Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000651
North Pole Elementary
250 Snowman Ln, North Pole, AK 99705 · (907) 488-2286 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
108 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.7%
AK avg 36.1% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
AK avg 34.6% . -15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 30.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Where North Pole Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #90 of 134 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #138 of 150 | #17 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #130 of 150 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #68 of 169 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #97 of 125 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #67 of 125 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.9% | #13 of 115 | #1 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
-175 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.4:1
% White
60%
was 69%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 312 | 17.5 | 17.8:1 | 35% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 21.1 | 16.1:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 17.7 | 19.6:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 36% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Pole Elementary.
About North Pole Elementary
Among the schools in North Pole, Alaska, is North Pole Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 312 students, in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 34 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District totals 12,214 students.
A majority of students at North Pole Elementary, 60%, are White. The remaining shares are 17% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 8% Native American, and 3% Asian. Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at North Pole Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.8:1. Among elementary schools in Alaska, the typical ratio is 15.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. That is close to the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Pole Elementary, the prediction is 41.4% and the result is 32.8%.
Census estimates describe Fairbanks North Star Borough this way: 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. Federal data list 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough, with a combined enrollment of about 23,777.
The closest public school to North Pole Elementary is North Pole Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The school's 32.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, North Pole Elementary is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 487 to 312. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 69% to 60%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.4:1 to 17.8:1.
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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
- Midnight Sun Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Discovery Peak Charter SchoolElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- North Pole Middle School0.4 mi · 631
- North Pole High School0.7 mi · 695
- Discovery Peak Charter School0.8 mi · 193
- Midnight Sun Elementary School4.1 mi · 322
- Ticasuk Brown Elementary7.4 mi · 351
- Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School9.7 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About North Pole ElementaryHow large is North Pole Elementary?
North Pole Elementary enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-05.
Is North Pole Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Pole Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Pole Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Pole Elementary is approximately 17.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Pole Elementary?
Student demographics at North Pole Elementary are roughly 60% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is North Pole Elementary public or private?
North Pole Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
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