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North Pole Middle School

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North Pole Middle School ranks 62 nd of 94 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

North Pole Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Alaska. The school has 478 students and is located in North Pole, Alaska, a district that is ranked 15 out of 24 in the state and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, North Pole Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alaska middle schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates in Science (47.49%), English Language Arts (38.09%), and Mathematics (30.29%) all lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with a relative strength in Native American student achievement but struggles with other subgroups, such as White students and students of low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, the nearby Randy Smith Middle School and Tanana Middle School generally outperform North Pole Middle School in academic proficiency, despite the latter having higher spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to North Pole Middle School's academic challenges, and further investigation is needed to develop targeted strategies to improve student outcomes.

631

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,336

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East 8th Ave
North Pole, AK 99705-7847

(907) 488-2271

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Students who attend North Pole Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Pole High School

Feeder schools for North Pole Middle School:

Elementary:	Midnight Sun Elementary School
	North Pole Elementary
	Ticasuk Brown Elementary
	Two Rivers School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Two or more races:

16.5%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

62^nd of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	37.8	62 of 94	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	75 of 92	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	67 of 88	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.1	76 of 151	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.0	39 of 138	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.6	49 of 136	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.6	43 of 135	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	37 of 133	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	61.6	51 of 131	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	58 of 128	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	49 of 138	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	55 of 74	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	39 of 54	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	51 of 73	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	85.9	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)88th percentile+55 vs school

Native American (2022)81st percentile+69 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+10 vs state

English Language Arts38%+5 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

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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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pole Middle School

What is the racial makeup of North Pole Middle School?

Students at North Pole Middle School are 65% White, 16% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend North Pole Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended North Pole Middle School.

Is North Pole Middle School a good school?

North Pole Middle School ranks 62^nd of 94 Alaska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Pole Middle School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

What high school do graduates of North Pole Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Pole Middle School usually go on to attend North Pole High School

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