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Soldotna Montessori Charter School

Q: Is Soldotna Montessori Charter School a good school?

Yes. Soldotna Montessori Charter School ranks in the top 9.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Soldotna Montessori Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Soldotna Montessori Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Soldotna Montessori Charter School?

Students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Soldotna Montessori Charter School is a small K-6 public charter school in Soldotna, AK, serving 164 students within the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. It has earned a 5-star rating and ranks 15th out of 166 Alaska elementary schools, placing it in the 91st percentile. The school has shown steady improvement over recent years, climbing from roughly the 78th percentile in 2018-2019 to its current high, and it stands out as a top performer in its district.

Compared to nearby schools, Soldotna Montessori Charter School outscores most traditional public schools by wide margins. For instance, Soldotna Elementary, located just 0.06 miles away, trails by approximately 29 points in English language arts, 24 points in math, and 35 points in science. The school’s proficiency rates are also far above district and state averages; science is a particular strength at 78.26% proficiency, roughly double the statewide average. Only Aurora Borealis Charter School (currently ranked #1 in the state) outperforms it, especially in math, where Aurora’s proficiency is 90.83% compared to Soldotna Montessori Charter School’s 61.86%.

Looking at smaller groups, female students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School rank among the top half dozen schools statewide, while male students’ results are closer to the middle. Grade-level data show steady growth in reading from 48% proficiency in third grade to 80% in sixth grade, indicating students become stronger readers as they progress. Math shows a dip in fourth grade but rebounds strongly in fifth. It’s worth noting that Soldotna Montessori Charter School has a lower rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (24.39%) than Soldotna Elementary (43.98%), which may contribute to some differences. Given its small enrollment of 164 students, individual grade cohorts are tiny, so yearly fluctuation is normal. Overall, Soldotna Montessori Charter School is one of the strongest elementary options in the Kenai Peninsula area, comfortably outperforming every traditional public school nearby while falling just short of Aurora Borealis Charter School.

164

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158 E Park Ave
Soldotna, AK 99669

(907) 260-9221

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (64% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg39%

Alaska avg33%

15^th of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 15 pts since 2017

From top 24% (2017) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Elementary Schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

10^th of 23Kenai 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	77.8	28 of 175	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	25 of 176	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	25 of 171	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	40 of 185	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	38 of 186	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	44 of 180	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	55 of 246	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	43 of 218	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	39 of 223	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	71 of 227	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	62 of 223	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	59 of 229	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	74 of 226	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.9	64 of 219	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.1	86 of 212	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	93 of 218	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	6 of 140	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	65.5	43 of 152	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	40 of 141	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	59 of 159	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	65 of 145	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	58 of 149	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	34 of 148	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	58 of 148	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	25 of 142	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	20 of 159	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	62.1	51 of 139	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	34 of 138	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	27 of 137	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	33 of 127	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+40 vs state

English Language Arts63%+30 vs state

Mathematics62%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)							STAR Mathematics (2026)							ASA Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Total
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%)	87	15^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.0%		77.8	28^th of 175 public elementary schools	84.0%	13	48.0	54.2	69.6	80.0			62.9	60.0	41.7	78.3	68.0			61.9	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%)	41.2	102^nd of 166 public elementary schools	38.6%		41.6	106^th of 175 public elementary schools	39.4%	4	28.1	47.4	22.6	35.3			34.1	37.5	36.8	40.6	38.2			38.2	43.8		43.8
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%)	64.6	53^rd of 166 public elementary schools	68.1%		55	78^th of 175 public elementary schools	55.4%	25	45.7	51.1	50.0	47.2			48.8	42.9	53.2	50.0	38.9			46.9	50.0		50.0
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%)	29.8	123^rd of 166 public elementary schools	25.9%		45	96^th of 175 public elementary schools	45.1%	27	25.0	24.6	28.3	28.6			26.6	34.6	36.9	46.7	29.2			37.3	31.7		31.7
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%)	34.8	116^th of 166 public elementary schools	30.1%		22.6	138^th of 175 public elementary schools	21.1%	22	22.2	31.7	40.3				31.8	33.3	34.2	34.7				34.1	42.3		42.3
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%)	95.7	1^st of 166 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.4	1^st of 175 public elementary schools	99.4%		81.0	52.2	87.0	72.7	68.8	73.3	72.5	≥ 90%	78.3	≥ 90%	86.4	≥ 80%	≥ 80%	90.8	≥ 90%	73.3	86.8
Tulen Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	12271 Kenai Spur Highway	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(907) 335-2829	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	32.3	121^st of 166 public elementary schools	27.1%		15.7	153^rd of 175 public elementary schools	12.6%	32	27.6	35.5	26.7				30.0	24.1	41.9	20.0				28.9	46.7		46.7
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%)	37.6	109^th of 166 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.2	100^th of 175 public elementary schools	42.9%	9	33.3	30.8	< 20%	26.3			24.6	38.9	53.9	< 20%	36.8			33.9	20.0		20.0
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%)	50.3	89^th of 166 public elementary schools	46.4%		45.1	95^th of 175 public elementary schools	45.7%	6	39.5	42.1	27.3				36.7	55.3	55.3	30.3				47.7	27.3		27.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Soldotna Montessori Charter School

How many students attend Soldotna Montessori Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Soldotna Montessori Charter School.

Is Soldotna Montessori Charter School a good school?

Yes. Soldotna Montessori Charter School ranks in the top 9.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Soldotna Montessori Charter School in?

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Soldotna Montessori Charter School?

Students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

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