Midnight Sun Elementary School

Summary:

Midnight Sun Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Pole, Alaska, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 337. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which is ranked 13 out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midnight Sun Elementary stands out in several key areas. It has a significantly higher percentage of White students (65.28%) compared to the more diverse student populations of nearby schools like Barnette Magnet School and Chinook Montessori Charter School. The school also outperforms district and state averages in test scores, particularly in science, with 58.82% of students proficient or better in ASA/Science compared to 42.63% for the district and 36.94% for the state. However, Midnight Sun Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 47th out of 223 Alaska elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 105th out of 173 in 2023-2024, suggesting that other schools may be improving at a faster rate.

While Midnight Sun Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools, it has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (32.05%) compared to many surrounding schools, which can be an indicator of the socioeconomic status of the student population. Additionally, the school's Military Connected student group ranks 19th out of 23 Alaska elementary schools, indicating a potential need for additional support or resources for this population. Overall, Midnight Sun Elementary appears to be a strong-performing school, but the declining statewide ranking and the performance of certain student groups suggest areas for potential improvement or further investigation.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2301 Bradway Rd
       North Pole, AK  99705-4756


(907) 488-0134

District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
105th of 173 Alaska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,129 Help


Students who attend Midnight Sun Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    North Pole Middle School
High:    North Pole High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  320

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.3%
Two or more races:
12.8%
Hispanic:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.9% Help


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Compare Details Midnight Sun Elementary School ranks worse than 60.7% of elementary schools in Alaska. It also ranks 9th 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 42.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Midnight Sun Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (65.3%), two or more races (12.8%), Hispanic (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midnight Sun Elementary School is 17.2. 9 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 Midnight Sun Elementary School is $17,129, which is the 9th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Midnight Sun Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Midnight Sun Elementary School 105th of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Midnight Sun Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary 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 Midnight Sun Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 72.61 56th 213 73.7%
2006 71.99 65th 218 70.2%
2007 78.95 26th 212 87.7%
2008 78.77 25th 219 88.6%
2009 79.48 31st 226 86.3%
2010 76.08 49th 229 78.6%
2011 67.85 74th 223 66.8%
2012 73.68 53rd 227 76.7%
2013 75.49 47th 223 78.9%
2014 67.62 78th 218 64.2%
2015 58.83 94th 246 61.8%
2017 54.55 75th 180 58.3%
2018 53.81 83rd 186 55.4%
2019 51.89 88th 185 52.4%
2021 49.59 83rd 173 52.0%
2022 34.76 115th 171 32.7%
2023 32.58 124th 176 29.5%
2024 42.18 105th 173 39.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.65 49th 73 32.9%
2024 46.08 38th 68 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.49 20th 26 23.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.28 46th 147 68.7%
2021 55.73 43rd 110 60.9%
2022 45.98 51st 104 51.0%
2023 43.64 69th 119 42.0%
2024 51.13 66th 122 45.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.37 109th 159 31.4%
2021 46.07 70th 141 50.4%
2022 34.82 97th 143 32.2%
2023 21.05 126th 152 17.1%
2024 42.25 84th 142 40.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.73 26th 27 3.7%
2021 75.53 4th 20 80.0%
2022 84.44 1st 22 95.5%
2023 41.62 16th 22 27.3%
2024 30.92 19th 23 17.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.26 60th 159 62.3%
2021 41.95 84th 142 40.8%
2022 33.26 100th 148 32.4%
2023 36.90 96th 148 35.1%
2024 41.00 92nd 150 38.7%
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Rank History for White students at Midnight Sun Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.70 104th 147 29.3%
2021 32.75 102nd 127 19.7%
2022 24.49 116th 137 15.3%
2023 20.30 123rd 138 10.9%
2024 23.14 114th 133 14.3%
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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.

