	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 745-1831	407	24	16.8	0.7%	296 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.5%)	$16,733			$116			$16,617	67.9	63.2	56	6

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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 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.