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)
020039000299	51	West Homer Elementary	Public	3-6	995 Soundview Ave Ste 1	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1200	216	18	12.3	36.6%	164 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.9%)				67.8	66.5	49	2
020018000101	52	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	495	26	19.3	26.3%	301 (60.8%)	8 (1.6%)	60 (12.1%)	26 (5.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	75 (15.2%)	$12,651	$699	$11,951	67.5	51.7	84	32
020051000725	53	Sutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11672 N Wright Way	Sutton	99674	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5600	51	5	11.3	76.5%	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (25.5%)	$25,514	$4,066	$21,448	67.4	79.9	24	29
020054000321	54	CyberLynx Correspondence Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	406 E 2nd St	Nenana	99760	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Nenana City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 832-5423	1,673	11	155.7	0.2%	1,162 (69.5%)	49 (2.9%)	52 (3.1%)	23 (1.4%)	134 (8.0%)	45 (2.7%)	208 (12.4%)	$6,441	$00	$6,441	66.9	59.6	66	12
020039000171	55	Soldotna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	162 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 260-5100	259	21	12.4	42.5%	173 (66.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)				66	68.2	47	8
020018000083	56	Inlet View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 N St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7630	235	15	15.4	29.8%	130 (55.3%)	11 (4.7%)	16 (6.8%)	6 (2.6%)	27 (11.5%)	13 (5.5%)	32 (13.6%)	$13,525	$969	$12,556	65.5	73.2	34	22
020051000230	57	Sherrod Elementary	Public	K-5	561 N Gulkana St	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4100	395	22	17.9	50.9%	241 (61.0%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.1%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	$15,066	$1,445	$13,621	65.2	62	60	3
020018000099	58	Orion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5112 Arctic Warrior Dr	Elmendorf Afb	99506	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-0250	456	24	19.3	24.6%	241 (52.9%)	41 (9.0%)	97 (21.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	44 (9.6%)	$15,012	$1,179	$13,832	65.2	59.1	69	11
020051000722	59	Trapper Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6742 E Petersville Rd	Trapper Creek	99683	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9451	22	1	22	100.0%	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	$37,015	$2,685	$34,330	65.1			(n/a)
020060000587	60	Fairbanks B.E.S.T.	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	397 Hamilton Avenue	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 452-2000	801	1	801	0.4%	515 (64.3%)	12 (1.5%)	70 (8.7%)	33 (4.1%)	45 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	123 (15.4%)	$8,068	$693	$7,374	64.1	80.1	23	37

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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)
020039000299	51	West Homer Elementary	Public	3-6	995 Soundview Ave Ste 1	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1200	216	18	12.3	36.6%	164 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.9%)								67.8	66.5	49	2
020018000101	52	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	495	26	19.3	26.3%	301 (60.8%)	8 (1.6%)	60 (12.1%)	26 (5.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	75 (15.2%)	$12,651			$699			$11,951	67.5	51.7	84	32
020051000725	53	Sutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11672 N Wright Way	Sutton	99674	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5600	51	5	11.3	76.5%	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (25.5%)	$25,514			$4,066			$21,448	67.4	79.9	24	29
020054000321	54	CyberLynx Correspondence Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	406 E 2nd St	Nenana	99760	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Nenana City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 832-5423	1,673	11	155.7	0.2%	1,162 (69.5%)	49 (2.9%)	52 (3.1%)	23 (1.4%)	134 (8.0%)	45 (2.7%)	208 (12.4%)	$6,441			$00			$6,441	66.9	59.6	66	12
020039000171	55	Soldotna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	162 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 260-5100	259	21	12.4	42.5%	173 (66.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)								66	68.2	47	8
020018000083	56	Inlet View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 N St	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-7630	235	15	15.4	29.8%	130 (55.3%)	11 (4.7%)	16 (6.8%)	6 (2.6%)	27 (11.5%)	13 (5.5%)	32 (13.6%)	$13,525			$969			$12,556	65.5	73.2	34	22
020051000230	57	Sherrod Elementary	Public	K-5	561 N Gulkana St	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4100	395	22	17.9	50.9%	241 (61.0%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.1%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	$15,066			$1,445			$13,621	65.2	62	60	3
020018000099	58	Orion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5112 Arctic Warrior Dr	Elmendorf Afb	99506	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-0250	456	24	19.3	24.6%	241 (52.9%)	41 (9.0%)	97 (21.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	44 (9.6%)	$15,012			$1,179			$13,832	65.2	59.1	69	11
020051000722	59	Trapper Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6742 E Petersville Rd	Trapper Creek	99683	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9451	22	1	22	100.0%	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	$37,015			$2,685			$34,330	65.1			(n/a)
020060000587	60	Fairbanks B.E.S.T.	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	397 Hamilton Avenue	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 452-2000	801	1	801	0.4%	515 (64.3%)	12 (1.5%)	70 (8.7%)	33 (4.1%)	45 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	123 (15.4%)	$8,068			$693			$7,374	64.1	80.1	23	37