Alaska · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Alaska

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

Compiled from official source data by .
64/100
Top score
C+
Top grade
46/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Mat-Su Middle College School in Palmer is Alaska's top-resourced public school, scoring 64/100 on the NCES resource index.

64/100
top score (grade C+)
3
schools at the top grade (C+)
46/100
average across the top 50
#SchoolGradeScore
1Mat-Su Middle College SchoolPalmerC+64
2Paideia Cooperative SchoolAnchorageC+61
3Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High SchoolAnchorageC+60
4Kodiak High SchoolKodiakC-54
5Galena Interior Learning Academy (Gila)GalenaC-54
6Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasillaC-52
7Sitka High SchoolSitkaC-52
8Main ElementaryKodiakC-52
9Aurora ElementaryJBERC-51
10Academy Charter SchoolPalmerC-51
11Eagle Academy Charter SchoolEagle RiverC-51
12Highland Academy CharterAnchorageD49
13Orion Elementary SchoolJBERD48
14Barnette Magnet SchoolFairbanksD48
15Houston High SchoolBig LakeD48
16North Star ElementaryKodiakD48
17Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolSitkaD47
18American Charter AcademyWasillaD47
19Anchorage Stream AcademyAnchorageD47
20Chief Ivan Blunka SchoolNew StuyahokD47
21Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolAnchorageD46
22Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High SchoolEielson AFBD45
23Valdez High SchoolValdezD45
24Chinook Montessori Charter SchoolFairbanksD45
25Petersburg High SchoolPetersburgD45
26Tri-Valley SchoolHealyD44
27West High SchoolAnchorageD43
28Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High SchoolWasillaD43
29Palmer High SchoolPalmerD43
30East ElementaryKodiakD43
31Keet Gooshi Heen ElementarySitkaD43
32Peterson ElementaryKodiakD43
33Lake Hood ElementaryAnchorageD43
34Unalakleet SchoolUnalakleetD43
35Baranof ElementarySitkaD43
36Kodiak Middle SchoolKodiakD42
37Gambell SchoolGambellD42
38George H. Gilson Middle SchoolValdezD42
39Richard Johnson ElementaryMetlakatlaD42
40Klawock City SchoolKlawockD42
41Ryan Middle SchoolFairbanksD41
42Randy Smith Middle SchoolFairbanksD41
43O'malley ElementaryAnchorageD41
44Rabbit Creek ElementaryAnchorageD41
45Nikiski Middle/Senior High SchoolNikiskiD41
46Northwood AbcAnchorageD41
47Turnagain ElementaryAnchorageD41
48Baxter ElementaryAnchorageD41
49Togiak SchoolTogiakD41
50Mitkof Middle SchoolPetersburgD41

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Alaska? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Alaska is Mat-Su Middle College School in Palmer with a quality score of 64/100 (grade C+). 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.