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Boreal Sun Charter School

Q: Is Boreal Sun Charter School a good school?

Boreal Sun Charter School ranks 108 th of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Boreal Sun Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Boreal Sun Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Boreal Sun Charter School?

Students at Boreal Sun Charter School are 63% White, 17% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Boreal Sun Charter School is a K-8 public charter school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving 201 students within the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The school performs above district and state averages in every subject — 51.35% proficient in science, 38.14% in English language arts, and 38.14% in math — yet its statewide ranking tells a different story, placing it at 108th out of 166 Alaska schools (35th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025-2026.

The most striking pattern at Boreal Sun is how dramatically results vary by grade level. The 8th grade is a true bright spot: 72.22% proficiency in science and 66.67% in both math and ELA, roughly double the state averages and nearly matching the results at Watershed Charter School, one of Alaska's top-ranked charters. In stark contrast, 5th graders posted just 15.79% math proficiency and 31.58% in science — less than half the district average. This "weak middle elementary, strong middle school" pattern gives the school a two-schools feel and suggests the upper-grade model is working well, but the earlier grades are not feeding into that success.

Boreal Sun is the lowest-performing of the nearby K-8 charter and magnet options, trailing Watershed Charter School (11th statewide, 5 stars), Chinook Montessori Charter School (23rd, 4 stars), and Barnette Magnet School (29th, 4 stars). At roughly $15,937 per student, it spends less than several nearby schools, yet still outperforms higher-spending ones like Hunter Elementary, Anne Wien Elementary, and Denali Elementary. The school also appears to have declined from its 2018-2019 peak, when it ranked 44th statewide with a 4-star rating. Math proficiency has improved by roughly 11 points in recent years, and science remains a consistent strength — but the path forward depends on lifting the mid-elementary grades toward the level its 8th graders already achieve.

201

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,937

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2404 S Barnette St
Fairbanks, AK 99701

(907) 456-5444

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (40% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

108^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 41 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

21^st of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	108 of 166	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	117 of 175	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	111 of 173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	125 of 176	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	122 of 171	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	108 of 173	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	75 of 140	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	123 of 154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	120 of 152	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	91 of 143	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	62 of 141	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	57 of 159	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	66 of 149	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	78 of 150	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	79 of 148	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	64 of 148	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	86 of 142	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	35 of 159	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	119 of 139	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	110 of 133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	130 of 137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	51 of 147	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	16 of 94	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	32 of 91	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	44 of 95	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	27 of 84	67.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	30 of 99	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	14 of 74	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	55.7	30 of 72	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	32 of 72	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	30 of 67	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	57 of 75	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	49 of 69	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)46th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science51%+14 vs state

English Language Arts38%+5 vs state

Mathematics38%+6 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Boreal Sun Charter School

How many students attend Boreal Sun Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Boreal Sun Charter School.

Is Boreal Sun Charter School a good school?

Boreal Sun Charter School ranks 108^th of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Boreal Sun Charter School?

Students at Boreal Sun Charter School are 63% White, 17% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Boreal Sun Charter School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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