Raven School

Summary:

Raven School is an alternative public school located in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 2,771 students. The school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in science, English Language Arts (ELA), and mathematics proficiency, outperforming the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the state of Alaska in these areas.

Raven School's academic strengths are notable, with its 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates, as well as its ELA proficiency rates for grades 5, 6, and 8, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also demonstrates higher mathematics proficiency rates in grades 3, 5, and 7 compared to the district and state. However, Raven School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 116.6 to 162.3 over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the typical student-teacher ratio. Additionally, the school's spending per student, at $5,756 in 2018-2019, is lower than the state average, which may be a factor in its academic performance and resource availability.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Alternative Learning Systems, Fairbanks B.E.S.T., and Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA), Raven School stands out for its academic strengths, but also faces challenges with its high student-teacher ratio and relatively low spending per student. These factors may be areas of concern for parents considering educational options for their children in the Fairbanks area.


Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

 4762 Old Airport Way
       Fairbanks, AK  99709


(907) 357-9573

District: Yukon-Koyukuk School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 173 Alaska Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,756 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  116.6 Help
Number of students:  2,771

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.6%
American Indian:
17.9%
Two or more races:
9.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0.1% Help


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Compare Details Raven School ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.18. (See more...)
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Compare Details Raven School ranks worse than 57.1% of middle schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.48. (See more...)
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Compare Details Raven School ranks worse than 65.1% of high schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Raven School has the largest alternative school student body size in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Racial makeup is: White (61.6%), American Indian (17.9%), two or more races (9.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 0.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Raven School is 116.6, which is the highest among 9 alternative schools in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Raven School is $5,756, which is the lowest among 9 alternative schools in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Raven School:

SchoolDigger ranks Raven School 90th of 173 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Raven School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Raven School 52nd of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Raven School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Raven School 41st of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Raven School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Raven School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 63.18 98th 213 54.0%
2006 58.94 113th 218 48.2%
2007 54.56 120th 212 43.4%
2008 57.27 117th 219 46.6%
2009 49.08 130th 226 42.5%
2010 62.81 97th 229 57.6%
2011 49.17 136th 223 39.0%
2012 53.49 126th 227 44.5%
2013 54.70 122nd 223 45.3%
2014 54.86 116th 218 46.8%
2015 61.21 88th 246 64.2%
2017 33.02 129th 180 28.3%
2018 27.63 149th 186 19.9%
2019 20.71 157th 185 15.1%
2022 51.67 76th 171 55.6%
2023 54.15 79th 176 55.1%
2024 50.18 90th 173 48.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.11 129th 147 12.2%
2022 40.89 58th 104 44.2%
2023 53.31 53rd 119 55.5%
2024 60.08 47th 122 61.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.57 129th 159 18.9%
2022 34.72 98th 143 31.5%
2023 48.85 75th 152 50.7%
2024 45.95 79th 142 44.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.61 27th 27 0.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.44 137th 159 13.8%
2022 62.25 47th 148 68.2%
2023 52.87 65th 148 56.1%
2024 49.52 77th 150 48.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.32 14th 50 72.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.20 144th 147 2.0%
2022 47.26 75th 137 45.3%
2023 48.26 74th 138 46.4%
2024 41.01 85th 133 36.1%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 75.67 32nd 138 76.8%
2006 64.76 54th 132 59.1%
2007 64.41 49th 128 61.7%
2008 60.95 50th 132 62.1%
2009 49.23 67th 131 48.9%
2010 69.22 46th 136 66.2%
2011 61.79 51st 133 61.7%
2012 65.96 54th 135 60.0%
2013 55.87 62nd 136 54.4%
2014 56.41 58th 138 58.0%
2015 52.99 67th 151 55.6%
2017 39.06 59th 88 33.0%
2018 25.64 76th 96 20.8%
2019 27.82 75th 99 24.2%
2022 52.53 41st 95 56.8%
2023 30.71 66th 92 28.3%
2024 45.48 52nd 91 42.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.49 37th 64 42.2%
2022 63.92 11th 43 74.4%
2023 35.86 36th 55 34.5%
2024 67.88 15th 54 72.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.47 60th 74 18.9%
2022 44.99 34th 66 48.5%
2023 29.45 49th 66 25.8%
2024 47.94 37th 69 46.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.59 49th 73 32.9%
2022 71.53 13th 68 80.9%
2023 34.78 49th 72 31.9%
2024 47.28 43rd 72 40.3%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.98 11th 40 72.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.01 62nd 72 13.9%
2022 61.17 22nd 69 68.1%
2023 26.50 56th 75 25.3%
2024 45.76 43rd 74 41.9%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 70.99 41st 116 64.7%
2006 59.51 57th 135 57.8%
2007 71.05 45th 139 67.6%
2008 68.37 44th 151 70.9%
2009 52.86 65th 151 57.0%
2010 58.86 52nd 140 62.9%
2011 46.89 66th 142 53.5%
2012 61.22 54th 136 60.3%
2013 69.98 42nd 148 71.6%
2014 54.03 61st 139 56.1%
2015 39.44 71st 135 47.4%
2017 38.83 56th 83 32.5%
2018 43.77 42nd 74 43.2%
2019 36.81 52nd 77 32.5%
2022 39.02 33rd 62 46.8%
2023 40.47 38th 62 38.7%
2024 37.10 41st 63 34.9%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.04 12th 22 45.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.59 27th 55 50.9%
2022 43.51 16th 34 52.9%
2023 57.09 17th 42 59.5%
2024 35.08 23rd 41 43.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.49 31st 54 42.6%
2022 35.32 25th 43 41.9%
2023 58.71 23rd 54 57.4%
2024 27.11 36th 45 20.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.70 40th 58 31.0%
2022 64.57 16th 46 65.2%
2024 45.52 28th 48 41.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Raven School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.04 49th 56 12.5%
2022 41.88 27th 47 42.6%
2023 33.17 35th 47 25.5%
2024 32.98 31st 46 32.6%
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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 Raven School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 362 14 31 12 72 n/a n/a 0 491
2003 362 14 31 12 72 n/a n/a 0 491
2004 872 51 27 13 78 n/a n/a 0 1041
2005 898 46 18 21 118 n/a n/a 0 1101
2006 793 23 21 20 128 n/a n/a 0 985
2007 804 21 19 23 124 n/a n/a 0 991
2008 776 24 27 25 123 n/a n/a 55 1030
2009 822 25 11 28 141 19 57 0 1103
2010 859 32 22 37 149 19 79 0 1197
2011 804 30 25 30 127 14 67 0 1097
2012 742 40 28 21 122 5 60 0 1018
2013 832 30 27 34 154 7 64 0 1148
2014 863 32 24 27 164 12 76 0 1198
2015 847 35 26 37 142 7 75 0 1169
2016 884 34 25 39 197 10 79 0 1268
2017 1012 26 23 37 193 21 92 0 1404
2018 1071 32 32 45 204 12 119 0 1515
2019 1123 42 29 79 250 16 131 0 1670
2020 1130 36 23 69 268 25 120 0 1671
2021 2495 107 68 204 622 79 443 0 4018
2022 1903 55 45 121 551 78 346 0 3099
2023 1708 61 46 102 497 85 272 0 2771

