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Arctic Light Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4167 Neely Rd, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 · (907) 356-2038 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
361
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Arctic Light Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fairbanks kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Arctic Light ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

4167 Neely Rd, Fort Wainwright

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten80
Grade 163
Grade 265
Grade 344
Grade 455
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
367’20
425’21
467’22
431’23
361’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 28%Black 12%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Arctic Light 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
Ladd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fairbanks
B+
383 students19:1
Anderson Crawford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eielson AFB
A
369 students19:1

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.