North Pole Middle School

North Pole Middle School is a middle-grades school located in North Pole, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It enrolls 631 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 58% bigger than the average of about 399 students for middle schools in Alaska.

Within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, North Pole Middle School is one of 34 schools. The district enrolls 12,214 students.

The share of White students at North Pole Middle School is 65%, a majority. After that, the student body is 16% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at North Pole Middle School are from different groups.

There are 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Pole Middle School, giving a ratio of 17.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Alaska. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Pole Middle School would score about 41.7%. It scores 35.2%, 6.5 points below that figure.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fairbanks North Star Borough show that the median household earns about $88,267 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Fairbanks North Star Borough, 39 public schools serve about 23,777 students.

North Pole Elementary is about 0.4 miles from North Pole Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. North Pole Middle School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The federal government classifies North Pole Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.

Since 2017-18, enrollment has grown 6%, from 594 to 631. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 69% to 65%.

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