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

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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 Raven School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 491 2.0 245.5 n/a
2003 491 2.0 245.5 n/a
2004 1041 6.3 165.2 n/a
2005 1101 7.0 157.3 n/a
2006 985 8.8 111.9 n/a
2007 991 8.6 115.2 n/a
2008 1030 7.9 130.4 0
2009 1103 10.9 101.2 0
2010 1197 11.1 107.8 0
2011 1097 10.5 104.4 0
2012 1018 13.5 75.4 0
2013 1148 13.0 88.3 0
2014 1198 13.0 92.1 0
2015 1169 12.0 97.4 0
2016 1268 11.0 115.2 0
2017 1404 11.4 122.9 0.2
2018 1515 11.5 131.0 0.2
2019 1670 14.1 118.3 0.2
2020 1671 14.1 118.4 0.2
2021 4018 24.7 162.3 n/a
2022 3099 23.4 131.9 n/a
2023 2771 23.7 116.6 0.1

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 Raven School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 491 2.0 245.5 n/a
2003 491 2.0 245.5 n/a
2004 1041 6.3 165.2 n/a
2005 1101 7.0 157.3 n/a
2006 985 8.8 111.9 n/a
2007 991 8.6 115.2 n/a
2008 1030 7.9 130.4 0
2009 1103 10.9 101.2 0
2010 1197 11.1 107.8 0
2011 1097 10.5 104.4 0
2012 1018 13.5 75.4 0
2013 1148 13.0 88.3 0
2014 1198 13.0 92.1 0
2015 1169 12.0 97.4 0
2016 1268 11.0 115.2 0
2017 1404 11.4 122.9 0.2
2018 1515 11.5 131.0 0.2
2019 1670 14.1 118.3 0.2
2020 1671 14.1 118.4 0.2
2021 4018 24.7 162.3 n/a
2022 3099 23.4 131.9 n/a
2023 2771 23.7 116.6 0.1

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 Raven School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $05 (0.1%) $5,751 (99.9%) $5,756

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Raven 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 157th of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 79th of 176 Elementary schools
 40%
Ranks 75th of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 66th of 92 Middle schools
 4%
Ranks 52nd of 77 High schoolsRanks 38th of 62 High schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Raven School)47.839.2
 8.5%
   8th Grade Science (Yukon-Koyukuk School District)3929.6
 9.4%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.134.5
 8.6%
10th Grade Science (Raven School)5638.9
 17.1%
   10th Grade Science (Yukon-Koyukuk School District)53.830.8
 23%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.633
 20.6%
All Grades Science (Raven School)50.244
 6.2%
   All Grades Science (Yukon-Koyukuk School District)42.631.8
 10.8%
   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 Students16702771
 65.9%
African American4261
 45.2%
American Indian250497
 98.8%
Asian2946
 58.6%
Hispanic79102
 29.1%
Pacific Islander1685
 431.3%
White11231708
 52.1%
Two or More Races131272
 107.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients0.2%0.1%
 0.1%


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Raven School ranks 90th of 173 Alaska alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Raven School are 62% White, 18% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,771 students attended Raven School.


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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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