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)
020051000452	21	American Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7362 W Parks Hwy #725	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 352-0150	186	11	17	1.6%	152 (81.7%)	4 (2.2%)	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.2%)	$18,018			$130			$17,888	80	84.7	15	6
020018000097	22	O'Malley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11100 Rockridge Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5800	356	24	15	9.0%	253 (71.1%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.7%)	9 (2.5%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.3%)	$14,082			$925			$13,156	79.6	85.1	13	9
020018000713	23	Bowman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11700 Gregory Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5600	542	35	15.3	27.5%	249 (45.9%)	15 (2.8%)	62 (11.4%)	49 (9.0%)	53 (9.8%)	16 (3.0%)	98 (18.1%)	$19,570			$1,703			$17,867	79.3	77.7	28	5
020060000238	24	Anderson Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3306	447	20	22.3	29.5%	315 (70.5%)	18 (4.0%)	54 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.7%)	$15,123			$953			$14,170	78.8	74.6	32	8
020051000443	25	Larson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2722 E Seldon Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-2300	369	24	15.3	42.3%	228 (61.8%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.2%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (12.7%)	4 (1.1%)	50 (13.6%)	$17,109			$2,245			$14,863	78	74.7	31	6
020018000056	26	Aurora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5085 10th St	Elmendorf Afb	99506	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-0300	497	28	18	12.1%	284 (57.1%)	40 (8.0%)	110 (22.1%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	42 (8.5%)	$15,919			$1,256			$14,663	77.9	80.5	21	5
020051000312	27	Midnight Sun Family Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7275 W Midnight Sun Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 357-6786	188	8	23.5	1.6%	146 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	$20,311			$100			$20,211	76.4	77.8	27
020077000357	28	Tri-Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 683-2267	151	15	9.8	2.0%	137 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$24,256			$805			$23,452	76.2	52.8	83	55
020018000103	29	Rabbit Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13650 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5700	443	26	17.1	16.3%	277 (62.5%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	16 (3.6%)	37 (8.4%)	21 (4.7%)	66 (14.9%)	$14,715			$1,081			$13,634	75.2	82.8	18	11
020051000565	30	Pioneer Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1959 N Stringfield Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5700	513	28	18.3	34.5%	371 (72.3%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	5 (1.0%)	65 (12.7%)	$14,640			$838			$13,801	75	72.6	36	6

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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:

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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.