Weller Elementary

Located at 635 Elementary Dr, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Weller Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that works with 413 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 277.

Within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which oversees 34 schools and 12,214 students, Weller Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Weller Elementary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 10% Native American, 8% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Weller Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.5%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the area at large, Fairbanks North Star Borough reports that median household income runs about $88,267, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weller Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students).

The closest other public school is Ladd Elementary, roughly 3.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Weller Elementary.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Weller Elementary's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 468 (now 413). The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

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