Best Schools for Low-income Students in Alaska (2026)

These are the Alaska public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Peterson Elementary Kodiak	70%	70%	30	A+
2	Rae C. Stedman Elementary Petersburg	57%	52%	65	A+
3	Willow Elementary Willow	55%	55%	39	A
4	Finger Lake Elementary Wasilla	57%	52%	89	A+
5	Arctic Light Elementary Fort Wainwright	52%	52%	113	B+
6	Delta Junction Elementary Delta Junction	37%	62%	87	A+
7	Auke Bay Elementary Juneau	50%	50%	27	A+
8	John Shaw Elementary Wasilla	42%	57%	95	A+
9	Cottonwood Creek Elementary Wasilla	42%	57%	100	A+
10	Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer	52%	47%	82	A+
11	Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Wasilla	35%	65%	56	A+
12	Anderson Crawford Elementary Eielson Afb	47%	52%	71	A+
13	Evergreen Elementary Wrangell	35%	65%	42	A
14	Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary Sitka	47%	47%	100	A
15	Knik Elementary School Wasilla	42%	52%	174	A
16	Butte Elementary Palmer	37%	52%	73	B+
17	Larson Elementary Wasilla	32%	57%	97	B+
18	North Star Elementary Kodiak	35%	55%	59	A
19	Weller Elementary Fairbanks	37%	47%	68	A
20	Midnight Sun Elementary School North Pole	37%	47%	75	B
21	Sherrod Elementary Palmer	37%	47%	215	B
22	Salcha Elementary Fairbanks	30%	50%	23	C+
23	Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Kenai	45%	35%	33	C+
24	Iditarod Elementary Wasilla	37%	42%	99	B
25	Hermon Hutchens Elementary Valdez	35%	45%	56	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Aurora Elementary Jber	75%	75%	32	A+
2	Academy Charter School Palmer	70%	70%	25	A+
3	Bayshore Elementary Anchorage	62%	72%	78	A+
4	Mt. Eccles Elementary Cordova	65%	55%	48	A
5	McNeil Canyon Elementary Homer	70%	50%	25	A+
6	Fireweed Academy Homer	70%	50%	21	A
7	Orion Elementary School Jber	55%	65%	50	A+
8	Girdwood School Girdwood	70%	50%	23	A+
9	Northern Lights ABC K-8 School Anchorage	62%	52%	133	A+
10	Ravenwood Elementary Eagle River	55%	55%	42	A+
11	Ursa Minor Elementary Jber	42%	62%	75	B+
12	Winterberry School Anchorage	70%	30%	30	C+
13	Huffman Elementary Anchorage	45%	55%	49	A
14	Rabbit Creek Elementary Anchorage	47%	52%	69	A+
15	Aquarian Charter School Anchorage	50%	50%	27	A+
16	Trailside Elementary Anchorage	47%	52%	78	A
17	Bear Valley Elementary Anchorage	50%	50%	22	A+
18	Tustumena Elementary Kasilof	55%	45%	54	A
19	Homer Middle School Homer	55%	45%	54	A+
20	Ladd Elementary Fairbanks	57%	42%	72	B
21	Mitkof Middle School Petersburg	65%	35%	57	A+
22	Anvil City Science Academy Nome	45%	55%	37	B
23	West Homer Elementary Homer	52%	42%	93	A
24	Chugiak Elementary Chugiak	42%	52%	74	B+
25	Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River	47%	47%	86	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla	75%	55%	37	A+
2	American Charter Academy Wasilla	50%	70%	27	A+
3	Steller Secondary School Anchorage	65%	55%	33	A+
4	Upstream Learning Correspondence Glennallen	65%	45%	32	A
5	Kenny Lake School Copper Center	50%	50%	21	A+
6	Homer High School Homer	55%	45%	31	A+
7	Denali PEAK Healy	—	50%	15	B+
8	Kake Elementary & High School Kake	55%	35%	47	A+
9	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) Fairbanks	59%	27%	349	B
10	Polaris K-12 School Anchorage	47%	37%	88	A+
11	Thorne Bay School Thorne Bay	50%	30%	24	B+
12	Cordova Jr/Sr High School Cordova	35%	45%	35	A+
13	Ketchikan High School Ketchikan	45%	35%	56	A+
14	Eagle River High School Eagle River	37%	42%	71	A+
15	Frontier Charter School Anchorage	45%	35%	36	B
16	Ninilchik School Ninilchik	45%	35%	37	A
17	Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School Eielson Afb	45%	35%	41	A+
18	Family Partnership Correspondence School Anchorage	47%	27%	80	B+
19	Connections Soldotna	45%	25%	59	B+
20	South Anchorage High School Anchorage	37%	32%	80	A+
21	Sand Point School Sand Point	35%	35%	47	A
22	Unalakleet School Unalakleet	22%	42%	80	B+
23	Nikolaevsk School Nikolaevsk	30%	30%	26	B+
24	Glacier View School Sutton	30%	30%	23	A+
25	Unalaska Jr/Sr High School Unalaska	30%	30%	20	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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