Ladd Elementary

Summary:

Ladd Elementary is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Fairbanks, Alaska, part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. While Ladd has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, it stands out for its diverse student population and unique community context.

Ladd Elementary has a more racially diverse student body compared to nearby schools, with 49.2% White, 9.15% African American, 18.76% Hispanic, and other minority groups represented. It also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 36.61%, higher than the surrounding schools. However, Ladd's academic performance has declined, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to district and state averages, though its Science proficiency is higher.

Despite these challenges, Ladd's diversity and community location present opportunities for targeted interventions and strategic planning to improve student outcomes. Exploring best practices from higher-performing schools in the district, such as Barnette Magnet and Chinook Montessori, could yield valuable insights to help Ladd Elementary better support its unique student population and boost academic achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 601 F St
       Fairbanks, AK  99701-3800


(907) 451-1700

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
106th of 173 Alaska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,293 Help


Students who attend Ladd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Tanana Middle School
High:    Lathrop High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  392

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.0%
Hispanic:
16.3%
Two or more races:
13.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ladd Elementary ranks worse than 61.3% of elementary schools in Alaska. It also ranks 10th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.52. (See more...)
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Compare Details Ladd Elementary ranks better than 59.3% of middle schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ladd Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50%), Hispanic (16.3%), two or more races (13.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ladd Elementary is 17.5. 12 elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ladd Elementary is $15,293. 17 elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ladd Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ladd Elementary 106th of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Ladd Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Ladd Elementary 37th of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Ladd Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairbanks North Star Borough School District 13th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ladd Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 55.63 118th 213 44.6%
2006 62.91 104th 218 52.3%
2007 65.39 89th 212 58.0%
2008 69.67 78th 219 64.4%
2009 69.02 75th 226 66.8%
2010 61.11 104th 229 54.6%
2011 61.85 103rd 223 53.8%
2012 68.48 73rd 227 67.8%
2013 80.56 25th 223 88.8%
2014 72.73 63rd 218 71.1%
2015 65.66 69th 246 72.0%
2017 51.39 81st 180 55.0%
2018 61.64 69th 186 62.9%
2019 56.98 81st 185 56.2%
2021 47.73 87th 173 49.7%
2022 43.97 90th 171 47.4%
2023 40.23 107th 176 39.2%
2024 41.52 106th 173 38.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.17 28th 73 61.6%
2023 34.43 53rd 74 28.4%
2024 45.44 39th 68 42.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 37.89 16th 27 40.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.18 32nd 147 78.2%
2022 72.10 19th 104 81.7%
2023 32.89 81st 119 31.9%
2024 38.44 84th 122 31.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.58 72nd 159 54.7%
2021 50.57 66th 141 53.2%
2022 45.47 70th 143 51.0%
2023 51.49 70th 152 53.9%
2024 37.82 92nd 142 35.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.52 18th 27 33.3%
2021 32.78 16th 20 20.0%
2022 35.27 16th 22 27.3%
2023 33.15 18th 22 18.2%
2024 26.03 20th 23 13.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.90 70th 159 56.0%
2021 44.27 79th 142 44.4%
2022 38.20 90th 148 39.2%
2023 24.87 114th 148 23.0%
2024 34.89 100th 150 33.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.76 11th 30 63.3%
2021 39.41 9th 16 43.8%
2022 44.39 18th 26 30.8%
2023 60.04 15th 28 46.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.98 48th 147 67.3%
2021 55.18 53rd 127 58.3%
2022 36.89 95th 137 30.7%
2023 30.40 108th 138 21.7%
2024 31.05 101st 133 24.1%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ladd Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.00 23rd 99 76.8%
2021 48.95 43rd 84 48.8%
2022 60.08 27th 95 71.6%
2023 58.55 38th 92 58.7%
2024 59.75 37th 91 59.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.64 19th 74 74.3%
2022 56.68 27th 66 59.1%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.73 2nd 20 90.0%
