Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
520 Fifth Ave
Fairbanks AK, 99701, Fairbanks North Star County
Phone: 907-452-2000
Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
School District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | NA | NA | 3 | ||||||
Total Students: | 268 | 266 | 265 | 210 | 199 | 277 | 272 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 9 | 3.4% | 14 | 5.3% | 12 | 4.5% | 6 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade 1: | 16 | 6.0% | 14 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.9% | 5 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade 2: | 13 | 4.9% | 13 | 4.9% | 9 | 3.4% | 7 | 3.3% | 5 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% |
Grade 3: | 16 | 6.0% | 15 | 5.6% | 11 | 4.2% | 8 | 3.8% | 9 | 4.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade 4: | 14 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.4% | 14 | 5.3% | 11 | 5.2% | 9 | 4.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Grade 5: | 17 | 6.3% | 6 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 4 | 1.9% | 7 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.5% |
Grade 6: | 14 | 5.2% | 8 | 3.0% | 17 | 6.4% | 7 | 3.3% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 7: | 14 | 5.2% | 14 | 5.3% | 14 | 5.3% | 8 | 3.8% | 3 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5% |
Grade 8: | 12 | 4.5% | 15 | 5.6% | 18 | 6.8% | 10 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.5% | 18 | 6.5% | 8 | 2.9% |
Grade 9: | 15 | 5.6% | 27 | 10.2% | 17 | 6.4% | 17 | 8.1% | 17 | 8.5% | 21 | 7.6% | 11 | 4.0% |
Grade 10: | 44 | 16.4% | 29 | 10.9% | 31 | 11.7% | 33 | 15.7% | 30 | 15.1% | 31 | 11.2% | 40 | 14.7% |
Grade 11: | 44 | 16.4% | 66 | 24.8% | 63 | 23.8% | 64 | 30.5% | 69 | 34.7% | 120 | 43.3% | 67 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 40 | 14.9% | 36 | 13.5% | 37 | 14.0% | 30 | 14.3% | 30 | 15.1% | 59 | 21.3% | 130 | 47.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 50.7% | 148 | 55.6% | 135 | 50.9% | 105 | 50.0% | 97 | 48.7% | 149 | 53.8% | 123 | 45.2% |
Female: | 132 | 49.3% | 118 | 44.4% | 130 | 49.1% | 105 | 50.0% | 102 | 51.3% | 128 | 46.2% | 145 | 53.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 6.0% | 22 | 8.3% | 18 | 6.8% | 13 | 6.2% | 15 | 7.5% | 30 | 10.8% | 51 | 18.8% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 8 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 4.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 13 | 4.9% | 13 | 6.2% | 5 | 2.5% | 17 | 6.1% | 12 | 4.4% |
Black: | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.3% | 14 | 6.7% | 15 | 7.5% | 14 | 5.1% | 13 | 4.8% |
White: | 213 | 79.5% | 208 | 78.2% | 198 | 74.7% | 143 | 68.1% | 154 | 77.4% | 182 | 65.7% | 191 | 70.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 6.3% | 21 | 7.9% | 25 | 9.4% | 24 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 9.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 268.00 | 1,330.00 | 265.00 | 420.00 | 94.76 | NA | NA | 90.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSGQE | ||||||
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 79.4% | 76.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 84.8% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 81.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 81.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 79.23% | 77.50% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 79.36% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.8% | 84.2% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 88.13% | 84.20% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 77.9% | 76.3% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.6% | 78.8% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 75.7% | 74.3% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.2% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 76.43% | 74.40% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 75.00% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 51.2% | 45.1% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 38% | 31.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 60.76% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 40.96% | N/A |
SBA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 61.5% | 61.9% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 73.7% | 69.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 62.6% | 60.9% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 72.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 64.2% | 60.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 66.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.17% | 63.34% | 61.00% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.00% | 66.63% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.8% | 81.2% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.9% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.5% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.3% | 79.3% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.10% | 83.73% | 79.30% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.7% | 60.2% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 66.8% | 64% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 65% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.63% | 65.50% | 62.80% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.00% | 70.62% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.1% | 75.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 82.4% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 77.2% | 73.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.5% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 75.00% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 77.61% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 79.8% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 85.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 84.50% | 80.10% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 77.3% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 78.29% | 75.10% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 84.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 80.61% | 73.90% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 86% | 80.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 83% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 82.36% | 77.10% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.6% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 59.22% | 49.90% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 83.3% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 81.97% | 76.60% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.86% | 76.29% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 75.68% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 74.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 75.16% | 69.50% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 84.55% | 77.70% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 74.1% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 77.27% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 63.4% | 61% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60.7% | 61.7% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 69.8% | 68.9% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 67.91% | 66.20% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 73.12% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.7% | 77.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 83.8% | 80.9% |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.5% | 70.9% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.5% | 71.8% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 74.18% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 76.13% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 64.2% | 62.1% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 64.4% | 64.6% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 68.4% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 70.2% | 66.4% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 75.6% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.3% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 68.37% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.4% | 82.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 83.2% | 81.9% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 87.6% | 85.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 53.7% | 54.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 59.3% | 56.1% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.8% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 59.12% | 56.60% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 61.01% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.1% | 73.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 78.3% | 76.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 73.5% | 72.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 76% | 76.4% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 75.6% | 72.3% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 76.76% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 55.4% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 56.2% | 56.4% |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 25% | 65% | 62.7% |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61.7% | 59.5% |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 67.7% | 63.7% |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62.50% | 65.52% | 63.40% |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 66.46% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 81.5% | 77.3% |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 81.1% | 76.3% |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.7% | 81.9% |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.6% | 79.2% |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 85.6% | 83.6% |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 87.70% | 83.60% |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 84.33% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74.6% | 73% |
2006 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 77% | 72% |
2007 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 76.9% | 73.1% |
2008 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 76.4% | 72% |
2009 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.4% | 76% |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 74.9% | 73.9% |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.7% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 78.58% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 76.36% | N/A |
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