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)
020021000737	31	Thunder Mountain High School	Public	9-12	3101 Dimond Park Loop	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 780-1900	589	29	20.3	12.1%	275 (46.7%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.0%)	48 (8.1%)	70 (11.9%)	19 (3.2%)	110 (18.7%)	$14,869			$546			$14,323	50.5	49.2	27	4
020060000650	32	Hutchison High School	Public	9-12	3750 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-2261	376	21	17.7	28.5%	243 (64.6%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.4%)	7 (1.9%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (18.1%)	$20,230			$916			$19,313	47.9	42.3	35	3
020081000576	33	Wrangell High School	Public	9-12	310 Reid St	Wrangell	99929	Wrangell City and Borough	Wrangell Public School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 874-3395	68	7	10.2		28 (41.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								46.3	49.3	26	7
020036000150	34	Kake Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	175 Library Place	Kake	99830	Petersburg Borough	Kake City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 785-3741	107	13	8.3	122.4%	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$36,176			$6,211			$29,965	45.1			(n/a)
020018000120	35	West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Hillcrest Dr	Anchorage	99517	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-2500	1,768	85	20.8	34.6%	599 (33.9%)	121 (6.8%)	287 (16.2%)	184 (10.4%)	168 (9.5%)	178 (10.1%)	231 (13.1%)	$13,328			$926			$12,401	45	31.5	46	11
020078000370	36	Valdez High School	Public	9-12	319 Robe River Dr	Valdez	99686	Chugach Census Area	Valdez City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 835-4767	166	14	12	31.3%	102 (61.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	6 (3.6%)	13 (7.8%)	2 (1.2%)	33 (19.9%)	$21,909			$881			$21,028	44.7	41.5	36
020015000048	37	Revilla Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3131 Baranof Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-6681	107	7	15.2	58.9%	48 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	48 (44.9%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.7%)	$22,466			$1,224			$21,241	44.5	29.1	48	11
020051000237	38	Wasilla High School	Public	9-12	701 E Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-8200	859	48	17.8	33.1%	553 (64.4%)	5 (0.6%)	78 (9.1%)	15 (1.7%)	70 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	135 (15.7%)	$14,988			$1,108			$13,880	44.3	47.5	30	8
020021000125	39	HomeBRIDGE	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1415 Glacier Ave - Marie Drake	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 523-1821	192	1	192		78 (40.6%)	4 (2.1%)	14 (7.3%)	16 (8.3%)	28 (14.6%)	9 (4.7%)	43 (22.4%)	$9,167			$482			$8,685	42.9	62.4	19	20
020039000537	40	Kenai Central High School	Public	9-12	9583 Kenai Spur Hwy	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 283-2100	494	27	18.1	30.0%	318 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (20.2%)								38.6	34.2	45	5

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.