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Alternative Learning Systems

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Alternative Education School

397 Hamilton Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 452-2000 · Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
184
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Alternative Learning Systems

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 22% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

397 Hamilton Avenue, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Grade 31
Grade 41
Grade 51
Grade 63
Grade 75
Grade 83
Grade 99
Grade 1022
Grade 1153
Grade 1280
Enrollment over time
236’20
192’21
188’22
193’23
184’24

Down 22% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Two or more races 21%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Asian 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 Alternative Learning Systems 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.