Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000258
Midnight Sun Elementary School
2301 Bradway Rd, North Pole, AK 99705 · (907) 488-0134 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
116 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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
52%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
27.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
AK avg 34.6% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 34.9% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Schools most like Midnight Sun Elementary School
Midnight Sun Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Sun Elementary School this school | 322 | 36.0% | 35.5% |
| North Pole Elementary North Pole | 312 | 34.6% | 32.8% |
| Delta Junction Elementary Delta Junction | 306 | 37.6% | 63.8% |
| Butte Elementary Palmer | 263 | 38.4% | 53.1% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary Wasilla | 422 | 37.9% | 48.4% |
| Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer | 449 | 39.4% | 57.4% |
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 Midnight Sun Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #85 of 134 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #108 of 150 ▼ 27 | #15 of 18 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #106 of 150 ▼ 8 | #14 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #62 of 169 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #98 of 125 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #95 of 125 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #93 of 142 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #17 of 115 | #3 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. 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
322
+45 (+16%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 18.5 | 17.3:1 | 36% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 29% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 25% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midnight Sun Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (476 to 322); teachers down 25% (24 to 18).
About Midnight Sun Elementary School
Midnight Sun Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in North Pole, Alaska. Federal data show 322 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, 34 schools enroll a combined 12,214 students.
The student body at Midnight Sun Elementary School is 67% White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Native American. Among Fairbanks North Star Borough residents, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Income data for the school show 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough is similar, at 33%.
A school with Midnight Sun Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 41.0%. Midnight Sun Elementary School scores 35.5%, 5.5 points below that line.
In the wider Fairbanks North Star Borough area, 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough's 39 public schools enroll about 23,777 students and include Midnight Sun Elementary School.
Discovery Peak Charter School sits about 3.4 miles from Midnight Sun Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Midnight Sun Elementary School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Midnight Sun Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
Enrollment was 322 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 277. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- North Pole ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Discovery Peak Charter SchoolElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Peak Charter School3.4 mi · 193
- Ticasuk Brown Elementary3.8 mi · 351
- North Pole Elementary4.1 mi · 312
- North Pole High School4.2 mi · 695
- North Pole Middle School4.5 mi · 631
- Weller Elementary7.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Midnight Sun Elementary SchoolHow large is Midnight Sun Elementary School?
Midnight Sun Elementary School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
Is Midnight Sun Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midnight Sun Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midnight Sun Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midnight Sun Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midnight Sun Elementary School?
At Midnight Sun Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Midnight Sun Elementary School?
Midnight Sun Elementary School is overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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