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Barnette Magnet School

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Barnette Magnet School ranks 35 th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Barnette Magnet School is a public elementary and middle school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving 423 students in grades PK-8. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the state of Alaska in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

Barnette Magnet School has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 40% of Alaska elementary schools in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 35th out of 175 Alaska elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as ranking 19th out of 154 Alaska elementary schools for female students and 7th out of 29 for special education students. However, the school's rankings for other subgroups, like multi-racial and migrant students, are less impressive, indicating potential areas for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools like Woodriver Elementary, Ladd Elementary, and Denali Elementary, Barnette Magnet School's academic performance is notably stronger, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests the school may be providing a more rigorous and effective educational experience, potentially due to its relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate and higher per-student spending compared to the district average.

417

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,672

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Barnette St
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4563

(907) 456-6072

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Two or more races:

20.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (50% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

35^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

34^th of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	75.4	35 of 175	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	70 of 173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	52 of 176	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	78 of 171	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	71 of 173	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	68 of 185	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	35 of 186	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	45 of 180	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	50 of 246	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	54 of 218	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	46 of 223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	39 of 227	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	18 of 223	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	77.1	45 of 229	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	36 of 226	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	55 of 219	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	49 of 212	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	47 of 218	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	52.0	127 of 213	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	19 of 154	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	53 of 142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	39 of 152	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	64 of 143	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	89 of 159	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	78.2	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	49 of 125	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	69 of 122	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	36 of 119	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	17 of 104	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	27 of 110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.2	89 of 147	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	47 of 149	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	74 of 150	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	71 of 148	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	75 of 148	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	58 of 142	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	34 of 159	78.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	24 of 62	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	53 of 68	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.3	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	27 of 73	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	32.6	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	21 of 139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	76 of 133	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	82 of 137	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	58 of 127	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	72 of 147	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	34 of 94	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	17 of 92	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	52 of 95	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.3	14 of 84	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	20 of 99	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	11 of 96	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	22 of 88	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.9	15 of 151	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.3	21 of 138	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	20 of 136	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	89.0	4 of 135	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	14 of 133	89.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.5	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	15 of 131	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	8 of 132	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	13 of 128	89.8%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	10 of 132	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	50.5	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	24 of 51	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	18 of 54	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	47.5	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	13 of 73	82.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	74.2	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	12 of 75	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	48 of 69	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)86th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-19 vs school

Migrant (2025)6th percentile-74 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)90th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+22 vs state

Mathematics49%+17 vs state

English Language Arts48%+15 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnette Magnet School

What district is Barnette Magnet School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Is Barnette Magnet School a good school?

Barnette Magnet School ranks 35^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barnette Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Barnette Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Barnette Magnet School?

Students at Barnette Magnet School are 61% White, 21% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 2% African American.

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