Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000766
Discovery Peak Charter School
2880 Hurst Road, North Pole, AK 99705 · (907) 488-0136 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Alaska public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
35%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
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
AK avg 34.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 24.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Discovery Peak Charter School
Discovery Peak Charter School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Peak Charter School this school | 193 | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| Soldotna Montessori Charter School Soldotna | 164 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Birchwood ABC Elementary Eagle River | 246 | 24.8% | 58.9% |
| Girdwood School Girdwood | 179 | 12.8% | 57.8% |
| Point Higgins School Ketchikan | 204 | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| Watershed Charter School Fairbanks | 200 | 12.5% | 68.6% |
Matched among Alaska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Discovery Peak Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #95 of 134 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #89 of 150 ▲ 22 | #11 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #108 of 150 ▼ 1 | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #129 of 169 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #128 of 142 | #16 of 17 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 19% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 10.5 | 18.5:1 | 19% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 18% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 10 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Peak Charter School.
About Discovery Peak Charter School
Discovery Peak Charter School sits in North Pole, Alaska, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 193 students are in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alaska, which is about 277.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is made up of 34 schools with 12,214 students in all.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at Discovery Peak Charter School. The remaining students are 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. Census figures show Fairbanks North Star Borough is about 69% White. By the diversity index, Discovery Peak Charter School comes in at 35%.
The teaching staff at Discovery Peak Charter School is 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, lower than at this school. About 19% of students, or 37, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 14 points.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Discovery Peak Charter School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 31.4%, is 15.4 points below the 46.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Alaska schools.
Among Fairbanks North Star Borough residents, median household income is about $88,267, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Discovery Peak Charter School is one of 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough, which together enroll about 23,777 students.
The closest public school, North Pole Elementary, is about 0.8 miles from Discovery Peak Charter School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.4%; Discovery Peak Charter School's is 31.4%, ranking 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Discovery Peak Charter School is Rural: Fringe. Discovery Peak Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 193 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 182. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 18.2:1 to 19.3:1.
Discussions about Discovery Peak Charter School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 788 students
- Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Combined · 784 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- North Pole High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Other schools in North Pole
- North Pole High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Midnight Sun Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- North Pole ElementaryElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- North Pole Elementary0.8 mi · 312
- North Pole Middle School1.1 mi · 631
- North Pole High School1.3 mi · 695
- Midnight Sun Elementary School3.4 mi · 322
- Ticasuk Brown Elementary6.8 mi · 351
- Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School10.2 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Peak Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Discovery Peak Charter School?
Discovery Peak Charter School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-08.
Is Discovery Peak Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Discovery Peak Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Discovery Peak Charter School have?
Discovery Peak Charter School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Discovery Peak Charter School?
Student demographics at Discovery Peak Charter School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Discovery Peak Charter School?
Discovery Peak Charter School is overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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