Alaska · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Alaska

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

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65/100
Top score
B-
Top grade
46/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Paideia Cooperative School in Anchorage is Alaska's top-resourced public school, scoring 65/100 on the NCES resource index.

65/100
top score (grade B-)
1
schools at the top grade (B-)
46/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Paideia Cooperative School Anchorage B- 65
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School Anchorage C+ 60
3 Homebridge Juneau C 56
4 Galena Interior Learning Academy (Gila) Galena C 55
5 Kodiak High School Kodiak C- 53
6 Eagle Academy Charter School Eagle River C- 53
7 Academy Charter School Palmer C- 52
8 Highland Academy Charter Anchorage C- 52
9 Sitka High School Sitka C- 51
10 Main Elementary Kodiak C- 51
11 Mat-Su Middle College School Palmer D 48
12 American Charter Academy Wasilla D 48
13 Anchorage Stream Academy Anchorage D 48
14 Mt. Edgecumbe High School Sitka D 47
15 Barnette Magnet School Fairbanks D 47
16 Houston High School Big Lake D 47
17 Valdez High School Valdez D 47
18 Petersburg High School Petersburg D 47
19 Orion Elementary School JBER D 46
20 Chinook Montessori Charter School Fairbanks D 46
21 Chief Ivan Blunka School New Stuyahok D 46
22 Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School Eielson AFB D 45
23 Tri-Valley School Healy D 45
24 Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Anchorage D 44
25 Aurora Elementary JBER D 44
26 Steller Secondary School Anchorage D 44
27 Peterson Elementary Kodiak D 44
28 Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Anchorage D 43
29 Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary Sitka D 43
30 Birchwood Abc Elementary Eagle River D 43
31 Unalakleet School Unalakleet D 43
32 North Star Elementary Kodiak D 43
33 West High School Anchorage D 42
34 Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla D 42
35 East Elementary Kodiak D 42
36 George H. Gilson Middle School Valdez D 42
37 Klawock City School Klawock D 42
38 Mitkof Middle School Petersburg D 42
39 Northern Lights Abc K-8 School Anchorage D 41
40 Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks D 41
41 Kodiak Middle School Kodiak D 41
42 O'malley Elementary Anchorage D 41
43 Chugach Optional Elementary Anchorage D 41
44 Susitna Valley High Talkeetna D 41
45 Togiak School Togiak D 41
46 Baranof Elementary Sitka D 41
47 Richard Johnson Elementary Metlakatla D 41
48 Hoonah City School Hoonah D 41
49 Northwood Abc Anchorage D 40
50 Abbott Loop Elementary Anchorage D 40

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Alaska? ▼

The top-rated school in Alaska is Paideia Cooperative School in Anchorage with a quality score of 65/100 (grade B-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.