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)
020015000047	51	Ketchikan High School	Public	9-12	2610 4th Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 225-9815	516	36	14.3	31.4%	252 (48.8%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	67 (13.0%)	154 (29.8%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$19,935			$634			$19,301	24.6	39.2	40	11
020060000273	52	North Pole High School	Public	9-12	601 NPHS Blvd	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3761	582	30	19.1	32.0%	386 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.9%)	14 (2.4%)	32 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	98 (16.8%)	$18,570			$1,051			$17,518	23.4	37.2	42	10
020018000531	53	Service High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5577 Abbott Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8100	1,536	65	23.6	26.5%	607 (39.5%)	52 (3.4%)	183 (11.9%)	232 (15.1%)	152 (9.9%)	68 (4.4%)	242 (15.8%)	$14,533			$1,085			$13,448	23.1	44.5	34	19
020000600558	54	Mt. Edgecumbe High School	Public	9-12	1330 Seward Ave	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Mount Edgecumbe	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 966-3200	401	27	15.1	78.1%	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	358 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$28,907			$715			$28,191	22.6	39.2	41	13
020051000758	55	Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10015 W Redington School Rd	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5400	516	33	15.7	69.6%	285 (55.2%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (9.9%)	11 (2.1%)	58 (11.2%)	10 (1.9%)	96 (18.6%)	$15,358			$1,294			$14,063	14.6	20.5	49	6
020018000075	56	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4025 E Northern Lights Blvd	Anchorage	99508	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(907) 742-2100	1,681	86	19.6	73.1%	270 (16.1%)	140 (8.3%)	217 (12.9%)	316 (18.8%)	223 (13.3%)	217 (12.9%)	298 (17.7%)	$15,523			$1,936			$13,587	13.4	18.4	51	5
020051000232	57	Susitna Valley High	Public	6-12	42728 S Parks Hwy	Talkeetna	99676	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 733-9300	236	15	15.7	48.3%	172 (72.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.1%)	$23,313			$1,747			$21,566	13.1	57.5	24	33
020051000720	58	Burchell High School	Public	9-12	1775 W Parks Hwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2600	217	13	16.6	81.6%	107 (49.3%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	4 (1.8%)	38 (17.5%)	2 (0.9%)	45 (20.7%)	$23,979			$5,024			$18,955	11.2	8.9	59	1
020000100208	59	Bethel Regional High School	Public	7-12	1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-3957	434	37	11.7	74.7%	38 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	378 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,271			$1,180			$16,092	10.5	5	60	1
020018000057	60	Bartlett High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1101 Golden Bear Dr	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-1800	1,416	70	20.1	63.7%	251 (17.7%)	123 (8.7%)	179 (12.6%)	242 (17.1%)	205 (14.5%)	173 (12.2%)	243 (17.2%)	$15,215			$1,910			$13,304	9.7	11.1	57	3

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.