Best High 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)
020006000029	11	Cordova Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Fisherman Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 424-3266	135	12	11.7	77.8%	61 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	29 (21.5%)	37 (27.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	$23,091	$2,489	$20,602	74.9	57.9	22	11
020051000731	12	Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-0400	723	44	16.3	23.0%	560 (77.5%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	33 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	61 (8.4%)	$12,208	$273	$11,935	74.8	61.4	20	8
020018000756	13	AKChoice K-12 Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	616 W 10th Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4164	273	23	12		148 (54.2%)	16 (5.9%)	32 (11.7%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	18 (6.6%)	42 (15.4%)	$14,634	$525	$14,109	73.1			(n/a)
020018000458	14	Eagle River High School	Public	9-12	8701 Yosemite Dr	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-2700	794	38	20.6	10.2%	533 (67.1%)	26 (3.3%)	105 (13.2%)	25 (3.1%)	23 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	77 (9.7%)	$13,759	$753	$13,006	73	83.4	7	7
020018000454	15	South Anchorage High School	Public	9-12	13400 Elmore Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-6200	1,286	58	22.2	13.8%	800 (62.2%)	16 (1.2%)	116 (9.0%)	81 (6.3%)	96 (7.5%)	20 (1.6%)	157 (12.2%)	$13,568	$971	$12,597	72.1	79.2	11	4
020039000158	16	Homer High School	Public	9-12	600 E Fairview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-4600	365	21	17	26.0%	276 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (12.9%)				68.7	79.8	10	6
020018000530	17	Frontier Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 W Northern Lights Blvd #9	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-1180	628	5	125.6		366 (58.3%)	23 (3.7%)	69 (11.0%)	20 (3.2%)	45 (7.2%)	19 (3.0%)	86 (13.7%)	$10,604	$358	$10,246	65.3	64.2	18	1
020051000711	18	Colony High School	Public	9-12	9550 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5500	1,092	53	20.6	28.0%	742 (67.9%)	6 (0.5%)	97 (8.9%)	18 (1.6%)	55 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	170 (15.6%)	$12,195	$658	$11,537	64.7	66.7	17	1
020018000101	19	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	497	26	19.4	26.2%	299 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	61 (12.3%)	23 (4.6%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (16.1%)	$12,651	$699	$11,951	64.7	83.2	8	11
020039000645	20	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	52275 Education Dr	Nikiski	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 776-9400	308	23	13.6	46.8%	227 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (13.6%)				64.3	44.5	33	13

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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.

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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 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)
020006000029	11	Cordova Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Fisherman Ave	Cordova	99574	Chugach Census Area	Cordova City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 424-3266	135	12	11.7	77.8%	61 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	29 (21.5%)	37 (27.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	$23,091			$2,489			$20,602	74.9	57.9	22	11
020051000731	12	Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-0400	723	44	16.3	23.0%	560 (77.5%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	33 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	61 (8.4%)	$12,208			$273			$11,935	74.8	61.4	20	8
020018000756	13	AKChoice K-12 Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	616 W 10th Ave	Anchorage	99501	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-4164	273	23	12		148 (54.2%)	16 (5.9%)	32 (11.7%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	18 (6.6%)	42 (15.4%)	$14,634			$525			$14,109	73.1			(n/a)
020018000458	14	Eagle River High School	Public	9-12	8701 Yosemite Dr	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-2700	794	38	20.6	10.2%	533 (67.1%)	26 (3.3%)	105 (13.2%)	25 (3.1%)	23 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	77 (9.7%)	$13,759			$753			$13,006	73	83.4	7	7
020018000454	15	South Anchorage High School	Public	9-12	13400 Elmore Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-6200	1,286	58	22.2	13.8%	800 (62.2%)	16 (1.2%)	116 (9.0%)	81 (6.3%)	96 (7.5%)	20 (1.6%)	157 (12.2%)	$13,568			$971			$12,597	72.1	79.2	11	4
020039000158	16	Homer High School	Public	9-12	600 E Fairview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-4600	365	21	17	26.0%	276 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (12.9%)								68.7	79.8	10	6
020018000530	17	Frontier Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 W Northern Lights Blvd #9	Anchorage	99503	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 742-1180	628	5	125.6		366 (58.3%)	23 (3.7%)	69 (11.0%)	20 (3.2%)	45 (7.2%)	19 (3.0%)	86 (13.7%)	$10,604			$358			$10,246	65.3	64.2	18	1
020051000711	18	Colony High School	Public	9-12	9550 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5500	1,092	53	20.6	28.0%	742 (67.9%)	6 (0.5%)	97 (8.9%)	18 (1.6%)	55 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	170 (15.6%)	$12,195			$658			$11,537	64.7	66.7	17	1
020018000101	19	Polaris K-12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6200 Ashwood St	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-8700	497	26	19.4	26.2%	299 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	61 (12.3%)	23 (4.6%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (16.1%)	$12,651			$699			$11,951	64.7	83.2	8	11
020039000645	20	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	52275 Education Dr	Nikiski	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 776-9400	308	23	13.6	46.8%	227 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (13.6%)								64.3	44.5	33	13