Anne Wien Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fairbanks, Alaska
Anne Wien Elementary in Fairbanks, Alaska enrolled 360 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
380 students in 2022-23, 367 students in 2023-24, 360 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.2 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 380 | 23.2 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 21.0 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 360 | 20.0 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Alaska elementary schools
Among the 168 Alaska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 313 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Anne Wien Elementary enrolled 313 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 313 of the 313 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent54.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.5% of students were White, 23.3% of two or more races, 16.9% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White37.5%
- Two or more races23.3%
- American Indian16.9%
- Hispanic10.6%
- Black8.6%
- Asian2.5%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Anne Wien Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 32% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 24% (2021-22) | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Fairbanks
15 public elementary schools in Fairbanks report 2024-25 enrollment; Anne Wien Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnette Magnet School | 417 | 18.4 | 24.5% |
| Weller Elementary | 413 | 19.7 | 26.6% |
| Pearl Creek Elementary | 388 | 16.9 | 23.2% |
| Ladd Elementary | 383 | 19.2 | 20.9% |
| University Park Elementary | 361 | 17.2 | 30.2% |
| Anne Wien Elementary | 360 | 18.0 | 37.2% |
| Ticasuk Brown Elementary | 351 | 16.7 | 31.6% |
| Woodriver Elementary | 342 | 18.0 | 27.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Anne Wien Elementary
- Denali ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 300 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Barnette Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 417 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Anne Wien Elementary with Denali ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fairbanks North Star Borough School District spends per student$17,616 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,616
- The largest public schools in AlaskaAnne Wien Elementary is the number 41 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 168
- Alaska schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Anne Wien Elementary
How many students attend Anne Wien Elementary?
360 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 380 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fairbanks, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Anne Wien Elementary?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for elementary schools is 15.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Anne Wien Elementary a Title I school?
Anne Wien Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Anne Wien Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Anne Wien Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Anne Wien Elementary in?
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020060000114 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.