Best Public Schools in Soldotna, AK

Summary:

The city of Soldotna, Alaska is home to 8 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. The district is ranked 10th out of 24 in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Within Soldotna, several schools stand out for their strong academic performance and statewide rankings.

Soldotna Montessori Charter School is a top-performing elementary school, consistently ranking among the best in the state with a 4-star rating. Students at this school excel in English Language Arts and Mathematics, scoring well above district and state averages. Another elementary school, Soldotna Elementary, has seen significant improvement in its statewide ranking, now placing in the top quarter of schools, with particularly strong performance in Science. The River City Academy, an alternative high school, also ranks highly statewide, with impressive Science proficiency among its students.

While the schools in Soldotna have a predominantly white student population, there is a range of socioeconomic diversity, as evidenced by the varying free/reduced lunch rates across the district. The student-teacher ratios also vary widely, with the Connections school having the highest ratio, which may impact the quality of education and personalized attention students receive. Overall, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District performs relatively well compared to the state, with several Soldotna schools ranking among the top in their respective categories.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				STAR English Language Arts (2023)								STAR Mathematics (2023)								ASA Science (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Total
Soldotna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	162 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-5100	259	21	12.4	42.5%	173 (66.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	68.2	47^th of 176 public elementary schools	73.3%		40.9	102^nd of 171 public elementary schools	40.4%	55	25.7	46.7	56.4	70.0				47.6	30.6	43.3	59.0	50.0				45.6	71.8			71.8
Connections	Public, Alternative	K-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 714-8880	1,036	17	61.3	0.3%	849 (81.9%)	4 (0.4%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	28 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (10.9%)								(n/a)			45.5	64.3	44.4	46.2		43.4	50.0		36.4	42.9	38.9	61.5		43.4	45.5	61.5		56.7
Redoubt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	486 W Redoubt Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-4300	366	23	15.7	41.5%	242 (66.1%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (7.7%)	7 (1.9%)	33 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.7%)	46.8	94^th of 176 public elementary schools	46.6%		41.2	100^th of 171 public elementary schools	41.5%	6	39.5	29.8	39.0	45.6				38.8	26.3	27.7	47.5	43.9				37.8	44.1			44.1
Soldotna Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	158 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-9221	165	10	16.0	21.2%	133 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	79.5	25^th of 176 public elementary schools	85.8%		81.4	25^th of 171 public elementary schools	85.4%		34.8	45.8	52.2	79.0				51.7	47.8	62.5	60.9	84.2				62.9	58.3			58.3
Soldotna High School	Public	9-12	425 W Marydale Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-7000	707	39	18.0	26.3%	527 (74.5%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.5%)	6 (0.8%)	51 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (10.9%)	35	44^th of 62 public high schools	29.0%		32.7	39^th of 62 public high schools	37.1%	5							35.8	35.8							27.5	27.5			27.1	27.1
River City Academy	Public	7-12	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 714-6400	91	7	12.5	28.6%	71 (78.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.3%)	48.4	28^th of 62 public high schools	54.8%		64.8	19^th of 62 public high schools	69.4%	9						33.3	31.3	33.3						55.6	29.4	45.2			55.6	72.2
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1049 E Poppy Lane	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-1300	412	26	16.1	41.5%	273 (66.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (16.3%)	36.5	114^th of 176 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.7	112^th of 171 public elementary schools	34.5%	2	27.8	37.7	29.3	20.9				29.6	25.9	41.0	41.4	20.9				33.3	44.8			44.8
Skyview Middle School	Public	7-8	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(907) 260-2500	374	25	14.7	38.2%	267 (71.4%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.4%)	21.1	74^th of 92 public middle schools	19.6%		19.3	78^th of 95 public middle schools	17.9%	4					33.8	29.2		31.2					30.7	28.0		29.2		24.5		24.5

Cities Near Soldotna

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kenai	5.99 mi	8	24^th
Sterling	10.06 mi	1	37^th
Kasilof	14.33 mi	1	4^th
Nikiski	18.2 mi	1	31^st
Ninilchik	37.27 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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