Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99702

Summary:

The 99702 zip code area is home to two standout schools, Anderson Crawford Elementary and Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state of Alaska. Both schools significantly outperform the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the state of Alaska in test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels, with Anderson Crawford Elementary ranking 24th out of 173 Alaska elementary schools and Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School ranking 7th out of 63 Alaska high schools.

Anderson Crawford Elementary boasts a high percentage of students proficient or better in ASA/Science (84.38%) and excels in STAR/English Language Arts, with 70.31% of 5th graders proficient or better. Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School also has a high percentage of students proficient or better in ASA/Science (70.59%) and STAR/English Language Arts (58.29% across all grades). Both schools have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates compared to the district average, indicating a higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

The higher spending per student at Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School ($22,537 in 2018-2019) compared to Anderson Crawford Elementary ($15,123 in 2018-2019) may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, and the lower student-teacher ratios at both schools (22.3 at Anderson Crawford Elementary and 19.5 at Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School) could also be a factor in their academic success. Overall, the schools in the 99702 zip code area provide a quality education to their students and are standout educational institutions in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAR English Language Arts (2024)								STAR Mathematics (2024)								ASA Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	675 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3110	411	21	19.5	22.9%	289 (70.3%)	8 (1.9%)	54 (13.1%)	10 (2.4%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.0%)	81.6	7^th of 63 public high schools	88.9%		79.9	9^th of 62 public high schools	85.5%	2				56.7	62.7	53.5	60.0	58.3				44.6	59.3	60.5	26.7	49.8		69.8	72.0	70.6	$22,537	$1,092	$21,444
Anderson Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Raven's Way	Eielson AFB	99702	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 372-3306	447	20	22.3	29.5%	315 (70.5%)	18 (4.0%)	54 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.7%)	78.8	24^th of 173 public elementary schools	86.1%		74.6	32^nd of 176 public elementary schools	81.8%	8	47.4	35.8	70.3					50.0	52.6	42.0	73.4					55.0	84.4			84.4	$15,123	$953	$14,170

Cities Near Zip Code 99702

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eielson AFB	1.37 mi	3	5^th
North Pole	9.98 mi	5	33^rd
Fairbanks	12.26 mi	30	21^st
Fort Wainwright	21.53 mi	1	32^nd

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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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