Born from a Vision for Arctic Students
Barrow Frost Test Charter Academy was founded with a singular conviction: that students growing up in Arctic Alaska deserve an education as extraordinary as the landscape they call home. Founded by Principal Robert Test and recognized with the 2023 Alaska Charter School Excellence Award, our school was built to close the gap between the unique needs of Barrow's youth and the opportunities available to them.
We are a tuition-free, publicly funded K-12 charter school serving approximately 320 students across three buildings in Barrow, Alaska. Our educational model is unlike any other in the state — a purposeful fusion of project-based STEM learning, Iñupiat cultural knowledge, environmental stewardship, and classical liberal arts. We don't just prepare students for college. We prepare them to lead their communities, protect their environment, and carry their culture forward with pride.
From our 100% graduation rate to our 92% college enrollment rate and a 95% student attendance rate, our results speak for themselves. But numbers only tell part of the story. The real measure of our success is in the confidence of a first-generation college student, the curiosity of a kindergartner learning both coding and Iñupiat drumming, and the resilience of a community that believes its children deserve the very best.
