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Discovery Peak Charter School

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Discovery Peak Charter School ranks 121 st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Peak Charter School is an elementary school located in North Pole, Alaska, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 194 students. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which is ranked 15 out of 24 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Discovery Peak Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alaska elementary schools, with its performance on standardized tests generally below the district and state averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.02% of students were proficient or better in STAR/English Language Arts, compared to 36.97% for the district and 32.69% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for White students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Alaska elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 17.53% to 19.07% in recent years, which is lower than the district average, and a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby traditional public schools.

Interestingly, the nearby charter school, Boreal Sun Charter School, consistently outperforms Discovery Peak Charter School on academic measures, ranking higher in the state and achieving better test scores. Similarly, traditional public schools in the area, such as Ladd Elementary and Weller Elementary, also generally outperform Discovery Peak Charter School academically, with higher proficiency rates and state rankings. The highest-performing school in the area is Anderson Crawford Elementary, which is ranked among the top 15 elementary schools in the state and has significantly higher academic achievement than Discovery Peak Charter School.

193

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2880 Hurst Road
North Pole, AK 99705

(907) 488-0136

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

121^st of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 35% (2021) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	139 of 176	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	106 of 171	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	124 of 173	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	87 of 154	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	112 of 152	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	87 of 143	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	106 of 149	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	109 of 150	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	87 of 148	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	122 of 139	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	134 of 138	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	122 of 127	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	73 of 94	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	68 of 92	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	55 of 84	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	16 of 72	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	25 of 62	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	42 of 69	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)78th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%+3 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

English Language Arts26%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Discovery Peak Charter School

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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 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
Discovery Peak Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2880 Hurst Road	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 488-0136	193	10	19.3	19.2%	154 (79.8%)	4 (2.1%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	32.5	121^st of 175 public elementary schools	30.9%		22.7	136^th of 173 public elementary schools	21.4%	15	31.8	13.6	31.8	23.8	31.8	21.4	26.0	50.0	36.4	22.7	42.9	31.8	23.1	35.3	27.3	38.5	31.4
North Pole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Snowman Ln	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-2286	312	18	17.8	34.6%	187 (59.9%)	5 (1.6%)	29 (9.3%)	8 (2.6%)	25 (8.0%)	5 (1.6%)	53 (17.0%)	12.7	156^th of 175 public elementary schools	10.9%		39.1	110^th of 173 public elementary schools	36.4%	46	11.9	14.3	28.9				18.7	12.2	16.1	15.4				14.8	37.7		37.7	$16,614	$1,351	$15,263
Midnight Sun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Bradway Rd	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-0134	322	18	17.8	36.0%	215 (66.8%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.5%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.2%)	27.3	130^th of 175 public elementary schools	25.7%		42.2	105^th of 173 public elementary schools	39.3%	25	18.2	42.0	23.8				27.9	20.0	38.0	26.2				27.9	33.3		33.3	$17,129	$1,044	$16,085
Ticasuk Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	785 Lakloey Dr	Fairbanks	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3200	351	21	16.7	40.2%	194 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	71 (20.2%)	20.1	145^th of 175 public elementary schools	17.1%		32.8	119^th of 173 public elementary schools	31.2%	26	19.7	34.9	21.3				24.2	26.2	32.6	16.4				24.2	27.9		27.9	$17,312	$1,399	$15,912
Anderson Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3306	369	19	19.4	21.7%	228 (61.8%)	18 (4.9%)	74 (20.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.3%)	86.5	15^th of 175 public elementary schools	91.4%		78.8	24^th of 173 public elementary schools	86.1%	9	61.4	40.4	73.0				59.9	54.4	51.1	74.6				61.1	76.2		76.2	$15,123	$953	$14,170
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%)	38.9	110^th of 175 public elementary schools	37.1%		29.3	129^th of 173 public elementary schools	25.4%	19	36.6	25.5	41.0				33.3	41.5	25.0	51.3				37.5	28.2		28.2	$17,964	$1,966	$15,997
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%)	61.5	65^th of 175 public elementary schools	62.9%		41.5	106^th of 173 public elementary schools	38.7%	41	28.3	56.9	46.6	52.2	55.6	62.5	45.5	35.0	52.9	56.9	30.4	66.7		47.9	57.9		60.0	$15,293	$921	$14,372
Weller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	635 Elementary Dr	Fairbanks	99712	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 457-1629	413	21	19.6	31.7%	252 (61.0%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (20.3%)	66.4	57^th of 175 public elementary schools	67.4%		36.2	114^th of 173 public elementary schools	34.1%	57	43.5	44.1	52.6				47.0	44.1	41.2	43.4				42.9	68.4		68.4	$16,637	$1,110	$15,526
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%)	35.7	117^th of 175 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.6	111^th of 173 public elementary schools	35.8%	6	32.0		25.0	31.3	50.0	63.2	34.7	20.0		45.8	43.8	61.1	57.9	38.8	45.8	57.9	51.2	$15,937	$693	$15,244
Two Rivers School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Two Rivers Rd	Fairbanks	99712	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-6616	67	5	14.8	47.8%	44 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (23.9%)	43.8	98^th of 175 public elementary schools	44.0%		72.6	37^th of 173 public elementary schools	78.6%	61	33.3	57.1	27.3				41.9			27.3		42.9		34.9	54.6		42.9	$32,481	$1,219	$31,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Peak Charter School

How many students attend Discovery Peak Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Discovery Peak Charter School.

What district is Discovery Peak Charter School in?

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Is Discovery Peak Charter School a good school?

Discovery Peak Charter School ranks 121^st of 175 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Peak Charter School?

Students at Discovery Peak Charter School are 80% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

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