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Raven School

Q: Is Raven School a good school?

Raven School ranks 73 rd of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Raven School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,687 students attended Raven School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Raven School?

Students at Raven School are 61% White, 15% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Alternative Schools

Better than 56% of Alaska alternative schools

Summary

Raven School in Fairbanks, AK, is an unusually large alternative school serving roughly 3,687 students in grades PK–12, operated by the Yukon-Koyukuk School District from its Fairbanks location. For parents unfamiliar with this model, Raven School is not a traditional neighborhood school—with a student-teacher ratio of about 124:1, it operates as a distance or correspondence-learning program where families play a significant role in day-to-day instruction. That places it between two nearby alternatives in scale: it is much smaller than Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA), which serves over 7,800 students, but far larger than Fairbanks-area programs like Fairbanks B.E.S.T. or Alternative Learning Systems.

Academically, Raven School outperforms both its home district and the Alaska state averages in most subjects, with science as a clear standout: 63.64% of all students tested proficient in science versus the state's 37.81%, including especially strong results at 5th grade (75%) and 8th grade (64%). English Language Arts is solid too, at 47.31% proficiency versus the state's 32.89%. Math is the more complicated story—while Raven School beats its district by a wide margin, it barely edges the state average overall (34.57% versus 32.20%), and in specific grades it actually trails the state, most notably at 9th grade, where only 12% of students are proficient in math compared to the state's 17.91%. This echoes a broader pattern: proficiency is generally strong in the lower grades but falls off noticeably by high school entry.

Graduation rates have improved substantially, rising from 54.6% in 2021-2022 to 65.4% in 2024-2025, although that still trails IDEA's 77.3% and Fairbanks B.E.S.T.'s 68.8%. Raven School is also comparatively efficient, spending roughly $5,756 per student in the most recent available data, far less than nearby alternative programs. For parents, the takeaway is that Raven School offers strong academics in early grades—particularly science and reading—at a low per-student cost, but the transition to high school, especially in math, and overall on-time graduation are the areas most worth monitoring.

3,687

Students ?

123.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,756

Per pupil spending ?

0.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

4762 Old Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709

(907) 357-9573

District: Yukon-Koyukuk School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

American Indian:

15.4%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (44% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 124 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg28%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

73^rd of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 28 pts since 2017

From bottom 28% (2017) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

29^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 33% (2017) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

36^th of 62

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 33% (2017) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

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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	55.7	73 of 166	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	93 of 175	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	90 of 173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	79 of 176	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	76 of 171	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	149 of 186	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	61.2	88 of 246	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	116 of 218	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	122 of 223	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	126 of 227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.2	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.8	97 of 229	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.1	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	117 of 219	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.6	120 of 212	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	113 of 218	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.2	98 of 213	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	55 of 140	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	84 of 154	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	75 of 152	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	98 of 143	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	129 of 159	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	47 of 122	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	53 of 119	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	129 of 147	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	60 of 145	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	90 of 149	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	77 of 150	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	65 of 148	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	47 of 148	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	137 of 159	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	69.3	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	75 of 137	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	54 of 94	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	66 of 92	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	75 of 99	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.1	59 of 88	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.0	67 of 151	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.4	58 of 138	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	62 of 136	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	51 of 133	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.2	46 of 136	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	67 of 131	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.9	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.4	49 of 128	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.7	32 of 138	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	21 of 72	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	34.4	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	35.9	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	43 of 72	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	63.0	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	16 of 67	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	41.1	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.2	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.0	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	42 of 74	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	56 of 83	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	61 of 139	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	42 of 148	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	61.2	54 of 136	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.9	66 of 142	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	52 of 140	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	65 of 151	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	44 of 151	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	45 of 139	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	57 of 135	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.0	41 of 116	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	44.0	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2019)72nd percentile+57 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2019)<1st percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2019)72nd percentile+48 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

High school

Male (2026)88th percentile+46 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)45th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+26 vs state

English Language Arts47%+14 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 9th 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 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,687	30	123.9	—	2,259 (61.3%)	82 (2.2%)	179 (4.9%)	59 (1.6%)	567 (15.4%)	148 (4.0%)	393 (10.7%)								(n/a)	47.4	36.0	58.6	48.5	54.3	47.6	33.3	47.3	35.0	28.0	37.9	40.0	45.5	38.1	12.0	34.6	75.0	64.3	52.4	63.6	$5,756	$05	$5,751
Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,876	66	118.7	16.4%	5,744 (72.9%)	91 (1.2%)	254 (3.2%)	85 (1.1%)	794 (10.1%)	92 (1.2%)	816 (10.4%)								(n/a)	31.9	50.7	46.3	56.3	48.9	45.5	59.5	48.0	32.7	48.0	38.0	33.3	42.7	31.8	23.1	35.6	64.3	50.9	65.0	59.4
Alternative Learning Systems	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	397 Hamilton Avenue	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 452-2000	184	12	15.6	28.3%	74 (40.2%)	9 (4.9%)	16 (8.7%)	3 (1.6%)	41 (22.3%)	2 (1.1%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)							< 25%	< 20%							< 25%	< 20%			< 40%	< 40%	$14,448	$693	$13,754
Fairbanks B.E.S.T.	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	397 Hamilton Avenue	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 452-2000	784	1	784.0	18.9%	493 (62.9%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (10.3%)	32 (4.1%)	39 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	130 (16.6%)								(n/a)	37.5	< 25%	55.6	41.7	35.7	44.4	21.4	37.4	≥ 60%	< 25%	44.4	27.3	33.3	35.3	< 20%	30.5	55.6	44.4	< 40%	44.1	$8,068	$693	$7,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Raven School

What district is Raven School in?

Yukon-Koyukuk School District

How many students attend Raven School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,687 students attended Raven School.

What is the racial makeup of Raven School?

Students at Raven School are 61% White, 15% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Raven School a good school?

Raven School ranks 73^rd of 166 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 graduation ratesNewOct 16, 2026

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