Best High 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 63)	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)
020086200453	41	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	2,771	24	116.6	0.1%	1,708 (61.6%)	61 (2.2%)	102 (3.7%)	46 (1.7%)	497 (17.9%)	85 (3.1%)	272 (9.8%)	$5,756			$05			$5,751	37.1	40.5	38	3
020060000270	42	Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	901 Airport Way	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 456-7794	886	45	19.8	36.2%	382 (43.1%)	74 (8.4%)	114 (12.9%)	37 (4.2%)	94 (10.6%)	37 (4.2%)	148 (16.7%)	$18,189			$1,074			$17,115	35.2	41.4	37	5
020039000542	43	Soldotna High School	Public	9-12	425 W Marydale Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-7000	707	39	18	26.3%	527 (74.5%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.5%)	6 (0.8%)	51 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (10.9%)								35.1	35	44	1
020051000227	44	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1170 W Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 746-8400	760	42	18	33.3%	518 (68.2%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.0%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (9.5%)	5 (0.7%)	96 (12.6%)	$16,102			$824			$15,278	33	45.9	32	12
020051000586	45	Houston High School	Public	9-12	12501 W Hawk Lane	Big Lake	99652	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9400	358	24	14.9	56.7%	230 (64.2%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	58 (16.2%)	$20,488			$2,810			$17,678	30	11.7	56	11
020054000251	46	Nenana City School	Public, Alternative	K-12	406 E 2nd St	Nenana	99760	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Nenana City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 832-5464	185	13	13.9	68.1%	44 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	114 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.1%)	$26,882			$3,269			$23,613	29.7	13.2	54	8
020018000073	47	Dimond High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2909 W 88th Ave	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-7000	1,443	65	22.2	24.9%	616 (42.7%)	37 (2.6%)	125 (8.7%)	199 (13.8%)	122 (8.5%)	83 (5.8%)	261 (18.1%)	$13,816			$954			$12,862	29.4	48.3	29	18
020005000028	48	Tok School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	249 Jon Summar Way	Tok	99780	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Alaska Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 883-5161	185	17	11	100.0%	82 (44.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	87 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	$36,211			$10,675			$25,536	27.6			(n/a)
020048000185	49	Kodiak High School	Public	9-12	917 Rezanof East	Kodiak	99615	Kodiak Island Borough	Kodiak Island Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 486-7400	620	44	14	58.9%	219 (35.3%)	5 (0.8%)	40 (6.5%)	169 (27.3%)	135 (21.8%)	9 (1.5%)	43 (6.9%)								26.8	13.9	52	3
020012000634	50	Dillingham Middle/High School	Public	6-12	565 Seward St	Dillingham	99576	Dillingham Census Area	Dillingham City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 842-5221	211	21	10.2	100.0%	20 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (30.8%)	$23,457			$1,573			$21,884	24.9	12.2	55	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ASA Science, STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.