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)
020051000514	61	Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Seward Meridian	Wasilla	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2100	468	27	17.3	44.2%	317 (67.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (19.2%)	$14,532	$972	$13,560	63.6	63.3	55	6
020051000724	62	Butte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4006 S Butte Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5200	274	19	14.4	43.4%	199 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	$17,654	$1,853	$15,801	62.9	63	57	5
020021000127	63	Auke Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11860 Glacier Hwy	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5275	325	18	17.8	13.5%	199 (61.2%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.8%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (20.3%)	$15,784	$1,112	$14,672	62.9	60.3	63
020051000224	64	Mat-Su Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	600 E Railroad Ave #6	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-7480	2,254	23	95.9	0.1%	1,710 (75.9%)	21 (0.9%)	147 (6.5%)	20 (0.9%)	100 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	246 (10.9%)	$8,093	$260	$7,833	62.3	55.1	77	13
020060000162	65	Chinook Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3002 International St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 452-5020	155	9	17.2	1.9%	115 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.6%)	$15,967	$693	$15,273	62.2	59.3	67	2
020039000397	66	Connections	Public, Alternative	K-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-8880	1,036	17	61.3	0.3%	849 (81.9%)	4 (0.4%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	28 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (10.9%)				62	61.6	61	5
020051000469	67	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 E Seldon Rd Ste C	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 376-6680	584	6	91.5	0.5%	488 (83.6%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	$8,669	$98	$8,570	62	45.5	98	31
020018000108	68	Sand Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Jewel Lake Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 243-2161	508	28	18	32.5%	207 (40.7%)	15 (3.0%)	51 (10.0%)	61 (12.0%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	130 (25.6%)	$12,911	$938	$11,972	61.8	68.5	45	23
020066000305	69	Rae C. Stedman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dolphin St	Petersburg	99833	Wrangell-Petersburg	Petersburg Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 526-7656	209	18	11.6	1.4%	109 (52.2%)	11 (5.3%)	8 (3.8%)	5 (2.4%)	65 (31.1%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	$19,352	$2,390	$16,962	61.1	73.2	35	34
020060000259	70	Barnette Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1000 Barnette St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 456-6072	426	25	17.1	24.9%	260 (61.0%)	10 (2.3%)	43 (10.1%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (20.9%)	$15,672	$926	$14,745	60.8	64.5	52	18

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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)
020051000514	61	Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Seward Meridian	Wasilla	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2100	468	27	17.3	44.2%	317 (67.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (19.2%)	$14,532			$972			$13,560	63.6	63.3	55	6
020051000724	62	Butte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4006 S Butte Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5200	274	19	14.4	43.4%	199 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	$17,654			$1,853			$15,801	62.9	63	57	5
020021000127	63	Auke Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11860 Glacier Hwy	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 796-5275	325	18	17.8	13.5%	199 (61.2%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.8%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (20.3%)	$15,784			$1,112			$14,672	62.9	60.3	63
020051000224	64	Mat-Su Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	600 E Railroad Ave #6	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-7480	2,254	23	95.9	0.1%	1,710 (75.9%)	21 (0.9%)	147 (6.5%)	20 (0.9%)	100 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	246 (10.9%)	$8,093			$260			$7,833	62.3	55.1	77	13
020060000162	65	Chinook Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3002 International St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 452-5020	155	9	17.2	1.9%	115 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.6%)	$15,967			$693			$15,273	62.2	59.3	67	2
020039000397	66	Connections	Public, Alternative	K-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-8880	1,036	17	61.3	0.3%	849 (81.9%)	4 (0.4%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	28 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (10.9%)								62	61.6	61	5
020051000469	67	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 E Seldon Rd Ste C	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 376-6680	584	6	91.5	0.5%	488 (83.6%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	$8,669			$98			$8,570	62	45.5	98	31
020018000108	68	Sand Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7500 Jewel Lake Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 243-2161	508	28	18	32.5%	207 (40.7%)	15 (3.0%)	51 (10.0%)	61 (12.0%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	130 (25.6%)	$12,911			$938			$11,972	61.8	68.5	45	23
020066000305	69	Rae C. Stedman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dolphin St	Petersburg	99833	Wrangell-Petersburg	Petersburg Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 526-7656	209	18	11.6	1.4%	109 (52.2%)	11 (5.3%)	8 (3.8%)	5 (2.4%)	65 (31.1%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	$19,352			$2,390			$16,962	61.1	73.2	35	34
020060000259	70	Barnette Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1000 Barnette St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 456-6072	426	25	17.1	24.9%	260 (61.0%)	10 (2.3%)	43 (10.1%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (20.9%)	$15,672			$926			$14,745	60.8	64.5	52	18