Tanana Middle School
600 Trainor Gate Rd
Fairbanks AK, 99701, Fairbanks North Star County
Phone: 907-452-8145
Ranking:
(73 out of 305, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 474 | 513 | 504 | 514 | 527 | 502 | 473 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 238 | 50.2% | 257 | 50.1% | 270 | 53.6% | 252 | 49.0% | 275 | 52.2% | 252 | 50.2% | 240 | 50.7% |
Grade 8: | 236 | 49.8% | 256 | 49.9% | 234 | 46.4% | 262 | 51.0% | 252 | 47.8% | 250 | 49.8% | 233 | 49.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 51.5% | 264 | 51.5% | 235 | 46.6% | 259 | 50.4% | 258 | 49.0% | 255 | 50.8% | 249 | 52.6% |
Female: | 230 | 48.5% | 249 | 48.5% | 269 | 53.4% | 255 | 49.6% | 269 | 51.0% | 247 | 49.2% | 220 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 49 | 10.3% | 47 | 9.2% | 40 | 7.9% | 31 | 6.0% | 47 | 8.9% | 44 | 8.8% | 62 | 13.1% |
Asian: | 16 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.8% | 28 | 5.9% |
Hispanic: | 60 | 12.7% | 51 | 9.9% | 52 | 10.3% | 60 | 11.7% | 52 | 9.9% | 47 | 9.4% | 30 | 6.3% |
Black: | 32 | 6.8% | 54 | 10.5% | 58 | 11.5% | 68 | 13.2% | 66 | 12.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 46 | 9.7% |
White: | 273 | 57.6% | 296 | 57.7% | 296 | 58.7% | 295 | 57.4% | 331 | 62.8% | 299 | 59.6% | 307 | 64.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 37 | 7.8% | 45 | 8.8% | 44 | 8.7% | 44 | 8.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 9.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 27.8% | 144 | 28.1% | 103 | 20.4% | 107 | 20.8% | 99 | 18.8% | 83 | 16.5% | 74 | 15.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 10.3% | 60 | 11.7% | 57 | 11.3% | 61 | 11.9% | 53 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.8% | 38 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.80 | 15.55 | 14.61 | 14.86 | 17.00 | 17.70 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 63.4% | 61% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 60.7% | 61.7% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.8% | 68.9% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.3% | 69.8% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.41% | 67.91% | 66.20% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.05% | 73.12% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 79.5% | 75.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 78.7% | 77.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.8% | 80.9% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.6% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.8% | 79.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.9% | 83.9% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.73% | 83.01% | 79.40% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.69% | 79.87% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.5% | 70.9% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.5% | 71.8% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 76.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 75.2% | 72.4% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 73% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.05% | 74.18% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.73% | 76.13% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 64.2% | 62.1% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.4% | 64.6% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 68.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.4% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.2% | 66.4% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.6% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71.3% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 73.87% | 68.90% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.83% | 68.37% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.4% | 82.4% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 88.3% | 85.9% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88% | 85.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.2% | 81.9% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.6% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.9% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.53% | 86.05% | 82.80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.97% | 85.71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 51.4% | 51.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 53.7% | 54.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.3% | 56.1% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 60.8% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.36% | 59.12% | 56.60% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.76% | 61.01% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.1% | 73.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.3% | 76.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 73.5% | 72.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 71.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76% | 76.4% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 75.6% | 72.3% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.93% | 78.71% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.25% | 76.76% | N/A |
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* Tanana Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.