Best High Schools in Alaska

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Alaska, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 57%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Fairbanks, AK	6,899	79%
2	Raven School	Fairbanks, AK	2,771	61%
3	Mat-Su Central School	Wasilla, AK	2,254	73%
4	West High School	Anchorage, AK	1,763	64%
5	Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School	Anchorage, AK	1,745	49%
6	Family Partnership Charter School	Anchorage, AK	1,740	68%
7	CyberLynx Correspondence Program	Nenana, AK	1,673	75%
8	Service High School	Anchorage, AK	1,544	52%
9	Dimond High School	Anchorage, AK	1,443	68%
10	Bartlett High School	Anchorage, AK	1,373	43%
11	South Anchorage High School	Anchorage, AK	1,318	70%
12	Colony High School	Palmer, AK	1,117	61%
13	Connections	Soldotna, AK	1,036	79%
14	West Valley High School	Fairbanks, AK	906	65%
15	Chugiak High School	Chugiak, AK	905	65%
16	Lathrop High School	Fairbanks, AK	886	49%
17	Wasilla High School	Wasilla, AK	848	55%
18	Fairbanks B.E.S.T.	Fairbanks, AK	801	77%
19	Eagle River High School	Eagle River, AK	791	70%
20	Palmer High School	Palmer, AK	760	61%
21	Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School	Wasilla, AK	743	54%
22	Denali PEAK	Healy, AK	735	66%
23	Soldotna High School	Soldotna, AK	707	57%
24	Kodiak High School	Kodiak, AK	620	40%
25	North Pole High School	North Pole, AK	617	50%
26	Thunder Mountain High School	Juneau, AK	586	66%
27	Twindly Bridge Charter School	Wasilla, AK	584	62%
28	Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KalT	Juneau, AK	567	67%
29	FOCUS Homeschool	Anchorage, AK	564	75%
30	Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School	Wasilla, AK	556	38%
31	Ketchikan High School	Ketchikan, AK	498	63%
32	Polaris K-12 School	Anchorage, AK	495	64%
33	Bethel Regional High School	Bethel, AK	494	42%
34	Kenai Central High School	Kenai, AK	463	58%
35	Hooper Bay School	Hooper Bay, AK	451	26%
36	Frontier Charter School	Anchorage, AK	447	67%
37	PACE Correspondence	Craig, AK	433	79%
38	Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School	Eielson AFB, AK	411	64%
39	Mt. Edgecumbe High School	Sitka, AK	407	40%
40	Hutchison High School	Fairbanks, AK	375	64%
41	Homer High School	Homer, AK	368	65%
42	Houston High School	Big Lake, AK	358	43%
43	Whaley School	Anchorage, AK	340	35%
44	Chevak School	Chevak, AK	339	22%
45	Sitka High School	Sitka, AK	329	63%
46	Kotzebue Middle/High School	Kotzebue, AK	328	26%
47	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	Nikiski, AK	326	47%
48	Benson Secondary/S.E.A.R.C.H.	Anchorage, AK	295	39%
49	Nome-Beltz Middle/High	Nome, AK	295	22%
50	Barrow High School	Utqiagvik, AK	276	68%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Alaska?

The largest high school in Alaska is Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) in Fairbanks with 6,899 students and a 79% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Alaska?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Alaska by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.