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North Pole High School

Q: Is North Pole High School a good school?

North Pole High School ranks 44 th of 62 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend North Pole High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended North Pole High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Pole High School?

Students at North Pole High School are 65% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into North Pole High School?

North Pole High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : North Pole Elementary Elementary : Ticasuk Brown Elementary Middle : North Pole Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 62 Alaska High Schools

Better than 29% of Alaska high schools

Summary

North Pole High School is a public high school in North Pole, Alaska, serving approximately 695 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The school currently ranks in the lower-middle range of Alaska high schools for 2025–2026, placing it behind West Valley High School, Hutchison High School, and Lathrop High School in overall performance, though its profile is decidedly mixed: students graduate at a healthy rate, but academic proficiency in core subjects lags district and state averages.

North Pole's clearest strength is its graduation rate. In 2024–2025, 86.1% of students graduated, comfortably above the district's 81.2% and higher than both Lathrop High School's 78.2% and Effie Kokrine Charter School's 71.4%; only West Valley High School graduates a larger share of its students. Science is another bright spot, with 39.33% of students proficient in 2025–2026—above the state average of 37.81%—and science scores have improved steadily in recent years. The school also achieves notably strong results for certain student groups, including Hispanic, Native American, and military-connected students, whose outcomes compare favorably with their same-group peers statewide.

The biggest concern for parents is mathematics. Just 14.19% of North Pole students scored proficient in math in 2025–2026, compared with 33.03% districtwide and 32.20% statewide. That is the lowest math proficiency among the district's comprehensive high schools, and the rate has fallen sharply from roughly 31% just three years earlier. English language arts proficiency (27.89%) also trails district and state averages, though less dramatically. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9—the highest among nearby high schools—students may have access to fewer individualized supports. Overall, North Pole offers solid graduation outcomes and areas of genuine strength, but its declining math performance is an issue parents will want to watch closely.

695

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,570

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 NPHS Blvd
North Pole, AK 99705-7862

(907) 488-3761

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Two or more races:

15.5%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (27% vs 33% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

44^th of 62

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2017

From bottom 17% (2017) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High 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	31.9	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	52 of 63	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	37 of 61	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	60 of 77	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	58 of 74	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.4	62 of 135	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.4	49 of 139	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	47 of 148	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.8	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	47 of 142	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	51 of 140	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	53 of 151	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	39 of 151	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	23 of 139	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	32 of 135	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.2	51 of 116	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.0	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	41 of 54	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2019	15.7	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.0	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	8.5	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	35.8	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.0	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	86.8	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	50.9	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)83rd percentile+66 vs school

Military Connected (2025)69th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2019)50th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts28%-5 vs state

Mathematics14%-18 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 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Pole High School	Public	9-12	601 NPHS Blvd	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3761	695	35	19.9	22.4%	452 (65.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64 (9.2%)	18 (2.6%)	39 (5.6%)	8 (1.2%)	108 (15.5%)	31.9	44^th of 62 public high schools	29.0%		40	37^th of 60 public high schools	38.3%	7			27.9	27.9			14.2	14.2		39.3	39.3	$18,570	$1,051	$17,518
Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	901 Airport Way	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 456-7794	788	46	17.2	32.2%	351 (44.5%)	55 (7.0%)	103 (13.1%)	35 (4.4%)	60 (7.6%)	34 (4.3%)	150 (19.0%)	34.9	40^th of 62 public high schools	35.5%		38.8	40^th of 60 public high schools	33.3%				26.9	26.9			19.0	19.0		39.3	39.3	$18,189	$1,074	$17,115
Golden Heart Academy	Public	5-12	1502 Wilbur St	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 456-1536	13	2	5.4		1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)								(n/a)												$40,541	$6,445	$34,096
Hutchison High School	Public	9-12	3750 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-2261	356	21	16.7	25.0%	245 (68.8%)	10 (2.8%)	23 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.9%)	50.1	32^nd of 62 public high schools	48.4%		54.9	27^th of 60 public high schools	55.0%	5			36.8	36.8			20.0	20.0		45.5	45.5	$20,230	$916	$19,313
North Star College	Public	11-12	1790 Tanana Loop Bunnell Bld.	Fairbanks	99775	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 452-2000	197	0	172.0		136 (69.0%)	3 (1.5%)	22 (11.2%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.7%)								(n/a)
West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	782	41	19.0	21.1%	455 (58.2%)	12 (1.5%)	78 (10.0%)	20 (2.6%)	71 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	143 (18.3%)	54.3	30^th of 62 public high schools	51.6%		65.6	21^st of 60 public high schools	65.0%	9			41.2	41.2			19.2	19.2		45.7	45.7	$16,636	$862	$15,773
Effie Kokrine Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	601 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 474-0958	139	8	17.5	59.7%	15 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	81 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (26.6%)	28.3	48^th of 62 public high schools	22.6%		12.3	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%	7	< 20%	< 20%	35.0	20.8	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 5%	22.2	20.8	21.4	$18,862	$1,067	$17,794

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pole High School

What is the racial makeup of North Pole High School?

Students at North Pole High School are 65% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is North Pole High School a good school?

North Pole High School ranks 44^th of 62 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Pole High School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

What schools feed into North Pole High School?

North Pole High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Pole Elementary
Elementary : Ticasuk Brown Elementary
Middle : North Pole Middle School

How many students attend North Pole High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended North Pole High School.

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesDec 12, 2025

2018–19 through 2023–24 graduation ratesSep 19, 2025

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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