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Ladd Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

601 F St, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 451-1700 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
383
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Ladd Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 31.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fairbanks kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Ladd ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

601 F St, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten56
Grade 155
Grade 246
Grade 357
Grade 456
Grade 559
Grade 624
Grade 710
Grade 89
Enrollment over time
291’20
380’21
437’22
392’23
383’24

Up 31.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 15%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ladd Elementary from Fairbanks 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
Pearl Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairbanks
A
388 students17:1
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; Fairbanks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.