Summary
Anne Wien Elementary in Fairbanks, AK, serves 360 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which ranks 14th out of 23 Alaska districts. About 46.7% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school provides a student-teacher ratio of roughly 18-to-1. In the 2025–2026 school year, Anne Wien Elementary earned 2 stars and ranked 117th out of 166 Alaska elementary schools.
The school is on a clear upward trajectory. In 2018–2019, it sat in the bottom 10% of Alaska elementary schools, but by 2025–2026, it had climbed to the 30th percentile statewide. Between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026, math proficiency jumped from 18.71% to 32.74%, science from 32.00% to 43.94%, and English language arts from 22.81% to 31.55%. Science is the strongest subject: its 43.94% proficiency tops the Alaska state average and is right in line with nearby Barnette Magnet School, a school with stronger overall test scores. However, Woodriver Elementary, just a few miles away with similar enrollment, outperforms Anne Wien substantially in every subject despite spending about $3,300 less per student.
Against its closest neighbors, Anne Wien compares favorably: it outpaces Denali Elementary and Hunter Elementary in reading, math, and science by wide margins. Inside the school, female students currently outperform male students by a significant margin in state rankings, and proficiency tends to rise from 3rd through 5th grade. At roughly $19,719 per student, Anne Wien's spending is among the highest of nearby elementary schools, yet outcomes remain mixed enough to suggest that resources alone aren't the whole story. For local parents, the picture is one of genuine momentum, a clear science strength, and room to grow in literacy and math.
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