Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000045
University Park Elementary
554 Loftus Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709 · (907) 479-6963 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Alaska public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
130 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
69%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% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
AK avg 34.6% . +11.4pp 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 30 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 18.4% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 University Park Elementary
University Park Elementary's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Park Elementary this school | 361 | 36.0% | 31.7% |
| North Pole Elementary North Pole | 312 | 34.6% | 32.8% |
| Woodriver Elementary Fairbanks | 342 | 32.7% | 54.5% |
| Ticasuk Brown Elementary Fairbanks | 351 | 40.2% | 29.9% |
| Weller Elementary Fairbanks | 413 | 31.7% | 43.3% |
| Turnagain Elementary Anchorage | 247 | 36.8% | 46.0% |
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 University Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #94 of 134 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #103 of 150 ▲ 25 | #13 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #96 of 150 ▲ 17 | #12 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #39 of 169 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #89 of 125 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #46 of 125 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #94 of 142 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #45 of 115 | #5 of 13 |
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
361
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 36% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 20.8 | 17.1:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 38% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 20% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (475 to 361); teachers down 22% (27 to 21).
About University Park Elementary
University Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Fairbanks, Alaska. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 361 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average about 277 students each.
University Park Elementary sits within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which has 34 schools and 12,214 students.
Enrollment at University Park Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 22% multiracial, 16% Native American, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Fairbanks North Star Borough's population at about 69%. University Park Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.2:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 36% of enrollment. That is close to the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
allk12 grades University Park Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, University Park Elementary would be expected to post about 41.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%.
Across Fairbanks North Star Borough, median household income is about $88,267, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. University Park Elementary is among the 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
The shortest distance from University Park Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Effie Kokrine Charter School. The five-mile area around University Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. University Park Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 330 to 361. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 University Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named University Park Elementary. University Park Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- University Park ElementaryHyattsville, MD · 538 students
- UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMELBOURNE, FL · 529 students
- University Park ElementaryIrvine, CA · 509 students
- University Park ElementarySalinas, CA · 488 students
- University Park Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Effie Kokrine Charter School0.2 mi · 139
- West Valley High School0.7 mi · 782
- Woodriver Elementary0.8 mi · 342
- Raven School0.9 mi · 3,687
- Hutchison High School1.0 mi · 356
- North Star College1.1 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About University Park ElementaryHow many students attend University Park Elementary?
University Park Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Park Elementary serve?
University Park Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Park Elementary is approximately 17.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Park Elementary?
At University Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Is University Park Elementary public or private?
University Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
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