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Tanana Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Tanana Middle School is a public middle school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving 544 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which is ranked 15th out of 24 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tanana Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 29.98% in ELA, 24.67% in Math, and 29.11% in Science, while the district and state averages were higher. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 31st out of 138 middle schools in 2013-2014 to 77th out of 94 in 2024-2025. Tanana Middle School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby North Pole Middle School and Randy Smith Middle School generally outperform Tanana Middle School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. For example, North Pole Middle School had significantly higher proficiency rates in Science (47.49% vs. 29.11%) and Mathematics (30.29% vs. 24.67%) compared to Tanana Middle School in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite Tanana Middle School's higher spending per student, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

523

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,797

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Trainor Gate Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99701-3243

(907) 452-8145

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Students who attend Tanana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lathrop High School

Feeder schools for Tanana Middle School:

Elementary:	Arctic Light Elementary
	Ladd Elementary
	Weller Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (28% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 60 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

77^th of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	77 of 94	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	65 of 91	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	62 of 96	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	56 of 88	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	74 of 151	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.0	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	41 of 136	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	40 of 135	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	30 of 133	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.3	29 of 131	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	25 of 128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.6	18 of 138	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	46 of 66	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.5	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	44 of 51	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.2	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	26 of 34	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	44 of 69	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-3 vs state

Science29%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-8 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, February 6, 2021

I went to this school for my 7th grade, and overall I was disgusted. This school lacked to prepare students to lead the way, every day. But although, I did like the small atmosphere for I thought it was easy to know everyone plus finding my way around was also pretty easy, but as I attended this school I never felt safe for students brought and did drugs along with alcohol numerous times. I witnessed teachers repetitively search in students' lockers to find any possessive drugs or any other "inappropriate things". I also heard educators actually cussing in front of their students! This is not the kind of behavior you would expect to see from a Middle School. And according to news and previous issues, this school had to deal with students posing racial threats that brought immense tension throughout the school. This staff really needs to focus on helping students' health, safety, and their characters in interacting with each other. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tanana Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Trainor Gate Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 452-8145	523	28	18.6	34.8%	263 (50.3%)	30 (5.7%)	72 (13.8%)	14 (2.7%)	31 (5.9%)	22 (4.2%)	91 (17.4%)	20.7	77^th of 94 public middle schools	18.1%		30.9	65^th of 91 public middle schools	28.6%	12	27.8	33.6	29.1	30.0	17.9	31.4	25.8	24.7	29.1	29.1	$17,797	$1,144	$16,653
Ryan Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cowles	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 452-4751	463	28	16.6	48.6%	163 (35.2%)	19 (4.1%)	51 (11.0%)	19 (4.1%)	61 (13.2%)	8 (1.7%)	142 (30.7%)	15.2	83^rd of 94 public middle schools	11.7%		13	81^st of 91 public middle schools	11.0%	2	28.7	26.4	21.6	25.8	24.0	24.4	15.2	21.3	28.2	28.2	$19,157	$1,342	$17,814
Randy Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Bainbridge Blvd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 458-7600	413	25	16.6	29.3%	243 (58.8%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	10 (2.4%)	44 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.2%)	46	52^nd of 94 public middle schools	44.7%		50.3	49^th of 91 public middle schools	46.2%	3	30.1	36.9	48.0	38.1	30.3	40.3	48.0	39.3	44.1	44.1	$20,887	$1,166	$19,720
North Pole Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East 8th Ave	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-2271	631	36	17.7	33.9%	407 (64.5%)	10 (1.6%)	67 (10.6%)	9 (1.4%)	29 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	104 (16.5%)	37.8	62^nd of 94 public middle schools	34.0%		28.2	67^th of 91 public middle schools	26.4%	5	38.5	33.8	42.7	38.1	28.1	30.0	33.2	30.3	47.5	47.5	$17,336	$1,020	$16,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanana Middle School

What high school do graduates of Tanana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tanana Middle School usually go on to attend Lathrop High School

How many students attend Tanana Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Tanana Middle School.

Is Tanana Middle School a good school?

Tanana Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Alaska middle schools.

What district is Tanana Middle School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Tanana Middle School?

Students at Tanana Middle School are 50% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 6% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

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