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Denali Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1042 Lathrop St, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 452-2456 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Denali Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 24% 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–5Denali ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1042 Lathrop St, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten41
Grade 135
Grade 254
Grade 349
Grade 452
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
242’20
270’21
292’22
286’23
300’24

Up 24% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Two or more races 23%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Denali 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.