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Boreal Sun Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2404 S Barnette St, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · (907) 456-5444

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

Directions
Students
201
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Boreal Sun Charter School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts52%
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

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2404 S Barnette St, Fairbanks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten20
Grade 124
Grade 224
Grade 324
Grade 419
Grade 525
Grade 623
Grade 720
Grade 822
Enrollment over time
191’20
203’21
197’22
189’23
201’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Boreal Sun Charter School from Fairbanks families.

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.