Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in Alaska (2026)

These are the Alaska public schools where american indian / alaska native 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 american indian / alaska native 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	Finger Lake Elementary Wasilla	55%	50%	31	A+
2	North Star Elementary Kodiak	30%	70%	28	A
3	Evergreen Elementary Wrangell	35%	65%	40	A
4	Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Wasilla	50%	50%	20	A+
5	Butte Elementary Palmer	50%	50%	20	B+
6	Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer	50%	50%	23	A+
7	Larson Elementary Wasilla	45%	55%	35	B+
8	Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary Sitka	47%	47%	94	A
9	Knik Elementary School Wasilla	35%	55%	52	A
10	Sherrod Elementary Palmer	37%	47%	74	B
11	Cottonwood Creek Elementary Wasilla	30%	50%	30	A+
12	John Shaw Elementary Wasilla	30%	50%	24	A+
13	Big Lake Elementary Big Lake	35%	45%	33	B
14	Iditarod Elementary Wasilla	45%	35%	31	B
15	East Elementary Kodiak	35%	45%	43	C+
16	Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary Aniak	15%	35%	40	D
17	Richard Johnson Elementary Metlakatla	22%	27%	80	D
18	Tanaina Elementary Wasilla	25%	25%	46	C
19	Snowshoe Elementary Wasilla	25%	25%	41	C
20	Harborview Elementary Juneau	25%	25%	44	B
21	Mendenhall River Community School Juneau	10%	30%	24	B
22	Meadow Lakes Elementary Wasilla	10%	30%	29	D
23	Dena'ina Elementary School Wasilla	10%	30%	30	C+
24	University Park Elementary Fairbanks	10%	30%	22	B
25	Ticasuk Brown Elementary Fairbanks	10%	30%	26	C

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mitkof Middle School Petersburg	70%	30%	20	A+
2	Anvil City Science Academy Nome	50%	50%	27	B
3	Ketchikan Charter School Ketchikan	45%	45%	54	B+
4	Mt. Eccles Elementary Cordova	50%	30%	24	A
5	Point Higgins School Ketchikan	30%	50%	25	A
6	Rabbit Creek Elementary Anchorage	30%	50%	24	A+
7	Gruening Middle School Eagle River	30%	50%	22	B+
8	Bowman Elementary Anchorage	30%	50%	26	B+
9	Birchtree Charter School Palmer	30%	50%	29	B
10	Stikine Middle School Wrangell	50%	30%	27	C+
11	Teeland Middle School Wasilla	47%	32%	117	B+
12	Blatchley Middle School Sitka	47%	32%	91	B+
13	College Gate Elementary Anchorage	35%	35%	35	B
14	Chinook Elementary Anchorage	35%	35%	44	C+
15	Goldenview Middle School Anchorage	35%	35%	49	B+
16	Muldoon Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	23	C
17	Turnagain Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	21	C+
18	Sidney C. Huntington Elementary Galena	30%	30%	20	D
19	Spring Hill Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	29	C
20	Ocean View Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	25	B
21	Sand Lake Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	30	B+
22	Susitna Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	22	C+
23	Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak	30%	30%	30	B+
24	Klatt Elementary Anchorage	30%	30%	28	B
25	Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks	30%	30%	28	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Sand Point School Sand Point	45%	35%	38	A
2	Kake Elementary & High School Kake	45%	35%	52	A+
3	Unalakleet School Unalakleet	22%	42%	89	B+
4	Kodiak High School Kodiak	30%	30%	21	A
5	Yakutat School Yakutat	30%	30%	23	C+
6	Harold Kaveolook School Kaktovik	30%	30%	26	A
7	West Valley High School Fairbanks	30%	30%	30	A
8	Glennallen Jr/Sr High School Glennallen	35%	25%	32	A
9	Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School Wasilla	35%	15%	60	B+
10	Ketchikan High School Ketchikan	35%	15%	37	A+
11	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Anchorage	25%	25%	40	C+
12	King Cove School King Cove	25%	25%	41	C+
13	Dillingham Middle/High School Dillingham	22%	22%	65	A
14	Mt. Edgecumbe High School Sitka	17%	27%	96	B+
15	Minto School Minto	10%	30%	24	C+
16	Dimond High School Anchorage	30%	10%	29	A
17	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) Fairbanks	35%	5%	41	B
18	West High School Anchorage	25%	15%	37	A
19	Hoonah City School Hoonah	15%	25%	33	C+
20	St Paul School St. Paul	25%	15%	36	C+
21	Jimmy Huntington School Huslia	15%	25%	46	C+
22	Raven School Fairbanks	25%	12%	60	C
23	Wasilla High School Wasilla	10%	25%	30	B+
24	Saint Mary's School Saint Mary's	12%	22%	107	C+
25	Kotzebue Middle/High School Kotzebue	17%	17%	179	B+

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

Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in Alaska (2026)

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