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Fred Ipalook Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2070 Ahkovak St, Utqiagvik, AK 99723 · (907) 852-9550 · Part of North Slope Borough School District

Utqiaġvik’s School Grade C better than 25% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
494
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fred Ipalook Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Utqiaġvik kids: Eben Hopson Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Fred Ipalook ElementaryYou are here
6–8Eben Hopson Middle Schoolin Utqiagvik

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

2070 Ahkovak St, Utqiagvik

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K88
Kindergarten71
Grade 153
Grade 273
Grade 365
Grade 470
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
590’20
549’21
539’22
529’23
494’24

Down 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 62%Two or more races 22%Asian 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6%White 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fred Ipalook Elementary from Utqiaġvik families.

Other schools in North Slope Borough School District

The district →
Tikigaq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Point Hope
D
230 students11:1
Nuiqsut Trapper School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Nuiqsut
D−
143 students9:1
Alak School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wainwright
D−
138 students8:1
Nunamiut School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anaktuvuk Pass
D
112 students10:1
Meade River School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Atqasuk
C−
86 students9:1
Kali School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Point Lay
D
75 students7:1

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; Utqiaġvik’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.