Impact of COVID-19 on Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 66th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 2nd of 96 Middle schools | 64.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 21.4 | 50 | 28.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 32.6 | 20.3 | 12.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 29.1 | 18.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 44.4 | 72.7 | 28.3% |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 50.3 | 40.9 | 9.4% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 42.5 | 76.9 | 34.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 41.8 | 32 | 9.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 28.4 | 53.7 | 25.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 39.3 | 24.6 | 14.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 54.8 | 71.4 | 16.6% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 43.7 | 7.5% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 38.1 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 287 | 801 | 179.1% |
African American | 2 | 12 | 500% |
American Indian | 7 | 45 | 542.9% |
Asian | 8 | 33 | 312.5% |
Hispanic | 22 | 70 | 218.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 216 | 515 | 138.4% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 123 | 296.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 1% | 0.4% | 0.7% |