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How has North Pole High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
695
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000273
North Pole High School
601 NPHS Blvd, North Pole, AK 99705 · (907) 488-3761 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Alaska public high schools
- C+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
156 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 207 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%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
32.4%
AK avg 36.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
AK avg 34.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 18.5% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 North Pole High School
North Pole High School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole High School this school | 695 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| Chugiak High School Chugiak | 928 | 18.3% | 36.5% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks | 782 | 21.1% | 37.2% |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla | 705 | 25.0% | 40.9% |
| Colony High School Palmer | 1,046 | 31.3% | 36.2% |
| Wasilla High School Wasilla | 816 | 33.3% | 30.6% |
Matched among Alaska high 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 North Pole High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #25 of 39 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #20 of 43 ▲ 6 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #24 of 44 ▲ 12 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #15 of 72 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #29 of 38 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #23 of 38 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #36 of 45 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #26 of 28 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
695
+189 (+37%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 695 | 34.8 | 20.0:1 | 22% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 30.3 | 19.2:1 | 32% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 29.9 | 20.6:1 | 29% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 38.2 | 18.5:1 | 23% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 17% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 980 | 56 | 17.5:1 | 12% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 865 | 47 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Pole High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (708 to 695); teachers down 9% (38.2 to 34.8).
About North Pole High School
North Pole High School, located in North Pole, Alaska, is a large high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 695 students. By comparison, high schools in Alaska enroll about 373 students on average.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is the local district for North Pole High School. It runs 34 schools with 12,214 students.
Federal enrollment data show North Pole High School is 65% White. The remaining shares are 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 3% Asian. In Fairbanks North Star Borough overall, the White share is about 69%. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at North Pole High School are from different groups.
North Pole High School has 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. Across high schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough, the school's rate is lower.
North Pole High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Alaska public high schools.
North Pole High School scores 19.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 26.6% actual versus 45.7% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alaska schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Fairbanks North Star Borough. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,267 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. North Pole High School shares Fairbanks North Star Borough with 38 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, North Pole Elementary is about 0.7 miles from North Pole High School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, North Pole High School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around North Pole High School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 37% across 4 years, from 506 in 2020-21 to 695 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.1:1 to 20.0:1.
This page is set up for the North Pole High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Ryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
Other schools in North Pole
- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Midnight Sun Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- North Pole ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Discovery Peak Charter SchoolElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- North Pole Elementary0.7 mi · 312
- North Pole Middle School0.8 mi · 631
- Discovery Peak Charter School1.3 mi · 193
- Midnight Sun Elementary School4.2 mi · 322
- Ticasuk Brown Elementary7.2 mi · 351
- Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School10.0 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About North Pole High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Pole High School?
North Pole High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Pole High School serve?
North Pole High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Pole High School have?
North Pole High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Pole High School?
At North Pole High School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is North Pole High School in?
North Pole High School is part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.