Oddfellows House · Photo: Durkeeco · CC BY-SA 3.0Farmers Loop’s public schools outscore 56% of Alaska districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Farmers Loop, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.
From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Farmers Loop’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 73 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Farmers Loop’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 24% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide; 76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,337 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then seven middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Farmers Loop’s grade
B: better than 56% of Alaska school districts, #29 of 41 Alaska towns. Test scores are above the Alaska average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Farmers Loop, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Farmers Loop · depends on your address
Lathrop High School
Grades 9–12 · 788 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fairbanks
West Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 782 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Fairbanks
North Pole High School
Grades 9–12 · 695 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in North Pole
10th grade in Farmers Loop · depends on your address
Lathrop High School
Grades 9–12 · 788 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fairbanks
West Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 782 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Fairbanks
North Pole High School
Grades 9–12 · 695 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in North Pole
Farmers Loop’s public schools are run by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which also serves Fairbanks and North Pole. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Farmers Loop vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Farmers Loop’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Farmers Loop | B | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Every school in Farmers Loop
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Farmers Loop’s schools
Are Farmers Loop’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Alaska: the public schools Farmers Loop children attend outscore 56% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #29 of 41 Alaska towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Farmers Loop in?
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,857 students in 33 schools (2024–25).
Where do Farmers Loop kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lathrop High School, West Valley High School and North Pole High School.
What is Farmers Loop’s graduation rate?
76% of the class of 2023 in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Alaska.
How much does Farmers Loop spend per student?
$18,337 in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Farmers Loop families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Farmers Loop → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.