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Arctic Light Elementary

Q: Is Arctic Light Elementary a good school?

Arctic Light Elementary ranks 110 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Arctic Light Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Arctic Light Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Arctic Light Elementary?

Students at Arctic Light Elementary are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Arctic Light Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arctic Light Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tanana Middle School High : Lathrop High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Arctic Light Elementary is a public elementary school located on the Fort Wainwright military base in Alaska, serving 431 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which is ranked 15 out of 24 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Arctic Light Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels, the school faces unique challenges. For example, a significant portion of the student population is from military-connected families, and these students tend to rank in the bottom 10% of Alaska elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the lower performance. Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Ticasuk Brown Elementary, University Park Elementary, and Weller Elementary, tend to outperform Arctic Light Elementary in both student achievement and school rankings.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes. Arctic Light Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the years, and its SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5, with a 2-star rating in the most recent school year. These challenges suggest that targeted interventions and additional resources may be needed to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Arctic Light Elementary.

361

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,964

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4167 Neely Rd
Fort Wainwright, AK 99703-1110

(907) 356-2038

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Students who attend Arctic Light Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tanana Middle School
High:	Lathrop High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

28.3%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2017 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

110^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	119 of 176	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	120 of 171	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	119 of 173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	71 of 185	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	128 of 186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	149 of 180	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	164 of 246	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.9	84 of 218	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	123 of 223	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.2	106 of 227	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	82 of 223	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	84 of 229	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	93 of 219	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	78 of 212	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.7	78 of 218	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.0	47 of 213	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	76 of 154	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	93 of 142	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	102 of 152	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	104 of 141	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	63 of 159	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.7	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.6	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	60 of 125	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	80 of 122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	39 of 104	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	31 of 147	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	123 of 149	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	122 of 150	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	109 of 148	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	77 of 148	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	91 of 142	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	69 of 159	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	139 of 139	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	114 of 137	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	82 of 147	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)94th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2019)69th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2019)50th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%+5 vs state

English Language Arts33%~ state avg

Science28%-10 vs state

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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
Arctic Light Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4167 Neely Rd	Fort Wainwright	99703	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 356-2038	361	20	18.0	43.8%	145 (40.2%)	45 (12.5%)	102 (28.3%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.2%)	29 (8.0%)	38.9	110^th of 175 public elementary schools	37.1%		29.3	129^th of 173 public elementary schools	25.4%	19	36.6	25.5	41.0				33.3	41.5	25.0	51.3				37.5	28.2		28.2	$17,964	$1,966	$15,997
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
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
Ladd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	601 F St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 451-1700	383	20	19.1	34.2%	202 (52.7%)	32 (8.4%)	58 (15.1%)	10 (2.6%)	16 (4.2%)	9 (2.3%)	56 (14.6%)	61.5	65^th of 175 public elementary schools	62.9%		41.5	106^th of 173 public elementary schools	38.7%	41	28.3	56.9	46.6	52.2	55.6	62.5	45.5	35.0	52.9	56.9	30.4	66.7		47.9	57.9		60.0	$15,293	$921	$14,372
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
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
Ticasuk Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	785 Lakloey Dr	Fairbanks	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3200	351	21	16.7	40.2%	194 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	71 (20.2%)	20.1	145^th of 175 public elementary schools	17.1%		32.8	119^th of 173 public elementary schools	31.2%	26	19.7	34.9	21.3				24.2	26.2	32.6	16.4				24.2	27.9		27.9	$17,312	$1,399	$15,912
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arctic Light Elementary

What district is Arctic Light Elementary in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

How many students attend Arctic Light Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Arctic Light Elementary.

Is Arctic Light Elementary a good school?

Arctic Light Elementary ranks 110^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arctic Light Elementary?

Students at Arctic Light Elementary are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Arctic Light Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arctic Light Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanana Middle School
High : Lathrop High School

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