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Pearl Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

700 Auburn Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709 · (907) 479-4234 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

College’s School Grade B better than 56% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
388
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pearl Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for College kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where College kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pearl Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Auburn Dr, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K8
Kindergarten55
Grade 162
Grade 263
Grade 360
Grade 472
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
329’20
401’21
411’22
394’23
388’24

Up 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Two or more races 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 6%Asian 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pearl Creek Elementary from College families.

Other schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

The district →
Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
Other · Grades PK–12 · Fairbanks
A
784 students
Barnette Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fairbanks
A−
417 students18:1
Weller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairbanks
A−
413 students20:1
Ladd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fairbanks
B+
383 students19:1
Anderson Crawford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eielson AFB
A
369 students19:1
Arctic Light Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wainwright
B−
361 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; College’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.