Impact of COVID-19 on Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
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 114th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 23rd of 176 Elementary schools | 48.6% |
Ranks 66th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 11th of 92 Middle schools | 54.7% |
Ranks 27th of 77 High schools | Ranks 1st of 62 High schools | 33.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 44.4 | 75 | 30.6% |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 50.3 | 40.1 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 34.5 | 8.6% |
10th Grade Science (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 70 | 62.5 | 7.5% |
10th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 57.3 | 38.4 | 18.9% |
10th Grade Science (Alaska) | 53.6 | 33 | 20.6% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks B.E.S.T.) | 54.8 | 66.7 | 11.8% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 42.8 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 287 | 801 | 179.1% |
African American | 2 | 12 | 500% |
American Indian | 7 | 45 | 542.9% |
Asian | 8 | 33 | 312.5% |
Hispanic | 22 | 70 | 218.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 216 | 515 | 138.4% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 123 | 296.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 1% | 0.4% | 0.7% |