Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000114
Anne Wien Elementary
1501 Hampstead Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 451-7500 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
168 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
AK avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 28.6% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Anne Wien Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #88 of 134 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #94 of 150 | #12 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #101 of 150 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #41 of 169 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #100 of 125 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #35 of 125 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #65 of 142 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #107 of 115 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
+89 (+33%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 48% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 23.2 | 16.4:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 24.5 | 15.4:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 37% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anne Wien Elementary.
About Anne Wien Elementary
Anne Wien Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Fairbanks, Alaska. There are 360 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Alaska enroll around 277, and this school is 30% bigger than that mark.
The district, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, has 12,214 students enrolled across 34 schools.
At Anne Wien Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Enrollment also includes 23% multiracial, 17% Native American, 11% Hispanic, and 9% Black. Among people living in Fairbanks North Star Borough, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, Anne Wien Elementary has a ratio of 18.0:1. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is 2.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%. The 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 14 points lower.
A school with Anne Wien Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 37.3%. Anne Wien Elementary scores 34.3%, 3.0 points below that line.
In Fairbanks North Star Borough, home to about 95,460 people, median household income comes to about $88,267, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 39 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,777, Anne Wien Elementary among them.
Randy Smith Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Anne Wien Elementary places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 33% across 4 years, from 271 in 2020-21 to 360 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Anne Wien Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fairbanks North Star Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,460
Census ACS
Median income
$88,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
23,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 788 students
- Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Combined · 784 students
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- North Pole High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Other schools in Fairbanks
- Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)Combined · 7,876 students
- Raven SchoolCombined · 3,687 students
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 788 students
- Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Combined · 784 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Randy Smith Middle School0.2 mi · 413
- Denali Elementary1.2 mi · 300
- Barnette Magnet School1.4 mi · 417
- Ryan Middle School1.5 mi · 463
- Lathrop High School1.6 mi · 788
- Golden Heart Academy1.8 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Anne Wien ElementaryHow many students attend Anne Wien Elementary?
Anne Wien Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Anne Wien Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anne Wien Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Anne Wien Elementary have?
Anne Wien Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Anne Wien Elementary?
Student demographics at Anne Wien Elementary are roughly 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Is Anne Wien Elementary public or private?
Anne Wien Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.