📍 1042 Lathrop St, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 99701
Denali Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Denali Elementary enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% White, 27% Two or more races and 15% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 27% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 44 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 292 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Denali Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Denali Elementary is one of 33 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The district serves 11,857 students district-wide and employs 647 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Denali Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
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