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)
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)
020018000124	151	Wonder Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 E 4th Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 337-1569	285	19	14.7	104.2%	47 (16.5%)	15 (5.3%)	34 (11.9%)	21 (7.4%)	41 (14.4%)	74 (26.0%)	53 (18.6%)	$17,181			$2,865			$14,315	12.4	14.7	158	7
020018000102	152	Ptarmigan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	888 Edwards St	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0400	393	26	15.1	81.9%	63 (16.0%)	22 (5.6%)	59 (15.0%)	67 (17.0%)	55 (14.0%)	64 (16.3%)	63 (16.0%)	$21,004			$3,251			$17,752	12.2	15.3	156	4
020018000065	153	Chester Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1751 Patterson Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-0335	227	14	16	86.8%	31 (13.7%)	19 (8.4%)	24 (10.6%)	19 (8.4%)	20 (8.8%)	59 (26.0%)	55 (24.2%)	$21,578			$3,626			$17,952	12.1	15.7	154	1
020018000561	154	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9911 Lake Otis Pwky	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5450	367	22	16.7	84.2%	70 (19.1%)	26 (7.1%)	52 (14.2%)	51 (13.9%)	47 (12.8%)	31 (8.4%)	90 (24.5%)	$18,288			$1,706			$16,581	11.7	12.8	162	8
020018000070	155	College Gate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 Sunflower St	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1500	413	26	15.6	62.7%	80 (19.4%)	23 (5.6%)	31 (7.5%)	42 (10.2%)	114 (27.6%)	40 (9.7%)	83 (20.1%)	$14,886			$2,668			$12,218	11.6	19.5	144	11
020018000736	156	Alaska Native Cultural Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-1370	274	21	13	86.5%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (29.6%)	$15,679			$3,484			$12,195	11.4	16.4	152	4
020018000093	157	North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W Fireweed Ln	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3800	387	25	15.4	104.1%	39 (10.1%)	29 (7.5%)	62 (16.0%)	47 (12.1%)	66 (17.1%)	104 (26.9%)	40 (10.3%)	$20,048			$3,269			$16,779	11.2	8	169	12
020018000123	158	Willow Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1004 W Tudor Rd	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1000	320	18	17.7	102.8%	43 (13.4%)	15 (4.7%)	55 (17.2%)	36 (11.3%)	77 (24.1%)	37 (11.6%)	57 (17.8%)	$20,581			$2,800			$17,781	10.9	17	148	10
020018000086	159	Lake Otis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3331 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-7400	337	23	14.7	80.1%	50 (14.8%)	7 (2.1%)	58 (17.2%)	70 (20.8%)	63 (18.7%)	38 (11.3%)	51 (15.1%)	$17,123			$2,734			$14,389	10.8	15.1	157	2
020018000089	160	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4005 Mcphee Ave	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-3900	272	14	19.2	104.4%	33 (12.1%)	47 (17.3%)	31 (11.4%)	20 (7.4%)	30 (11.0%)	61 (22.4%)	50 (18.4%)	$19,460			$3,894			$15,565	10.5	7.5	170	10

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.