Discovery Peak Charter School
2880 Hurst Road, North Pole, AK 99705
Schola Grade C · Average
Percentiles compare this school with other Alaska elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Discovery Peak Charter School
Discovery Peak Charter School is a charter elementary school in North Pole, Alaska, serving grades K–8. It is part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
In the 2024–25 school year, 193 students were enrolled, with about 19.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Alaska elementary school (15.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 193 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
- County
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- NCES school ID
- 020060000766
Schools near Discovery Peak Charter School
All 6 schools in North Pole →School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.