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Randy Smith Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1401 Bainbridge Blvd, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 458-7600 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Randy Smith Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 70% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fairbanks kids: Lathrop High School

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Randy Smith Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Lathrop High School788 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
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 ↗

1401 Bainbridge Blvd, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6140
Grade 7134
Grade 8139
Enrollment over time
243’20
275’21
407’22
407’23
413’24

Up 70% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Two or more races 18%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Hispanic 8%Asian 2%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Randy Smith Middle 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
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.