Randy Smith Middle School

Randy Smith Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Fairbanks, Alaska. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 413 students.

Randy Smith Middle School is part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, where 34 schools serve 12,214 students.

More than half of enrollment at Randy Smith Middle School is White: 59%. The remaining shares are 18% multiracial, 11% Native American, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.

Teacher count: 24.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.6:1. Across middle schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Roughly 29% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Randy Smith Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Alaska public middle schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Randy Smith Middle School is 43.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.9%.

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, home to about 95,460 people, the median household earns about $88,267 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough number 39, with about 23,777 students.

Measured in a straight line, Anne Wien Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Randy Smith Middle School. The five-mile area around Randy Smith Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.3% proficiency; Randy Smith Middle School posts 41.9%.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.

Reported enrollment: 243 (2020-21) and 413 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.

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