Other · Alaska
Alternative Learning Systems
AlternativeAlternative Learning Systems, a public other school in Fairbanks, Alaska: grades pre-k–12, 184 students, 15.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 184
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.7
- Students per teacher
- 15.7
- Grades
- Pre-K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 72% of schools in Alaska
Median 11.5 · 209 schools compared
More students per teacher than 65% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 80% of schools in Alaska
Median 67 · 211 schools compared
Smaller than 53% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alaska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alaska: 33%14%proficient
−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 50% of schools in Alaska
Median 14% · 187 schools compared
7 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alaska: 34%14%proficient
−5.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of schools in Alaska
Median 12% · 188 schools compared
7 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades Pre-K–12
- Type
- District school · Alternative
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Small city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Location
- Address
- 397 Hamilton Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
- Phone
- (907)452-2000
- City or town
- Fairbanks
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Mostly virtual | Pre-K–12 | 784 | — | 40% | 33% |
| Pre-K–12 | 7,876 | 118.8 | 52% | 40% | |
| Pre-K–12 | 3,687 | 123.9 | 39% | 35% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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