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Nikiski North Star Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 45600 Holt Lamplight Rd
       Kenai, AK  99611

(907) 776-2600

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
141st of 172 Alaska Elementary Schools


Students who attend Nikiski North Star Elementary usually attend:

High:    Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7
Number of students:  251

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.9%
Two or more races:
9.6%
American Indian:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.1%

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Compare Details Nikiski North Star Elementary ranks worse than 82% of elementary schools in Alaska. It also ranks last among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.9%), two or more races (9.6%), American Indian (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nikiski North Star Elementary is 12.7, which is the 7th best among 15 elementary schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Nikiski North Star Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Nikiski North Star Elementary 141st of 172 Alaska public elementary schools. (See Nikiski North Star Elementary in the ranking list.)

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 9th of 23 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Nikiski North Star Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 54.07 122nd 213 42.7%
2006 65.76 92nd 218 57.8%
2007 76.39 40th 212 81.1%
2008 76.01 40th 219 81.7%
2009 75.65 45th 226 80.1%
2010 79.08 34th 229 85.2%
2011 72.60 57th 223 74.4%
2012 69.34 67th 227 70.5%
2013 66.66 80th 223 64.1%
2014 62.70 92nd 218 57.8%
2015 51.95 111th 246 54.9%
2017 40.30 112th 180 37.8%
2018 28.37 145th 186 22.0%
2019 38.85 117th 185 36.8%
2021 34.06 120th 173 30.6%
2022 20.53 141st 172 18.0%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.09 23rd 73 68.5%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.74 88th 147 40.1%
2021 40.81 62nd 110 43.6%

Rank History for Female students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.78 99th 159 37.7%
2021 34.41 92nd 141 34.8%
2022 26.61 113th 144 21.5%

Rank History for Male students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.49 110th 159 30.8%
2021 26.41 111th 142 21.8%
2022 22.43 121st 149 18.8%

Rank History for White students at Nikiski North Star Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.88 118th 147 19.7%
2021 18.06 121st 127 4.7%
2022 7.94 136th 138 1.4%

Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Nikiski North Star Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 272 1 3 3 15 n/a n/a 0 294
1990 295 1 4 3 18 n/a n/a 0 321
1991 291 1 7 4 21 n/a n/a 0 324
1992 309 0 6 5 26 n/a n/a 0 346
1993 274 1 5 7 32 n/a n/a 0 319
1994 263 1 5 5 30 n/a n/a 0 304
1995 283 0 0 19 33 n/a n/a 0 335
1996 283 0 0 19 33 n/a n/a 0 335
1997 290 0 7 8 31 n/a n/a 0 336
1998 293 1 4 6 42 n/a n/a 0 346
1999 280 0 4 5 37 n/a n/a 0 326
2000 264 0 3 5 33 n/a n/a 0 305
2001 240 0 1 3 34 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 218 0 6 6 42 n/a n/a 0 272
2003 218 0 6 6 42 n/a n/a 0 272
2004 181 0 5 4 35 n/a n/a 0 225
2005 300 3 14 6 70 n/a n/a 0 393
2006 306 2 12 9 66 n/a n/a 0 395
2007 320 2 15 10 61 n/a n/a 0 408
2008 307 1 15 11 62 n/a n/a 16 412
2009 303 2 11 8 51 1 17 0 393
2010 325 2 9 9 48 3 19 0 415
2011 326 2 9 8 50 4 22 0 421
2012 282 0 6 13 33 1 31 0 366
2013 282 0 6 14 31 1 31 0 365
2014 279 1 3 14 29 2 36 0 364
2015 276 2 2 10 33 1 44 0 368
2016 265 4 3 15 29 0 55 0 371
2017 270 3 4 10 39 1 54 0 381
2018 260 1 4 15 36 1 51 0 368
2019 241 1 4 10 35 2 42 0 335
2020 246 0 3 12 30 2 43 0 336
2021 151 2 4 4 14 2 21 0 198
2022 198 2 4 6 15 2 24 0 251

