Arctic Light Elementary

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Regular School · Fort Wainwright, AK

Arctic Light Elementary is a regular school school in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, serving grades PK–05 with 361 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

361

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	145	40%
Hispanic/Latino	102	28%
Black or African American	45	12%
Two or more races	29	8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	26	7%
Asian	8	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	2%
Total enrollment	361	174M / 187F

English Language Learners: 20 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	36.5%	161
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	46.1%	151

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	361	100%

Contact & Location

4167 Neely Rd

Fort Wainwright, AK 99703

Phone: (907)356-2038

http://www.k12northstar.org/arcticlight

District

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,850

District enrollment: 12,703

Other Schools in District

Anderson Crawford Elementary Elementary
Anne Wien Elementary Elementary
Barnette Magnet School Elementary
Boreal Sun Charter School Elementary
Chinook Montessori Charter School Elementary
Denali Elementary Elementary
Discovery Peak Charter School Elementary
Hunter Elementary Elementary

View all 32 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 99703) → CensusDepth.com
Alaska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alaska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

020060000055

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD