Enrollment
59
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000276
Salcha Elementary
8530 Richardson Hwy, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 488-3267 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL59 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Alaska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 17% |
Student demographics
46%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
37.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
AK avg 34.6% . +21.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Salcha Elementary
Salcha Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salcha Elementary this school | 59 | 49.2% | 43.9% |
| Fireweed Academy Homer | 104 | 42.3% | 56.7% |
| Two Rivers School Fairbanks | 67 | 47.8% | 45.0% |
| Sterling Elementary Sterling | 114 | 38.6% | 37.6% |
| Talkeetna Elementary Talkeetna | 121 | 62.8% | 42.3% |
| Chapman School Anchor Point | 168 | 51.2% | 48.3% |
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 Salcha Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 59 | #160 of 169 | #20 of 20 |
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
59
+12 (+26%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 59 | 3 | 19.7:1 | 49% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 73 | 4.4 | 16.7:1 | 36% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 42% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 47 | 4 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 6 | 11.9:1 | 46% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 7 | 12.6:1 | 43% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 5 | 15.2:1 | 22% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salcha Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (72 to 59); teachers down 50% (6 to 3).
About Salcha Elementary
Salcha Elementary is a very small elementary school in Fairbanks, Alaska. It enrolls 59 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 79% below the average of about 277 students for elementary schools in Alaska.
Salcha Elementary is one of the 34 schools that make up Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (12,214 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at Salcha Elementary is White: 71%. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic and 12% multiracial. In Fairbanks North Star Borough overall, the White share is about 69%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Its ratio of 19.7:1 is based on 3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1, 4.3 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough average 33%.
Among Alaska public elementary schools, Salcha Elementary outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Salcha Elementary is 7.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.9% actual, 36.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alaska.
The county, Fairbanks North Star Borough, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $88,267 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Fairbanks North Star Borough has 39 public schools with about 23,777 students, including Salcha Elementary.
Anderson Crawford Elementary is about 13.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Ranked by average proficiency, Salcha Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 12 students, from 47 to 59. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.8:1 to 19.7:1.
The Salcha Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
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- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Crawford Elementary13.4 mi · 369
- Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School13.6 mi · 357
- North Pole Middle School21.2 mi · 631
- North Pole High School21.6 mi · 695
- North Pole Elementary21.6 mi · 312
- Discovery Peak Charter School22.3 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Salcha ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Salcha Elementary?
Salcha Elementary enrolls approximately 59 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Salcha Elementary serve?
Salcha Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salcha Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salcha Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (3 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Salcha Elementary?
Salcha Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Salcha Elementary?
Salcha Elementary is overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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