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, August 30, 2024.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
020018000096	131	Nunaka Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1905 Twining Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0366	205	13	16.3	67.8%	43 (21.0%)	19 (9.3%)	19 (9.3%)	20 (9.8%)	28 (13.7%)	25 (12.2%)	51 (24.9%)	$22,230	$3,654	$18,575	27.3	46.5	95	36
020060000262	132	Denali Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1042 Lathrop St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-2456	292	18	16	60.3%	89 (30.5%)	19 (6.5%)	43 (14.7%)	11 (3.8%)	44 (15.1%)	8 (2.7%)	78 (26.7%)	$19,887	$2,013	$17,873	25.1	16.6	150	18
020015000046	133	Houghtaling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2940 Baranof	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-4128	310	34	9.1	59.0%	133 (42.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.5%)	96 (31.0%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$21,228	$1,764	$19,464	24.5	36.5	115	18
020018000062	134	Campbell STEM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7206 Rovenna St	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5560	415	20	20.3	47.0%	127 (30.6%)	13 (3.1%)	59 (14.2%)	46 (11.1%)	51 (12.3%)	27 (6.5%)	92 (22.2%)	$16,028	$1,350	$14,677	24.4	35.9	117	17
020015000523	135	Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	410 Schoenbar Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-5720	134	12	11.1	2.2%	63 (47.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (6.0%)	49 (36.6%)	3 (2.2%)	8 (6.0%)	$20,938	$1,793	$19,145	23.6	46.2	96	39
020060000766	136	Discovery Peak Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2880 Hurst Road	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 488-0136	194	11	17.6	17.5%	152 (78.4%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)				22.7	21.8	139	3
020018000087	137	Tudor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1666 Cache Dr	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1050	352	22	15.9	45.7%	103 (29.3%)	20 (5.7%)	33 (9.4%)	38 (10.8%)	59 (16.8%)	38 (10.8%)	61 (17.3%)	$14,383	$1,266	$13,117	22.6	27.3	133	4
020060000045	138	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	554 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-6963	356	21	17.1	38.2%	174 (48.9%)	6 (1.7%)	38 (10.7%)	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (22.2%)	$17,927	$1,390	$16,537	22.3	36.7	113	25
020018000459	139	Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	253	14	17.8	1.2%	184 (72.7%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.8%)	$12,959	$331	$12,628	21.9	22.5	137	2
020018000116	140	Susitna Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Tyone Circle	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1400	368	22	16.3	56.0%	109 (29.6%)	14 (3.8%)	31 (8.4%)	70 (19.0%)	54 (14.7%)	30 (8.2%)	60 (16.3%)	$13,238	$1,149	$12,089	21.6	19.7	143	3

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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.

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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 (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)
020018000096	131	Nunaka Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1905 Twining Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0366	205	13	16.3	67.8%	43 (21.0%)	19 (9.3%)	19 (9.3%)	20 (9.8%)	28 (13.7%)	25 (12.2%)	51 (24.9%)	$22,230			$3,654			$18,575	27.3	46.5	95	36
020060000262	132	Denali Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1042 Lathrop St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-2456	292	18	16	60.3%	89 (30.5%)	19 (6.5%)	43 (14.7%)	11 (3.8%)	44 (15.1%)	8 (2.7%)	78 (26.7%)	$19,887			$2,013			$17,873	25.1	16.6	150	18
020015000046	133	Houghtaling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2940 Baranof	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-4128	310	34	9.1	59.0%	133 (42.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.5%)	96 (31.0%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$21,228			$1,764			$19,464	24.5	36.5	115	18
020018000062	134	Campbell STEM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7206 Rovenna St	Anchorage	99518	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5560	415	20	20.3	47.0%	127 (30.6%)	13 (3.1%)	59 (14.2%)	46 (11.1%)	51 (12.3%)	27 (6.5%)	92 (22.2%)	$16,028			$1,350			$14,677	24.4	35.9	117	17
020015000523	135	Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	410 Schoenbar Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-5720	134	12	11.1	2.2%	63 (47.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (6.0%)	49 (36.6%)	3 (2.2%)	8 (6.0%)	$20,938			$1,793			$19,145	23.6	46.2	96	39
020060000766	136	Discovery Peak Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2880 Hurst Road	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 488-0136	194	11	17.6	17.5%	152 (78.4%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)								22.7	21.8	139	3
020018000087	137	Tudor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1666 Cache Dr	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1050	352	22	15.9	45.7%	103 (29.3%)	20 (5.7%)	33 (9.4%)	38 (10.8%)	59 (16.8%)	38 (10.8%)	61 (17.3%)	$14,383			$1,266			$13,117	22.6	27.3	133	4
020060000045	138	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	554 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-6963	356	21	17.1	38.2%	174 (48.9%)	6 (1.7%)	38 (10.7%)	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (22.2%)	$17,927			$1,390			$16,537	22.3	36.7	113	25
020018000459	139	Winterberry School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	4802 Bryn Mawr Ct	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0139	253	14	17.8	1.2%	184 (72.7%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.8%)	$12,959			$331			$12,628	21.9	22.5	137	2
020018000116	140	Susitna Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Tyone Circle	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1400	368	22	16.3	56.0%	109 (29.6%)	14 (3.8%)	31 (8.4%)	70 (19.0%)	54 (14.7%)	30 (8.2%)	60 (16.3%)	$13,238			$1,149			$12,089	21.6	19.7	143	3