South Van Horn’s public schools
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Van Horn. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Alaska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
South Van Horn’s schools, in brief
School by school
16 of South Van Horn’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Anderson Crawford Elementary places highest (better than 89%); Two Rivers School lowest (30%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
16 elementary schools serve South Van Horn, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and three high schools: Lathrop High School, West Valley High School and North Pole High School. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Van Horn, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in South Van Horn · 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 South Van Horn · 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
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairbanks North Star Borough School 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
South Van Horn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share South Van Horn’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| South Van Horn | — | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| Fairbanks | B | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Every school in South Van Horn
24 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 South Van Horn’s schools
Are South Van Horn’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for South Van Horn. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Van Horn. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 16 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is South Van Horn in?
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Where do South Van Horn kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Lathrop High School, West Valley High School and North Pole High School.
Parents talk
What South Van Horn families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near South Van Horn → 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). Stars are from neighbors.