The top ranked public preschools in Alaska are Tanalian School, Bear Valley Elementary School and Northern Lights Abc K-8 School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Ketchikan.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Alaska is 33%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 30%.
Top Ranked Public Preschools in Alaska (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Tanalian School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-12
School Rd
Port Alsworth, AK 99653
(907) 781-2210
Port Alsworth, AK 99653
(907) 781-2210
Rank: #22.
Bear Valley Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
15001 Mountain Air Dr
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5900
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5900
Rank: #33.
Northern Lights Abc K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
2424 East Dowling Rd
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 742-7500
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 742-7500
Rank: #44.
Huffman Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
12000 Lorraine St
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5650
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5650
Rank: #55.
Girdwood School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
680 Hightower
Girdwood, AK 99587
(907) 742-5300
Girdwood, AK 99587
(907) 742-5300
Rank: #66.
Fairbanks B.e.s.t.
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-12
397 Hamilton Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 452-2000
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 452-2000
Rank: #77.
Skagway School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-12
1563 Main St
Skagway, AK 99840
(907) 983-2960
Skagway, AK 99840
(907) 983-2960
Rank: #88.
Chugach Optional Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
1205 E St
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 742-3730
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 742-3730
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
O'malley Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
11100 Rockridge Dr
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5800
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 742-5800
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Rogers Park Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 59% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
1400 E Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 742-4800
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 742-4800
Rank: #1111.
Bayshore Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
10500 Bayshore Dr
Anchorage, AK 99515
(907) 742-5360
Anchorage, AK 99515
(907) 742-5360
Rank: #1212.
Tri-valley School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
400 Suntrana St
Healy, AK 99743
(907) 683-2267
Healy, AK 99743
(907) 683-2267
Rank: #1313.
Ravenwood Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
9500 Wren Ln
Eagle River, AK 99577
(907) 742-3250
Eagle River, AK 99577
(907) 742-3250
Rank: #1414.
Aurora Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 56% (Top 10%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
5085 10th St
Jber, AK 99506
(907) 742-0300
Jber, AK 99506
(907) 742-0300
Rank: #1515.
Trailside Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 55% (Top 10%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
5151 Abbott Rd
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 742-5500
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 742-5500
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Hope School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: ≥50% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥50% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
64782 Nearhouse Ln
Hope, AK 99605
(907) 782-3202
Hope, AK 99605
(907) 782-3202
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Whale Pass School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: ≥50% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥50% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
126 Bayview Rd
Ketchikan, AK 99950
(907) 846-5320
Ketchikan, AK 99950
(907) 846-5320
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Anderson School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥50% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
3120 First St
Anderson, AK 99744
(907) 582-2700
Anderson, AK 99744
(907) 582-2700
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥50% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
117 Kasaan St
Ketchikan, AK 99950
(907) 542-2217
Ketchikan, AK 99950
(907) 542-2217
Rank: #2020.
Susan B English School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 40-59% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-12
365 Winifred Ave
Seldovia, AK 99663
(907) 234-7616
Seldovia, AK 99663
(907) 234-7616
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Ak-trails Correspondence
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
100 Heather Street Unit 2
Thorne Bay, AK 99919
(907) 828-8254
Thorne Bay, AK 99919
(907) 828-8254
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Akutan School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
202 Volcano Dr
Akutan, AK 99553
(907) 698-2205
Akutan, AK 99553
(907) 698-2205
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Aleknagik School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
127 Lake St
Aleknagik, AK 99555
(907) 842-5681
Aleknagik, AK 99555
(907) 842-5681
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Chignik Lake School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
School Rd
Chignik Lake, AK 99548
(907) 268-4147
Chignik Lake, AK 99548
(907) 268-4147
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Clarks Point School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
29 Sagayak Ave
Clarks Point, AK 99569
(907) 236-1218
Clarks Point, AK 99569
(907) 236-1218
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Crow Village Sam School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
202 Blueberry Hill
Aniak, AK 99557
(907) 467-4229
Aniak, AK 99557
(907) 467-4229
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Dot Lake School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
Mp 1361 Ak Hwy
Delta Junction, AK 99737
(907) 882-2663
Delta Junction, AK 99737
(907) 882-2663
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Earla Hutchinson School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
161 Milepost Steese Hwy
Circle, AK 99733
(907) 773-1250
Circle, AK 99733
(907) 773-1250
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Ella B. Vernetti School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
100 Main St
Koyukuk, AK 99754
(907) 927-2212
Koyukuk, AK 99754
(907) 927-2212
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Hollis School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
Tract 4a Of Asls 96-31
Craig, AK 99921
(907) 530-7108
Craig, AK 99921
(907) 530-7108
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
102 Nw Fairbanks Ave
Coffman Cove, AK 99918
(907) 329-2244
Coffman Cove, AK 99918
(907) 329-2244
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Igiugig School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
School Rd
King Salmon, AK 99613
(907) 209-7375
King Salmon, AK 99613
(907) 209-7375
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Innoko River School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
101 Pine St
Shageluk, AK 99665
(907) 473-8233
Shageluk, AK 99665
(907) 473-8233
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Jack Egnaty Sr. School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
206 River Bend Rd
Sleetmute, AK 99668
(907) 449-4216
Sleetmute, AK 99668
(907) 449-4216
Rank: #21 - 4721. - 47.
Kaltag School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: <50% (Top 20%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
Main St
Kaltag, AK 99748
(907) 534-2204
Kaltag, AK 99748
(907) 534-2204
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