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Hunter Elementary

Q: Is Hunter Elementary a good school?

Hunter Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hunter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Hunter Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hunter Elementary?

Students at Hunter Elementary are 27% White, 27% American Indian, 20% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hunter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ryan Middle School High : Lathrop High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Hunter Elementary is a pre-K–5 school in Fairbanks, AK, serving 332 students within the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. In the state's most recent ranking, Hunter Elementary places 146th of 166 Alaska elementary schools, landing in the 12th percentile with a 1-star rating — a slight improvement over the previous three years when it sat in the 6th percentile. The school also stands out locally for its poverty rate: 65.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest among the 11 nearby schools compared here.

Academically, Hunter trails every other school in its cluster. Only 22.1% of students are proficient in English language arts, 16.4% in math, and 26.3% in science — with math proficiency running about half the district and state averages of roughly 33% and 32%. Just 0.4 miles away, Barnette Magnet School shows how stark the contrast can be, posting 49.4% ELA proficiency and 50.0% math proficiency with a much lower poverty rate. Denali Elementary and Boreal Sun Charter School, both less than a mile from Hunter, also outscore it in all three subjects. All student groups at Hunter rank in the bottom decile statewide, indicating the challenge is broad across the school rather than limited to one population.

The picture is not entirely discouraging. ELA proficiency has risen from 15.7% in 2022-23 to 22.1% in 2025-26, while math has climbed from 9.8% to 16.4% over the same period — progress, but from a very low base. Spending levels don't explain the outcomes: at $18,781 per student, Hunter outspends several much higher-performing nearby schools, such as Watershed Charter School and Woodriver Elementary. This suggests dollars alone won't close the gap; the district may need more targeted strategies in early literacy and math instruction. Further, cross-sectional data hint that Hunter's gap with district averages widens by 5th grade, meaning challenges appear to accumulate as students move through the school.

332

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,781

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1630 Gillam Way
Fairbanks, AK 99701-6048

(907) 456-5775

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ryan Middle School
High:	Lathrop High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

26.5%

American Indian:

26.5%

Two or more races:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (20% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Alaska average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

146^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 16% (2017) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	165 of 175	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	166 of 176	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	165 of 186	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	152 of 180	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	184 of 246	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.4	134 of 218	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	139 of 227	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	147 of 223	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	126 of 229	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	132 of 226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.2	150 of 219	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.4	103 of 212	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.0	140 of 218	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.8	119 of 213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	131 of 140	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	149 of 152	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	132 of 143	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	151 of 159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	116 of 122	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	112 of 119	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	85 of 104	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	142 of 147	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	123 of 150	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	133 of 148	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	127 of 148	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	148 of 159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	128 of 139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	78 of 133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	145 of 147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Military Connected (2022)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-11 vs state

English Language Arts22%-11 vs state

Mathematics16%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 14, 2016

this school is so great they work real close with the parents and students and if you are ever in a bind they do there best to make sure your kids still get to school no matter what they went as far as paying for a cab even for us thank you so very much my kids and I are very pleased and happy with it my kids love their teachers as well so that is a plus Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Hunter Elementary

What district is Hunter Elementary in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Elementary?

Students at Hunter Elementary are 27% White, 27% American Indian, 20% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Is Hunter Elementary a good school?

Hunter Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

How many students attend Hunter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Hunter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hunter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ryan Middle School
High : Lathrop High School

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