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Aurora Borealis Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Aurora Borealis Charter School is an exceptional elementary school located in Kenai, Alaska, serving 193 students in grades K-8. As part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which is ranked 12th out of 24 districts in the state, Aurora Borealis has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Alaska, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.13% of Aurora Borealis students were proficient or better in STAR Mathematics, compared to just 38.78% for the district and 32.18% for the state. Similarly, 77.42% were proficient or better in STAR English Language Arts, compared to 37.35% for the district and 32.69% for the state. The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student groups, such as female students and white students, who often rank in the top 1-2% of Alaska elementary schools.

While Aurora Borealis's success is undoubtedly impressive, it is worth noting that the nearby schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District generally perform below the state average, with some schools ranking in the bottom half of Alaska elementary schools. This highlights the exceptional nature of Aurora Borealis's performance compared to its local peers. Additionally, the school's low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 1.6% to less than 1% in recent years, suggest a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. Understanding the factors that contribute to Aurora Borealis's success could provide valuable lessons for improving educational outcomes in other schools across Alaska.

199

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 Frontage Rd Ste A
Kenai, AK 99611

(907) 283-0292

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Two or more races:

9.0%

American Indian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2008 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (84% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2008

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg39%

Alaska avg33%

Elementary school

1^st of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

12^th of 24Kenai Peninsula Borough School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	1 of 175	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	9 of 173	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	5 of 176	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	5 of 171	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	4 of 173	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	10 of 185	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	2 of 186	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	1 of 180	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	2 of 246	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	15 of 219	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	80.6	24 of 213	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	2 of 142	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	85.5	10 of 148	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	6 of 148	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	3 of 142	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	1 of 139	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	8 of 137	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	5 of 127	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	16 of 147	89.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	3 of 94	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	1 of 92	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	1 of 96	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	1 of 88	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	1 of 151	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	73.3	38 of 132	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	90.0	5 of 73	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	5 of 70	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2023)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2019)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+59 vs state

Science82%+44 vs state

English Language Arts77%+45 vs state

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Schools Near Aurora Borealis Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)							STAR Mathematics (2025)					ASA Science (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Total
Aurora Borealis Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Frontage Rd Ste A	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 283-0292	199	12	16.4		156 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	3 (1.5%)	18 (9.0%)	99.4	1^st of 175 public elementary schools	99.4%		90.7	9^th of 173 public elementary schools	94.8%	8	73.9	72.7		82.4	55.6	85.0	77.4	87.0	86.4			91.1		70.0	81.8
Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science	Public, Charter	K-5	549 N Forest Dr	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 283-0804	205	15	13.5	38.5%	126 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.3%)	4 (2.0%)	23 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (18.0%)	15.7	153^rd of 175 public elementary schools	12.6%		10	161^st of 173 public elementary schools	6.9%	8	24.3	15.6	14.3				18.3	25.0	31.3	16.7		24.0	22.2		22.2
Mt. View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Swires Rd	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 283-8600	449	32	14.1	57.5%	249 (55.5%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	98 (21.8%)	22.6	138^th of 175 public elementary schools	21.1%		29.8	126^th of 173 public elementary schools	27.2%	12	20.5	21.9	27.0				23.0	27.7	16.4	41.9		28.7	33.8		33.8
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1049 E Poppy Lane	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-1300	384	25	15.5	45.1%	252 (65.6%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	37 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.3%)	45	96^th of 175 public elementary schools	45.1%		54.2	85^th of 173 public elementary schools	50.9%	11	21.3	30.2	32.2	55.1			33.8	36.1	43.4	44.1	46.9	42.3	42.4		42.4
Redoubt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	486 W Redoubt Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 260-4300	321	22	14.6	50.5%	208 (64.8%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (7.2%)	7 (2.2%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.9%)	55	78^th of 175 public elementary schools	55.4%		47.3	97^th of 173 public elementary schools	43.9%	19	36.4	42.9	54.6	45.3			44.1	40.9	46.9	42.4	34.0	40.8	42.4		42.4
Nikiski North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45600 Holt Lamplight Rd	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 776-2600	214	18	12.1	49.1%	143 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (19.2%)	45.1	95^th of 175 public elementary schools	45.7%		36.5	113^th of 173 public elementary schools	34.7%	18	39.5	22.9	35.1				32.7	55.3	40.0	35.1		43.6	39.5		39.5
Soldotna Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	158 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 260-9221	164	10	15.8	24.4%	137 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	77.8	28^th of 175 public elementary schools	84.0%					(n/a)	25.0	54.2	73.9	60.9			53.2	37.5	54.2	73.9	60.9	56.4	78.3		78.3
Soldotna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	162 E Park Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 260-5100	266	20	13.5	44.0%	172 (64.7%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (16.5%)	41.6	106^th of 175 public elementary schools	39.4%		66	55^th of 173 public elementary schools	68.2%	51	20.5	12.1	34.2	69.0			32.4	33.3	30.3	42.1	55.2	39.6	44.7		44.7
Sterling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	35096 Sterling Hwy	Sterling	99672	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 262-4944	114	10	11.2	38.6%	84 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.9%)	43.2	100^th of 175 public elementary schools	42.9%		43.4	101^st of 173 public elementary schools	41.6%	1	26.7		23.5	35.0			23.5	53.3	25.0	35.3	55.0	42.7	47.1		47.1
Tustumena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	58231 Sterling Hwy	Kasilof	99610	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-1345	155	10	15.0	56.8%	109 (70.3%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.8%)	62.3	63^rd of 175 public elementary schools	64.0%		70.6	41^st of 173 public elementary schools	76.3%	22	46.2	36.8	38.9	55.0			44.3	61.5	42.1	33.3	50.0	45.7	61.1		61.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurora Borealis Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Aurora Borealis Charter School?

Students at Aurora Borealis Charter School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Aurora Borealis Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Aurora Borealis Charter School.

Is Aurora Borealis Charter School a good school?

Yes! Aurora Borealis Charter School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 175 Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Aurora Borealis Charter School in?

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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