Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
Fairbanks, AK · High School · Grades -1-12
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is a high school in Fairbanks, AK with 801 students enrolled and a 77% proficiency rate. Part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is a high school located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school serves 801 students in grades -1-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 801.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 77% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 89% graduation rate.
0% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Alaska.
How This School Compares
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. has 801 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (385 students). Its 77% proficiency rate is 20 percentage points above the district average of 57%. Compared to the Alaska state average of 49%, the school performs 28 points higher. The 801.0:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Other Schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Frequently Asked Questions
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. has 801 students enrolled in grades -1-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 801.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 77% of students at Fairbanks B.E.S.T. meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. has a 89% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.