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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Midnight Sun Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 336 7 11 1 45 n/a n/a -4 396
1990 388 12 11 5 52 n/a n/a 0 468
1991 437 39 17 12 45 n/a n/a 0 550
1992 472 35 16 10 71 n/a n/a -107 497
1993 393 9 9 11 58 n/a n/a 0 480
1994 399 13 6 9 60 n/a n/a 0 487
1995 417 16 4 12 59 n/a n/a 0 508
1996 417 16 4 12 59 n/a n/a 0 508
1997 389 21 4 7 69 n/a n/a 0 490
1998 401 20 7 13 72 n/a n/a 0 513
1999 367 20 12 15 61 n/a n/a 0 475
2000 347 21 10 13 57 n/a n/a 0 448
2001 314 18 12 13 59 n/a n/a 0 416
2002 272 13 13 11 58 n/a n/a 0 367
2003 272 13 13 11 58 n/a n/a 0 367
2004 352 13 13 12 78 n/a n/a 0 468
2005 413 18 6 14 70 n/a n/a 0 521
2006 444 19 7 11 82 n/a n/a 0 563
2007 492 14 8 16 68 n/a n/a 0 598
2008 456 18 16 20 81 n/a n/a 0 591
2009 430 8 4 25 43 1 56 0 567
2010 432 15 13 32 56 0 0 0 548
2011 423 8 7 32 56 0 66 0 592
2012 393 5 3 25 45 6 43 0 520
2013 369 6 7 26 43 4 48 0 503
2014 364 5 6 27 60 4 31 0 497
2015 331 6 5 24 48 4 58 0 476
2016 354 1 2 26 39 5 76 0 503
2017 333 2 1 27 38 3 73 0 477
2018 333 4 1 28 27 3 80 0 476
2019 313 7 4 37 17 1 75 0 454
2020 280 5 2 30 14 1 75 0 407
2021 195 3 1 16 8 0 54 0 277
2022 223 4 5 23 14 0 68 0 337
2023 220 6 3 37 17 0 54 0 337
2024 209 4 1 40 23 2 41 0 320

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Midnight Sun Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 396 25.5 15.5 11.9
1990 468 26.0 18.0 7.3
1991 550 29.1 18.9 14
1992 497 29.1 17.0 16.3
1993 480 29.1 16.5 16.9
1994 487 29.1 16.7 16.6
1995 508 29.0 17.5 22.6
1996 508 29.0 17.5 22.6
1997 490 29.0 16.9 21.8
1998 513 28.5 18.0 29.8
1999 475 27.5 17.3 30.5
2000 448 27.5 16.3 31
2001 416 28.0 14.9 25.5
2002 367 24.0 15.3 23.4
2003 367 24.0 15.3 23.4
2004 468 26.5 17.7 23.3
2005 521 30.1 17.3 27.6
2006 563 32.1 17.5 24.3
2007 598 31.8 18.8 26.6
2008 591 31.8 18.6 26.4
2009 567 30.2 18.8 21.5
2010 548 30.5 17.9 22.3
2011 592 31.5 18.7 26.7
2012 520 28.5 18.2 29.2
2013 503 28.4 17.7 32.4
2014 497 27.3 18.1 34
2015 476 26.0 18.3 33.2
2016 503 25.0 20.1 29
2017 477 25.8 18.4 29.1
2018 476 24.0 19.8 32.8
2019 454 25.3 17.9 32.4
2020 407 23.0 17.6 30
2021 277 21.0 13.1 n/a
2022 337 20.0 16.8 n/a
2023 337 19.0 17.7 32
2024 320 18.5 17.2 35.9

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 Midnight Sun Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 396 25.5 15.5 11.9
1990 468 26.0 18.0 7.3
1991 550 29.1 18.9 14
1992 497 29.1 17.0 16.3
1993 480 29.1 16.5 16.9
1994 487 29.1 16.7 16.6
1995 508 29.0 17.5 22.6
1996 508 29.0 17.5 22.6
1997 490 29.0 16.9 21.8
1998 513 28.5 18.0 29.8
1999 475 27.5 17.3 30.5
2000 448 27.5 16.3 31
2001 416 28.0 14.9 25.5
2002 367 24.0 15.3 23.4
2003 367 24.0 15.3 23.4
2004 468 26.5 17.7 23.3
2005 521 30.1 17.3 27.6
2006 563 32.1 17.5 24.3
2007 598 31.8 18.8 26.6
2008 591 31.8 18.6 26.4
2009 567 30.2 18.8 21.5
2010 548 30.5 17.9 22.3
2011 592 31.5 18.7 26.7
2012 520 28.5 18.2 29.2
2013 503 28.4 17.7 32.4
2014 497 27.3 18.1 34
2015 476 26.0 18.3 33.2
2016 503 25.0 20.1 29
2017 477 25.8 18.4 29.1
2018 476 24.0 19.8 32.8
2019 454 25.3 17.9 32.4
2020 407 23.0 17.6 30
2021 277 21.0 13.1 n/a
2022 337 20.0 16.8 n/a
2023 337 19.0 17.7 32
2024 320 18.5 17.2 35.9

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 Midnight Sun Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,044 (6.1%) $16,085 (93.9%) $17,129

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Midnight Sun Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 88th of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 124th of 176 Elementary schools
 22.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
All Grades Science (Midnight Sun Elementary School)47.545.5
 2.1%
   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 Students454337
 25.8%
African American76
 14.3%
American Indian1717
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic3737
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White313220
 29.7%
Two or More Races7554
 28%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.4%32%
 0.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Midnight Sun Elementary School.

Students at Midnight Sun Elementary School are 65% White, 13% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 1% African American.

Students who attend Midnight Sun Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Pole Middle School
High : North Pole High School

Midnight Sun Elementary School ranks 105th of 173 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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