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)
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)
020051000414	31	Snowshoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 W Fairview Loop	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9500	356	24	14.8	43.0%	217 (61.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.6%)	2 (0.6%)	73 (20.5%)	$15,447			$1,323			$14,125	74.5	62.4	59	28
020018000068	32	Chugiak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	19932 Old Glenn Hwy	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3400	466	26	18.2	14.8%	318 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.8%)	9 (1.9%)	30 (6.4%)	8 (1.7%)	44 (9.4%)	$12,355			$779			$11,576	74.3	77.8	26	6
020081000373	33	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Bennett St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 874-2321	134	10	13.2		58 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	58 (43.3%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (8.2%)								74	55.6	74	41
020024000638	34	Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary	Public	2-5	307 Kashevaroff	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Sitka School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 747-8395	277	26	10.8	40.1%	135 (48.7%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	21 (7.6%)	51 (18.4%)	3 (1.1%)	48 (17.3%)								73.3	62.7	58	24
020060000280	35	Woodriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Palo Verde Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4211	347	21	16.8	39.5%	190 (54.8%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (21.0%)	$16,397			$1,044			$15,353	73.1	54.1	80	45
020018000112	36	Scenic Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3933 Patterson Rd	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-1650	393	23	17	36.6%	128 (32.6%)	21 (5.3%)	48 (12.2%)	47 (12.0%)	27 (6.9%)	30 (7.6%)	92 (23.4%)	$13,687			$1,238			$12,449	72.9	60.1	64	28
020060000279	37	Two Rivers School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Two Rivers Rd	Fairbanks	99712	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-6616	61	6	9.6	60.7%	46 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)	$32,481			$1,219			$31,262	72.6	82.4	19	18
020018000178	38	Family Partnership Correspondence School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4400 Business Park Blvd # B22	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3700	984	20	50.4		686 (69.7%)	27 (2.7%)	87 (8.8%)	21 (2.1%)	56 (5.7%)	15 (1.5%)	92 (9.3%)	$9,640			$317			$9,322	72	75.4	30	8
020009000629	39	Craig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Road Upper	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 826-3274	94	9	10.3	124.5%	37 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	11 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (45.7%)	$17,308			$4,104			$13,205	72	42.7	103	64
020018000149	40	Kincaid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Raspberry Rd	Anchorage	99502	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 245-5530	435	27	16.3	24.4%	231 (53.1%)	12 (2.8%)	28 (6.4%)	36 (8.3%)	34 (7.8%)	17 (3.9%)	77 (17.7%)	$15,975			$1,216			$14,758	70.8	61.6	62	22

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.