2021 44.12 10th 14 28.6%
2022 73.19 4th 17 76.5%
2023 85.39 2nd 17 88.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.21 22nd 72 69.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Ladd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.15 18th 69 73.9%
2023 53.81 39th 75 48.0%
2024 67.96 18th 74 75.7%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Ladd Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Ladd Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 395 158 31 27 12 n/a n/a 0 623
1994 434 124 24 34 23 n/a n/a 0 639
1995 355 112 23 36 37 n/a n/a 0 563
1996 355 112 23 36 37 n/a n/a 0 563
1997 359 124 28 43 37 n/a n/a 0 591
1998 332 116 29 23 41 n/a n/a 0 541
1999 309 103 20 29 43 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 290 107 9 30 53 n/a n/a 0 489
2001 289 108 14 38 31 n/a n/a 0 480
2002 273 108 23 57 46 n/a n/a 0 507
2003 273 108 23 57 46 n/a n/a 0 507
2004 260 117 20 55 39 n/a n/a 0 491
2005 266 117 15 42 29 n/a n/a 0 469
2006 227 77 18 33 26 n/a n/a 0 381
2007 201 70 14 33 46 n/a n/a 0 364
2008 185 56 16 27 31 n/a n/a 0 315
2009 237 55 10 34 29 15 19 0 399
2010 330 74 23 78 41 13 0 0 559
2011 292 73 20 58 28 8 28 0 507
2012 293 67 17 59 17 8 35 0 496
2013 276 67 17 63 30 7 40 0 500
2014 285 59 12 93 34 19 49 0 551
2015 274 49 14 89 23 17 42 0 508
2016 292 52 14 77 18 9 53 0 515
2017 273 44 16 84 19 15 51 0 502
2018 270 51 8 74 19 17 62 0 501
2019 235 51 6 78 17 17 77 0 481
2020 222 36 11 55 14 8 62 0 408
2021 148 21 8 53 15 6 40 0 291
2022 203 24 14 68 18 3 50 0 380
2023 215 40 12 82 18 12 58 0 437
2024 196 40 12 64 16 10 54 0 392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ladd Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 623 0.0 0.0 n/a
1994 639 31.0 20.6 n/a
1995 563 28.0 20.1 21.1
1996 563 28.0 20.1 21.1
1997 591 28.0 21.1 21.5
1998 541 32.0 16.9 38.1
1999 504 25.0 20.2 38.1
2000 489 28.0 17.5 40.1
2001 480 27.5 17.5 40.8
2002 507 27.5 18.4 41.8
2003 507 27.5 18.4 41.8
2004 491 25.5 19.3 44.6
2005 469 24.5 19.1 49.7
2006 381 23.0 16.6 41.2
2007 364 22.0 16.5 74.2
2008 315 20.7 15.2 33.7
2009 399 22.0 18.1 34.1
2010 559 28.2 19.8 37.7
2011 507 29.0 17.4 36.9
2012 496 27.3 18.1 34.5
2013 500 26.4 18.9 41.4
2014 551 28.1 19.6 45.7
2015 508 33.0 15.3 36.8
2016 515 29.0 17.7 38.8
2017 502 31.6 15.8 30.1
2018 501 33.0 15.1 33.3
2019 481 34.0 14.1 29.9
2020 408 32.0 12.7 36.8
2021 291 24.0 12.1 n/a
2022 380 23.0 16.5 n/a
2023 437 23.8 18.3 36.6
2024 392 22.3 17.5 40.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ladd Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 623 0.0 0.0 n/a
1994 639 31.0 20.6 n/a
1995 563 28.0 20.1 21.1
1996 563 28.0 20.1 21.1
1997 591 28.0 21.1 21.5
1998 541 32.0 16.9 38.1
1999 504 25.0 20.2 38.1
2000 489 28.0 17.5 40.1
2001 480 27.5 17.5 40.8
2002 507 27.5 18.4 41.8
2003 507 27.5 18.4 41.8
2004 491 25.5 19.3 44.6
2005 469 24.5 19.1 49.7
2006 381 23.0 16.6 41.2
2007 364 22.0 16.5 74.2
2008 315 20.7 15.2 33.7
2009 399 22.0 18.1 34.1
2010 559 28.2 19.8 37.7
2011 507 29.0 17.4 36.9
2012 496 27.3 18.1 34.5
2013 500 26.4 18.9 41.4
2014 551 28.1 19.6 45.7
2015 508 33.0 15.3 36.8
2016 515 29.0 17.7 38.8
2017 502 31.6 15.8 30.1
2018 501 33.0 15.1 33.3
2019 481 34.0 14.1 29.9
2020 408 32.0 12.7 36.8
2021 291 24.0 12.1 n/a
2022 380 23.0 16.5 n/a
2023 437 23.8 18.3 36.6
2024 392 22.3 17.5 40.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ladd Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $921 (6.0%) $14,372 (94.0%) $15,293

Data source: Alaska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ladd Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 81st of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 107th of 176 Elementary schools
 17%
Ranks 23rd of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 38th of 92 Middle schools
 18.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
All Grades Science (Ladd Elementary)55.741.9
 13.8%
   All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District)51.242.8
 8.4%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.736.9
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students481437
 9.1%
African American5140
 21.6%
American Indian1718
 5.9%
Asian612
 100%
Hispanic7882
 5.1%
Pacific Islander1712
 29.4%
White235215
 8.5%
Two or More Races7758
 24.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.9%36.6%
 6.7%


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Ladd Elementary ranks 106th of 173 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Ladd Elementary are 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Ladd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanana Middle School
High : Lathrop High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended Ladd Elementary.


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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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