Eben Hopson Middle School

Eben Hopson Middle School is a junior high of modestly sized scale in Utqiagvik, Alaska, run under North Slope Borough School District, works with 214 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 399.

North Slope Borough School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 1,853 students; Eben Hopson Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Eben Hopson Middle School records that the largest single group is Native American, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% White.

On the resource side, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Eben Hopson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Eben Hopson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eben Hopson Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.5%; this one comes in at 11.5%, -27.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for North Slope Borough indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,694 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, North Slope Borough runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,853 students), of which Eben Hopson Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Kiita Learning Community, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 3 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Eben Hopson Middle School's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 214). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 15% to 6%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.