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Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science

Public, Charter Grades K-5

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science is a public charter elementary school serving around 200 students in grades K-5 in Kenai, Alaska, which is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. While the district is ranked 12th out of 24 in the state and has a 3-star rating, Kaleidoscope School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 1-star rating in recent years.

Kaleidoscope School struggles particularly in English Language Arts, with only 18.27% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 37.35% for the district and 32.69% for the state. The school also performs poorly in science, with only 22.22% of students proficient or better, while nearby schools like Tustumena Elementary had 61.11% proficiency. Additionally, Kaleidoscope School has a higher student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools, which may contribute to its academic challenges.

Despite these struggles, Kaleidoscope School does perform better for multi-racial and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top half of Alaska schools in these categories. However, the school's overall declining performance, particularly in comparison to other schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science.

205

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

549 N Forest Dr
Kenai, AK 99611

(907) 283-0804

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Two or more races:

18.0%

American Indian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (21% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 85 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Alaska avg33%

153^rd of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 73 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	161 of 176	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	99 of 171	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	89 of 185	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	98 of 186	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.4	79 of 180	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.8	35 of 246	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	86.3	5 of 218	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	3 of 223	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	13 of 227	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	29 of 223	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	26 of 229	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	17 of 226	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	78.6	27 of 219	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	138 of 154	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	132 of 152	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	68 of 143	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	71 of 141	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	67 of 159	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	80.0	17 of 147	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	133 of 149	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	129 of 148	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	103 of 148	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	111 of 159	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	54.2	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	132 of 139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	132 of 133	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	93 of 147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)88th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-8 vs state

Science22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts18%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

This school is a left wing school for white privilege. Unbeliever that this kind of school exists in our day and age. Horrible teachers and even a worse principal! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science

Is Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science a good school?

Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Alaska elementary schools.

What district is Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science in?

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science?

Students at Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science are 61% White, 18% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science.

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