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Barnette Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1000 Barnette St, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 456-6072 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
417
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Barnette Magnet School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.5% 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–8Barnette Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

1000 Barnette St, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 146
Grade 246
Grade 350
Grade 450
Grade 546
Grade 645
Grade 746
Grade 844
Enrollment over time
349’20
414’21
426’22
423’23
417’24

Up 19.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Two or more races 21%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barnette Magnet School 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
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
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.