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Chinook Montessori Charter School

Q: Is Chinook Montessori Charter School a good school?

Chinook Montessori Charter School ranks 23 rd of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chinook Montessori Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Chinook Montessori Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chinook Montessori Charter School?

Students at Chinook Montessori Charter School are 74% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Chinook Montessori Charter School is a public K–8 charter school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving 158 students as part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, and it has become one of the strongest schools in the area, ranking 23rd out of 166 Alaska elementary/middle schools (86th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — a dramatic jump from 76th place the year before. Its students comfortably outperform district and state averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science, and among nearby schools only Watershed Charter School (11th) ranks higher, with Barnette Magnet School not far behind at 29th.

Chinook's strongest results come in the earlier grades: 6th-grade ELA proficiency is an exceptional 82.35%, and 5th-grade math sits at 68.75%, both far above district and state averages. The school's all-grade proficiency rates — 50% in ELA, 46% in math, and 56% in science — are well above most surrounding traditional public schools. Female students are a particular standout, ranking 21st of 140 statewide (85th percentile). However, 7th grade is a notable weak spot: only 22.73% of 7th graders are proficient in both ELA and math, below district and state averages and far behind Watershed and Barnette. Given the school's small size, this may reflect a single challenging cohort rather than a broad pattern, but it is clearly the area to watch.

Chinook serves a very economically advantaged population, with just 1.94% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2022–2023, compared with 33% or more at many nearby elementary schools. Its per-student spending of about $15,967 is not unusually high, and its 17.5:1 student-teacher ratio is typical. Notably, the three nearby charter schools produce very different results: Watershed ranks 11th, Chinook 23rd, and Boreal Sun Charter School just 108th, suggesting that school model and student composition matter as much as district governance. The recent ranking jump is encouraging but should be watched, since small cohorts can cause large year-to-year swings.

158

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,967

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3002 International St
Fairbanks, AK 99701

(907) 452-5020

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (49% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

23^rd of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 22 pts since 2017

From top 36% (2017) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

45^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 38 pts since 2017

From top 12% (2017) to top 50% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alaska Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 16Elementary Schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

14^th of 23Fairbanks 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
2026	81.2	23 of 166	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	76 of 175	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	67 of 176	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	75 of 171	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	69 of 173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	60 of 185	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	42 of 186	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	60.7	64 of 180	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.3	87 of 246	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.3	27 of 223	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	109 of 219	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.4	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	21 of 140	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	44.2	88 of 154	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	43 of 142	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	65 of 152	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	54 of 159	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	39 of 145	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	34 of 149	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	59 of 150	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	28 of 148	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	22 of 148	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	40 of 142	71.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	92 of 139	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	94 of 133	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	85 of 127	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	58 of 147	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	20 of 94	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	14 of 91	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	16 of 92	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	23 of 95	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	10 of 84	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	16 of 99	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	11 of 88	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	86.9	13 of 151	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	18 of 136	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	8 of 133	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	5 of 132	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	7 of 128	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	8 of 132	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	79.4	23 of 138	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	9 of 72	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	16 of 69	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	12 of 66	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.3	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	14 of 72	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	20 of 62	67.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	31 of 73	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	74.4	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	13 of 69	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	64.4	23 of 72	68.1%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+18 vs state

English Language Arts50%+17 vs state

Mathematics46%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)							STAR Mathematics (2026)							ASA Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	81.2	23^rd of 166 public elementary schools	86.1%		57.3	76^th of 175 public elementary schools	56.6%	53	62.5	53.3	43.8	82.4	22.7	45.0	50.0	50.0	60.0	68.8	47.1	22.7	40.0	46.2	68.8	45.0	55.6	$15,967	$693	$15,273
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%)	38.2	108^th of 166 public elementary schools	34.9%		35.7	117^th of 175 public elementary schools	33.1%	9	35.0	33.3	< 20%	43.5	42.9	66.7	38.1	40.0	25.0	15.8	47.8	35.7	66.7	38.1	31.6	72.2	51.4	$15,937	$693	$15,244
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%)	12.5	146^th of 166 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.8	165^th of 175 public elementary schools	5.7%	19	20.8	22.2	23.7				22.1	16.7	13.0	21.1				16.4	26.3		26.3	$18,781	$2,560	$16,220
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%)	28.3	126^th of 166 public elementary schools	24.1%		33.6	118^th of 175 public elementary schools	32.6%	8	27.3	22.2	41.8				30.5	34.6	22.2	29.1				28.7	36.4		36.4	$19,887	$2,013	$17,873
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%)	77.7	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%		75.4	35^th of 175 public elementary schools	80.0%	6	55.1	46.0	56.5	56.8	47.2	34.2	49.4	65.3	48.0	67.4	46.0	48.6	19.5	50.0	57.8	27.5	43.5	$15,672	$926	$14,745
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%)	48.6	92^nd of 166 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.9	110^th of 175 public elementary schools	37.1%	18	28.6	54.8	50.0				43.5	12.3	38.1	50.0				32.9	48.2		48.2	$17,964	$1,966	$15,997
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%)	33.5	117^th of 166 public elementary schools	29.5%		33.3	119^th of 175 public elementary schools	32.0%	2	25.5	30.8	36.9				31.6	31.4	30.8	35.4				32.7	43.9		43.9	$19,719	$2,327	$17,392
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%)	46.6	97^th of 166 public elementary schools	41.6%		61.5	65^th of 175 public elementary schools	62.9%	32	23.5	35.4	46.7	40.0	41.2	≥ 60%	37.6	26.4	43.9	41.7	30.0	23.5	42.9	36.6	58.3	62.5	58.8	$15,293	$921	$14,372
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%)	56.9	69^th of 166 public elementary schools	58.4%		31.6	123^rd of 175 public elementary schools	29.7%	54	42.7	48.5	40.3				43.6	41.3	50.0	34.6				41.6	52.6		52.6	$17,927	$1,390	$16,537
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%)	88.9	11^th of 166 public elementary schools	93.4%		83.9	18^th of 175 public elementary schools	89.7%	7	50.0	63.6	68.2	59.1	63.6	68.2	62.1	50.0	59.1	77.3	72.7	72.7	68.2	66.7	81.8	72.7	77.3	$16,174	$693	$15,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Montessori Charter School

How many students attend Chinook Montessori Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Chinook Montessori Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Montessori Charter School?

Students at Chinook Montessori Charter School are 74% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Chinook Montessori Charter School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Is Chinook Montessori Charter School a good school?

Chinook Montessori Charter School ranks 23^rd of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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