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)
020018000460	1	Eagle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10901 Mausel St Ste 101	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-3025	189	10	18.3	1.6%	133 (70.4%)	4 (2.1%)	17 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.1%)	5 (2.6%)	24 (12.7%)	$13,022			$284			$12,738	96.7	97.1	1
020010000559	2	Delta Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2659 Nistler Rd	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 895-4696	359	23	15.6	35.1%	265 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	37 (10.3%)	$16,607			$1,488			$15,120	94	84.8	14	12
020018000533	3	Bear Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15001 Mountain Air Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5900	397	20	19.4	5.0%	281 (70.8%)	5 (1.3%)	37 (9.3%)	13 (3.3%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.1%)	$12,945			$771			$12,174	93.9	95.6	2	1
020051000311	4	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	801 East Arctic	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 746-2358	261	18	14.2	1.1%	201 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	$16,769			$105			$16,664	93.7	91	6	2
020018000172	5	Aquarian Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1705 W 32nd Ave	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-4900	390	23	16.8	0.8%	287 (73.6%)	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.7%)	10 (2.6%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.3%)	$13,045			$272			$12,773	93.6	94.7	4	1
020018000105	6	Rogers Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1400 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-4800	404	26	15.3	29.7%	192 (47.5%)	10 (2.5%)	38 (9.4%)	46 (11.4%)	27 (6.7%)	28 (6.9%)	63 (15.6%)	$14,438			$903			$13,534	93.5	87.1	11	5
020060000742	7	Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	198	10	20.2	7.6%	133 (67.2%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.7%)	$16,174			$693			$15,480	90.8	88.3	10	3
020018000732	8	Rilke Schule Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	650 W International Airport Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-0900	436	24	18.5	0.7%	328 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	9 (2.1%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (15.4%)	$11,400			$246			$11,154	90.7	80.2	22	14
020039000274	9	Aurora Borealis Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Frontage Rd Ste A	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 283-0292	187	12	15.5	1.6%	148 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.7%)								90.7	94.4	5	4
020018000532	10	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9500 Wren Ln	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3250	479	25	19.5	11.3%	339 (70.8%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (8.1%)	9 (1.9%)	21 (4.4%)	6 (1.3%)	62 (12.9%)	$13,824			$968			$12,855	90.5	90.8	7	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.