Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99709

Summary:

The 99709 zip code area of Fairbanks, Alaska is home to 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The standout schools in this area are Watershed Charter School, a top-performing public charter elementary/middle school, and Pearl Creek Elementary and Woodriver Elementary, both high-ranking public elementary schools.

Watershed Charter School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 18th out of 175 elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has exceptional proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and math across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Effie Kokrine Charter School is the lowest-performing school, with significantly lower proficiency rates and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The data reveals a wide range of student-teacher ratios, from 14.3 at Effie Kokrine Charter School to 20.4 at Watershed Charter School. Per-student spending also varies significantly, from $5,756 at Raven School to $20,230 at Hutchison High School. These disparities highlight the need to ensure equitable access to quality education for all students in the 99709 zip code area.

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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 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
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%)	31.6	123^rd of 175 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	138^th of 173 public elementary schools	20.2%	15	27.1	34.3	35.9					32.4	27.6	32.8	28.3					29.8	35.9			35.9	$17,927	$1,390	$16,537
Woodriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Palo Verde Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4211	342	19	18.0	32.7%	177 (51.8%)	10 (2.9%)	27 (7.9%)	5 (1.5%)	51 (14.9%)	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.2%)	79.5	23^rd of 175 public elementary schools	86.9%		73.1	35^th of 173 public elementary schools	79.8%	12	35.5	62.0	57.6					51.1	56.5	67.4	59.7					60.7	61.2			61.2	$16,397	$1,044	$15,353
West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	782	41	19.0	21.1%	455 (58.2%)	12 (1.5%)	78 (10.0%)	20 (2.6%)	71 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	143 (18.3%)	65.6	21^st of 60 public high schools	65.0%		55.4	28^th of 63 public high schools	55.6%	7							41.6	41.6							26.1	26.1			50.2	50.2	$16,636	$862	$15,773
Effie Kokrine Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	601 Loftus Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 474-0958	139	8	17.5	59.7%	15 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	81 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (26.6%)	12.3	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%					(n/a)							22.7	17.3											22.7	18.4	$18,862	$1,067	$17,794
Pearl Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Auburn Dr	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4234	388	23	16.8	26.3%	258 (66.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.3%)	72.2	40^th of 175 public elementary schools	77.1%		58.1	77^th of 173 public elementary schools	55.5%	37	57.9	42.4	51.6					50.3	47.4	47.0	51.6					48.7	64.1			64.1	$16,071	$898	$15,172
Hutchison High School	Public	9-12	3750 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-2261	356	21	16.7	25.0%	245 (68.8%)	10 (2.8%)	23 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.9%)	54.9	27^th of 60 public high schools	55.0%		47.9	32^nd of 63 public high schools	49.2%	5							49.0	49.0							20.8	20.8			39.1	39.1	$20,230	$916	$19,313
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%)	83.9	18^th of 175 public elementary schools	89.7%		90.8	7^th of 173 public elementary schools	96.0%	11	59.1	81.8	59.1	56.5	68.2	63.6		64.7	31.8	81.8	63.6	77.3	72.7	59.1		64.4	63.6	68.2		65.9	$16,174	$693	$15,480
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)	31.7	35.3	36.8	56.3	35.5	43.3	46.9	40.3	26.8	44.1	37.5	36.4	40.0	24.2	13.8	32.1	50.0	39.3	32.4	40.4	$5,756	$05	$5,751

Cities Near Zip Code 99709

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairbanks	1.36 mi	30	22^nd
Fort Wainwright	6 mi	1	29^th
North Pole	14.26 mi	5	35^th
Eielson AFB	26.82 mi	2	1^st
Nenana	41.14 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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