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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020061000285
Fred Ipalook Elementary
2070 Ahkovak St, Utqiagvik, AK 99723 · (907) 852-9550 · North Slope Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Alaska public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
149 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 88 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fred Ipalook Elementary→Eben Hopson Middle School
Based on grade levels within North Slope Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
15.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
AK avg 34.6% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 17.2% |
% 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% 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 Fred Ipalook Elementary
Fred Ipalook Elementary's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Ipalook Elementary this school | 494 | 30.2% | 17.6% |
| SIT EETI SHAANAX - GLACIER VALLEY SCHOOL Juneau | 322 | 31.1% | 39.5% |
| KAX_DIG_OOWU HEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Juneau | 290 | 27.2% | 28.1% |
| Harborview Elementary Juneau | 349 | 30.1% | 35.6% |
| SAYEIK: GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL Juneau | 281 | 30.2% | 40.1% |
| Bowman Elementary Anchorage | 536 | 28.9% | 53.8% |
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 Fred Ipalook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #123 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #100 of 150 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #135 of 150 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #6 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #48 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #82 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #106 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #27 of 115 |
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
494
-96 (-16%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 30% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 33.5 | 16.1:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 37 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 38 | 18.5:1 | 43% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 34 | 19.8:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 29% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 9% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred Ipalook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (704 to 494); teachers down 16% (38 to 32).
About Fred Ipalook Elementary
Fred Ipalook Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The school had 494 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alaska is about 277, so this school runs 78% larger than that.
North Slope Borough School District oversees Fred Ipalook Elementary and 10 other schools, with 1,853 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Fred Ipalook Elementary is 62% Native American. The rest of enrollment is 22% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, and 2% White. Fred Ipalook Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Fred Ipalook Elementary is 32 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average ratio is about 15.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 30%. Public schools in North Slope Borough average 40%.
allk12 grades Fred Ipalook Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fred Ipalook Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Alaska are predicted to post 43.0%, so the school is 25.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
North Slope Borough has about 10,810 residents, and median household income is about $95,694, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of North Slope Borough number 11 and enroll about 1,853.
The closest public school to Fred Ipalook Elementary is Barrow High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Fred Ipalook Elementary, there are at least 3 other public schools.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 590 to 494.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
North Slope Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,810
Census ACS
Median income
$95,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Slope Borough School District
- Barrow High SchoolHigh · 259 students
- Tikigaq SchoolCombined · 230 students
- Eben Hopson Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
- Nuiqsut Trapper SchoolCombined · 143 students
- Alak SchoolCombined · 138 students
- Nunamiut SchoolCombined · 112 students
Other schools in Utqiagvik
- Barrow High SchoolHigh · 259 students
- Eben Hopson Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
- Kiita Learning CommunityHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Barrow High School0.3 mi · 259
- Eben Hopson Middle School0.5 mi · 214
- Kiita Learning Community0.6 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Fred Ipalook ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fred Ipalook Elementary?
Fred Ipalook Elementary enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fred Ipalook Elementary serve?
Fred Ipalook Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fred Ipalook Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fred Ipalook Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fred Ipalook Elementary?
Fred Ipalook Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 7% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred Ipalook Elementary?
Fred Ipalook Elementary is overseen by North Slope Borough School District in North Slope Borough.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.