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North Pole High School
601 Nphs Blvd
North Pole AK, 99705, Fairbanks North Star County
Phone: 907-488-3761
Ranking:
(39 out of 130, top 30%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 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: | 40 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 750 | 731 | 729 | 783 | 820 | 827 | 842 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 206 | 27.5% | 210 | 28.7% | 199 | 27.3% | 226 | 28.9% | 194 | 23.7% | 214 | 25.9% | 213 | 25.3% |
Grade 10: | 192 | 25.6% | 178 | 24.4% | 214 | 29.4% | 195 | 24.9% | 196 | 23.9% | 219 | 26.5% | 231 | 27.4% |
Grade 11: | 187 | 24.9% | 211 | 28.9% | 197 | 27.0% | 203 | 25.9% | 245 | 29.9% | 241 | 29.1% | 195 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 165 | 22.0% | 132 | 18.1% | 119 | 16.3% | 159 | 20.3% | 185 | 22.6% | 153 | 18.5% | 203 | 24.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 400 | 53.3% | 397 | 54.3% | 377 | 51.7% | 412 | 52.6% | 433 | 52.8% | 439 | 53.1% | 433 | 51.4% |
Female: | 350 | 46.7% | 334 | 45.7% | 352 | 48.3% | 371 | 47.4% | 387 | 47.2% | 388 | 46.9% | 405 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 59 | 7.9% | 55 | 7.5% | 58 | 8.0% | 63 | 8.0% | 77 | 9.4% | 62 | 7.5% | 89 | 10.6% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.8% | 27 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.5% | 33 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 4.1% | 28 | 3.8% | 30 | 4.1% | 49 | 6.3% | 42 | 5.1% | 34 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.7% |
Black: | 16 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.6% | 36 | 4.4% | 23 | 2.8% | 44 | 5.2% |
White: | 562 | 74.9% | 562 | 76.9% | 563 | 77.2% | 594 | 75.9% | 634 | 77.3% | 648 | 78.4% | 645 | 76.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 67 | 8.9% | 54 | 7.4% | 52 | 7.1% | 42 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 4.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 19.5% | 134 | 18.3% | 115 | 15.8% | 106 | 13.5% | 102 | 12.4% | 95 | 11.5% | 103 | 12.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.0% | 14 | 1.9% | 27 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.75 | 17.57 | 16.99 | 17.40 | 17.98 | 18.90 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSGQE | ||||||
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 79.4% | 76.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.8% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.61% | 79.23% | 77.50% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.66% | 79.36% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.8% | 85.2% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93.6% | 90% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.8% | 84.2% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.69% | 88.13% | 84.20% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.40% | 88.71% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.9% | 76.3% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.6% | 78.8% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 75.7% | 74.3% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.2% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.07% | 76.43% | 74.40% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.46% | 75.00% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 42.7% | 32% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 51.2% | 45.1% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 38% | 31.9% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 44.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.82% | 42.86% | 39.20% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.38% | 29.54% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.8% | 63.6% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.5% | 48.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 47.37% | 48.40% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 60.76% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 37.6% | 34.9% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 60.9% | 49.3% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 44.9% | 40.9% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 50.5% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.50% | 37.62% | 42.50% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.47% | 40.96% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 54.5% | 33.7% |
2011 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.4% | N/A |
SBA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.5% | 61.9% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.7% | 69.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.6% | 60.9% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 64.2% | 60.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 66.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.24% | 63.34% | 61.00% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.27% | 66.63% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 85.8% | 81.2% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.9% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 84.5% | 80.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.4% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.3% | 79.3% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 83.73% | 79.30% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.62% | 82.17% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 68.7% | 60.2% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 63.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.8% | 64% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 65% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.05% | 65.50% | 62.80% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.67% | 70.62% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.1% | 75.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.4% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.2% | 73.7% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.1% | 76.6% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 77.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.5% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.57% | 75.00% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.03% | 77.61% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 55.4% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 56.2% | 56.4% |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65% | 62.7% |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.4% | 63.1% |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61.7% | 59.5% |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 67.7% | 63.7% |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 68.98% | 65.52% | 63.40% |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65.26% | 66.46% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.5% | 77.3% |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.1% | 76.3% |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.3% | 82.2% |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.6% | 79.2% |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.6% | 83.6% |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 91.98% | 87.70% | 83.60% |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82.11% | 84.33% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 74.6% | 73% |
2006 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77% | 72% |
2007 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76.9% | 73.1% |
2008 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 76.4% | 72% |
2009 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.4% | 76% |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 74.9% | 73.9% |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 76.7% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 78.58% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 70.53% | 76.36% | N/A |
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* North Pole High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.