Anne Wien Elementary

Anne Wien Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, operated by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The school instructs 360 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 277.

Across the 34 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (12,214 students total), Anne Wien Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Anne Wien Elementary reports that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 23% multiracial, 17% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Anne Wien Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 34.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fairbanks North Star Borough indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,267 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Anne Wien Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students).

The closest other public school is Randy Smith Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Anne Wien Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anne Wien Elementary has fell 5%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 360 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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