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University Park Elementary

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University Park Elementary ranks 123 rd of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

University Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving 371 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Despite higher spending per student compared to the district average, University Park Elementary has consistently underperformed academically. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 32.4% in English Language Arts, 29.78% in Math, and 35.85% in Science, lagging behind the district averages of 36.97%, 33.49%, and 43.52%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, dropping from 49th out of 246 schools in 2014-2015 to 123rd out of 175 schools in 2024-2025. Subgroup performance is a concern, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile for female, male, white, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, University Park Elementary's academic performance lags behind most, including Arctic Light Elementary, Hunter Elementary, Denali Elementary, and Anne Wien Elementary. The higher-performing schools in the area, such as Pearl Creek Elementary, Chinook Montessori Charter School, Barnette Magnet School, and Watershed Charter School, have significantly better test scores and statewide rankings.

361

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,927

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

554 Loftus Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3426

(907) 479-6963

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Randy Smith Middle School
High:	West Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Two or more races:

21.6%

American Indian:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2014 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

123^rd of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

15^th of 24Fairbanks North Star Borough School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	123 of 175	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	138 of 173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	113 of 176	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	97 of 171	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	111 of 173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	77 of 185	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	71 of 186	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	65 of 180	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.6	49 of 246	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	30 of 218	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	23 of 223	89.7%	★★★★★
2012	78.5	34 of 227	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	32 of 223	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	25 of 229	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	20 of 226	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	12 of 219	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	13 of 212	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	16 of 218	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	11 of 213	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	111 of 152	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	81 of 143	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	85 of 159	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	98 of 122	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	99 of 147	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	112 of 149	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	99 of 148	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	78 of 142	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	63 of 159	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	35 of 73	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	121 of 139	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	121 of 133	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	109 of 138	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	90 of 137	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	73 of 127	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	61 of 147	58.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science36%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%~ state avg

Mathematics30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)							STAR Mathematics (2025)							ASA Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	554 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-6963	361	21	17.1	36.0%	173 (47.9%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.7%)	9 (2.5%)	59 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	78 (21.6%)	31.6	123^rd of 175 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	138^th of 173 public elementary schools	20.2%	15	27.1	34.3	35.9				32.4	27.6	32.8	28.3				29.8	35.9		35.9	$17,927	$1,390	$16,537
Woodriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Palo Verde Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4211	342	19	18.0	32.7%	177 (51.8%)	10 (2.9%)	27 (7.9%)	5 (1.5%)	51 (14.9%)	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.2%)	79.5	23^rd of 175 public elementary schools	86.9%		73.1	35^th of 173 public elementary schools	79.8%	12	35.5	62.0	57.6				51.1	56.5	67.4	59.7				60.7	61.2		61.2	$16,397	$1,044	$15,353
Watershed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4975 Decathlon Ave	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 374-9350	200	10	20.4	12.5%	129 (64.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48 (24.0%)	83.9	18^th of 175 public elementary schools	89.7%		90.8	7^th of 173 public elementary schools	96.0%	11	59.1	81.8	59.1	56.5	68.2	63.6	64.7	31.8	81.8	63.6	77.3	72.7	59.1	64.4	63.6	68.2	65.9	$16,174	$693	$15,480
Denali Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1042 Lathrop St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-2456	300	18	16.6	57.7%	95 (31.7%)	16 (5.3%)	43 (14.3%)	14 (4.7%)	53 (17.7%)	9 (3.0%)	70 (23.3%)	33.6	118^th of 175 public elementary schools	32.6%		25.1	132^nd of 173 public elementary schools	23.7%	14	36.7	34.5	34.7				35.3	30.6	19.3	36.7				28.4	34.7		34.7	$19,887	$2,013	$17,873
Anne Wien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Hampstead Ave	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 451-7500	360	20	18.0	46.7%	135 (37.5%)	31 (8.6%)	38 (10.6%)	9 (2.5%)	61 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	84 (23.3%)	33.3	119^th of 175 public elementary schools	32.0%		30.8	123^rd of 173 public elementary schools	28.9%	4	27.3	31.2	34.0				31.0	31.8	29.5	38.0				32.9	40.0		40.0	$19,719	$2,327	$17,392
Pearl Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Auburn Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4234	388	23	16.8	26.3%	258 (66.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.3%)	72.2	40^th of 175 public elementary schools	77.1%		58.1	77^th of 173 public elementary schools	55.5%	37	57.9	42.4	51.6				50.3	47.4	47.0	51.6				48.7	64.1		64.1	$16,071	$898	$15,172
Chinook Montessori Charter School	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3002 International St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 452-5020	158	9	17.5		117 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.7%)	57.3	76^th of 175 public elementary schools	56.6%		62.2	65^th of 173 public elementary schools	62.4%	11	50.0	40.0	76.5	37.5	61.9	50.0	53.3	37.5	33.3	47.1	31.3	42.9	59.1	43.0	52.9	59.1	56.4	$15,967	$693	$15,273
Barnette Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1000 Barnette St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 456-6072	417	23	18.3	29.5%	254 (60.9%)	10 (2.4%)	36 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.9%)	75.4	35^th of 175 public elementary schools	80.0%		60.8	70^th of 173 public elementary schools	59.5%	35	36.7	56.3	51.1	60.0	31.1	52.3	47.8	49.0	58.3	61.4	44.4	28.9	52.3	49.1	62.2	56.8	59.6	$15,672	$926	$14,745
Hunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 Gillam Way	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 456-5775	332	19	17.4	65.1%	88 (26.5%)	20 (6.0%)	47 (14.2%)	6 (1.8%)	88 (26.5%)	15 (4.5%)	68 (20.5%)	8.8	165^th of 175 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.4	163^rd of 173 public elementary schools	5.8%	2	20.3	16.3	16.3				17.9	17.0	9.3	8.2				11.9	20.4		20.4	$18,781	$2,560	$16,220
Boreal Sun Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2404 S Barnette St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 456-5444	201	11	18.2	26.4%	127 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.9%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.4%)	35.7	117^th of 175 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.6	111^th of 173 public elementary schools	35.8%	6	32.0		25.0	31.3	50.0	63.2	34.7	20.0		45.8	43.8	61.1	57.9	38.8	45.8	57.9	51.2	$15,937	$693	$15,244

Frequently Asked Questions about University Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of University Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Randy Smith Middle School
High : West Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of University Park Elementary?

Students at University Park Elementary are 48% White, 22% Two or more races, 16% American Indian, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend University Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended University Park Elementary.

Is University Park Elementary a good school?

University Park Elementary ranks 123^rd of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is University Park Elementary in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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