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity
For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nikiski North Star Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 294 15.5 18.9 13.3
1990 321 17.0 18.8 15.6
1991 324 18.0 18.0 14.8
1992 346 18.0 19.2 17.9
1993 319 18.0 17.7 19.4
1994 304 18.0 16.9 20.4
1995 335 15.8 21.2 17.9
1996 335 15.8 21.2 17.9
1997 336 15.8 21.3 26.5
1998 346 16.8 20.6 24.9
1999 326 16.0 20.4 31.9
2000 305 15.2 20.1 31.1
2001 278 14.8 18.8 31.7
2002 272 14.5 18.8 34.9
2003 272 14.5 18.8 34.9
2004 225 12.5 18.0 33.3
2005 393 25.5 15.4 44.3
2006 395 23.5 16.8 49.4
2007 408 23.6 17.3 49.5
2008 412 23.7 17.4 50.5
2009 393 25.6 15.4 43.8
2010 415 25.2 16.4 47.7
2011 421 27.8 15.1 55.8
2012 366 26.4 13.8 58.7
2013 365 25.5 14.3 55.3
2014 364 25.5 14.2 52.2
2015 368 26.0 14.1 47.6
2016 371 27.0 13.7 46.6
2017 381 24.0 15.8 51.4
2018 368 25.1 14.6 50.5
2019 335 23.5 14.2 51.9
2020 336 22.5 14.9 49.1
2021 198 20.5 9.6 n/a
2022 251 19.6 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Nikiski North Star Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 294 15.5 18.9 13.3
1990 321 17.0 18.8 15.6
1991 324 18.0 18.0 14.8
1992 346 18.0 19.2 17.9
1993 319 18.0 17.7 19.4
1994 304 18.0 16.9 20.4
1995 335 15.8 21.2 17.9
1996 335 15.8 21.2 17.9
1997 336 15.8 21.3 26.5
1998 346 16.8 20.6 24.9
1999 326 16.0 20.4 31.9
2000 305 15.2 20.1 31.1
2001 278 14.8 18.8 31.7
2002 272 14.5 18.8 34.9
2003 272 14.5 18.8 34.9
2004 225 12.5 18.0 33.3
2005 393 25.5 15.4 44.3
2006 395 23.5 16.8 49.4
2007 408 23.6 17.3 49.5
2008 412 23.7 17.4 50.5
2009 393 25.6 15.4 43.8
2010 415 25.2 16.4 47.7
2011 421 27.8 15.1 55.8
2012 366 26.4 13.8 58.7
2013 365 25.5 14.3 55.3
2014 364 25.5 14.2 52.2
2015 368 26.0 14.1 47.6
2016 371 27.0 13.7 46.6
2017 381 24.0 15.8 51.4
2018 368 25.1 14.6 50.5
2019 335 23.5 14.2 51.9
2020 336 22.5 14.9 49.1
2021 198 20.5 9.6 n/a
2022 251 19.6 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio
Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nikiski North Star Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 117th of 185 Elementary schoolsRanks 141st of 172 Elementary schools
 18.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nikiski North Star Elementary)40.413.9
 26.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)44.623.6
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alaska)36.820.6
 16.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nikiski North Star Elementary)63.222.9
 40.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)54.227.7
 26.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alaska)43.325
 18.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nikiski North Star Elementary)32.725.7
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)47.229.9
 17.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska)39.726.5
 13.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nikiski North Star Elementary)46.217.1
 29%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)49.224.8
 24.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alaska)45.123.7
 21.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nikiski North Star Elementary)3425.5
 8.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)46.540.4
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska)38.637.5
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Nikiski North Star Elementary)28.319.2
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)41.939.1
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alaska)39.934.4
 5.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Nikiski North Star Elementary)35.822
 13.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)47.733.9
 13.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska)39.229.5
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Nikiski North Star Elementary)46.319.7
 26.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)40.924.9
 16.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Alaska)35.722.9
 12.8%
All Grades Science (Nikiski North Star Elementary)32.730.4
 2.3%
   All Grades Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)5542.7
 12.3%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.738.1
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students335198
 40.9%
African American12
 100%
American Indian3514
 60%
Asian44
Hispanic104
 60%
Pacific Islander22
White241151
 37.3%
Two or More Races4221
 50%



Frequently Asked Questions about Nikiski North Star Elementary

Students at Nikiski North Star Elementary are 79% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Nikiski North Star Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Alaska elementary schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, 251 students attended Nikiski North Star Elementary.

Students who attend Nikiski North Star Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nikiski Middle/Senior High School


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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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