Enrollment
67
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000279
Two Rivers School
400 Two Rivers Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 488-6616 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Alaska public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.9:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
32 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 | 3 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 4% |
Student demographics
51%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
41.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
AK avg 34.6% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 44.2% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Two Rivers School
Two Rivers School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers School this school | 67 | 47.8% | 45.0% |
| Fireweed Academy Homer | 104 | 42.3% | 56.7% |
| Sterling Elementary Sterling | 114 | 38.6% | 37.6% |
| McNeil Canyon Elementary Homer | 144 | 47.2% | 56.0% |
| Haines Elementary Haines | 153 | 55.6% | 46.7% |
| Talkeetna Elementary Talkeetna | 121 | 62.8% | 42.3% |
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 Two Rivers School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #158 of 169 | #19 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
67
+26 (+63%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 67 | 4.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 6.4 | 9.6:1 | 61% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | 46% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 41 | 5 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 6.7 | 12.9:1 | 34% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 6 | 16.5:1 | 40% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 38% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | 19% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 6 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Two Rivers School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (87 to 67); teachers down 33% (6.7 to 4.5).
About Two Rivers School
Two Rivers School is the name of a small elementary school in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school's 67 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alaska, which is about 277.
Federal data list 34 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, with 12,214 students enrolled.
At 66%, White students outnumber all other groups at Two Rivers School combined. The remaining students are 24% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 69% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Two Rivers School comes in at 51%.
The school reports 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average ratio is about 15.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 15 points.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Two Rivers School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Two Rivers School are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.0% actual, 36.9% predicted).
Census estimates describe Fairbanks North Star Borough this way: median household income is about $88,267, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Fairbanks North Star Borough number 39 and enroll about 23,777.
The school nearest to Two Rivers School is Midnight Sun Elementary School, at a distance of about 12.1 miles. By average proficiency, Two Rivers School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Two Rivers School had 41 students in 2020-21 and 67 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.2:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Fairbanks
- Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)Combined · 7,876 students
- Raven SchoolCombined · 3,687 students
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 788 students
- Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Combined · 784 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Other Two Rivers schools
One other US public school is named Two Rivers. Two Rivers School is the largest of the 2.
- Two Rivers SchoolSnoqualmie, WA · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Midnight Sun Elementary School12.1 mi · 322
- Discovery Peak Charter School12.1 mi · 193
- North Pole Elementary12.6 mi · 312
- North Pole Middle School12.7 mi · 631
- North Pole High School13.3 mi · 695
- Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School14.0 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Two Rivers SchoolHow many students attend Two Rivers School?
Two Rivers School enrolls approximately 67 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Two Rivers School serve?
Two Rivers School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Two Rivers School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Two Rivers School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Two Rivers School?
At Two Rivers School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 24% Two or more.
Is Two Rivers School public or private?
Two Rivers School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.