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)
020051000723	71	Talkeetna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13930 E Timberwolf Lp	Talkeetna	99676	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9400	108	9	12	59.3%	83 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	$22,435	$2,039	$20,396	60.5	71.3	41	30
020015000052	72	Fawn Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Old Homestead Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 228-2200	223	23	9.6	35.9%	113 (50.7%)	5 (2.2%)	5 (2.2%)	6 (2.7%)	80 (35.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	$20,172	$1,593	$18,580	60.4	56.4	73	1
020018000074	73	Eagle River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	19900 Old Eagle River Rd	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3000	325	20	16.5	27.1%	183 (56.3%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.2%)	12 (3.7%)	32 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (18.5%)	$13,378	$1,035	$12,343	60.4	64	54	19
020018000118	74	Ursa Minor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	336 Hoonah Ave	Jber	99505	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 428-1311	344	16	21.2	27.6%	187 (54.4%)	27 (7.8%)	80 (23.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	34 (9.9%)	$12,371	$922	$11,449	59.7	58.5	70	4
020051000740	75	Fronteras Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2315 N Seward Meridian Pky	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 376-2223	347	18	19.2		207 (59.7%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.8%)	$14,531	$114	$14,417	58.9	68.8	44	31
020039000512	76	McNeil Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	52188 East End Rd	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-8181	147	10	14.7	40.1%	117 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.0%)				58.4	68.2	46	30
020060000516	77	Pearl Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Auburn Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4234	394	23	17.1	27.4%	263 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (18.0%)	$16,071	$898	$15,172	58.1	51.6	86	9
020021000268	78	Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	76	6	11.7	17.1%	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.1%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.7%)	$22,594	$491	$22,103	58.1	64.1	53	25
020060000276	79	Salcha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8530 Richardson Hwy	Fairbanks	99714	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 488-3267	73	4	16.7	35.6%	49 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)	$27,792	$1,673	$26,118	58	42.9	102	23
020013000253	80	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,486	62	120.9		5,529 (73.9%)	96 (1.3%)	255 (3.4%)	84 (1.1%)	713 (9.5%)	73 (1.0%)	736 (9.8%)				56.6	56.9	72	8

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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.
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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)
020051000723	71	Talkeetna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13930 E Timberwolf Lp	Talkeetna	99676	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9400	108	9	12	59.3%	83 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	$22,435			$2,039			$20,396	60.5	71.3	41	30
020015000052	72	Fawn Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Old Homestead Rd	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 228-2200	223	23	9.6	35.9%	113 (50.7%)	5 (2.2%)	5 (2.2%)	6 (2.7%)	80 (35.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	$20,172			$1,593			$18,580	60.4	56.4	73	1
020018000074	73	Eagle River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	19900 Old Eagle River Rd	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3000	325	20	16.5	27.1%	183 (56.3%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.2%)	12 (3.7%)	32 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (18.5%)	$13,378			$1,035			$12,343	60.4	64	54	19
020018000118	74	Ursa Minor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	336 Hoonah Ave	Jber	99505	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 428-1311	344	16	21.2	27.6%	187 (54.4%)	27 (7.8%)	80 (23.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	34 (9.9%)	$12,371			$922			$11,449	59.7	58.5	70	4
020051000740	75	Fronteras Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2315 N Seward Meridian Pky	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 376-2223	347	18	19.2		207 (59.7%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.8%)	$14,531			$114			$14,417	58.9	68.8	44	31
020039000512	76	McNeil Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	52188 East End Rd	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-8181	147	10	14.7	40.1%	117 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.0%)								58.4	68.2	46	30
020060000516	77	Pearl Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Auburn Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4234	394	23	17.1	27.4%	263 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (18.0%)	$16,071			$898			$15,172	58.1	51.6	86	9
020021000268	78	Juneau Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1639 Glacier Ave Rm 115	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 523-1679	76	6	11.7	17.1%	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.1%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.7%)	$22,594			$491			$22,103	58.1	64.1	53	25
020060000276	79	Salcha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8530 Richardson Hwy	Fairbanks	99714	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 488-3267	73	4	16.7	35.6%	49 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)	$27,792			$1,673			$26,118	58	42.9	102	23
020013000253	80	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,486	62	120.9		5,529 (73.9%)	96 (1.3%)	255 (3.4%)	84 (1.1%)	713 (9.5%)	73 (1.0%)	736 (9.8%)								56.6	56.9	72	8