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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99603

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At a glance

Schools

1,584

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMcNeil Canyon Elementary4^th of 166 Alaska elementary schools

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Smallest classes

West Homer Elementary 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 99603 contains 12 schools serving pre-K through 12th grade with about 1,584 students — four elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools, and five small PK-12 rural or alternative schools — all belonging to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, a 3-star district ranked 10th of 23 in Alaska. The area's greatest academic strength is its elementary schools. McNeil Canyon Elementary is the standout, ranking 4th of 166 Alaska elementary schools in 2025-2026 with math proficiency of 82.7% versus district (38.4%) and state (32.2%) averages, plus ELA and science scores near 67%, all achieved despite a 47.2% free/reduced lunch rate. West Homer Elementary is a steady above-average performer as well, ranking 34th statewide with about 53% proficiency in ELA and math, 62.8% in science, and an impressive 74.4% sixth-grade math score.

Among secondary schools, Homer High School is the area's largest, serving 357 students with a strong 94.6% graduation rate and 71% science proficiency; however, its statewide ranking fell from #2 in 2024-2025 to #18 in 2025-2026 as math proficiency dropped to 20%. Homer Middle School, the ZIP code's only middle school, is a growing concern, sliding from a 5-star #8 ranking in 2023-2024 to #39 with 3 stars and showing a wide internal gap between 7th-grade math (55.6%) and 8th-grade math (34.9%).

The small rural schools — Voznesenka School, Razdolna School, and Kachemak Selo School — generally score below district and state averages, creating a roughly 60-point math proficiency disparity between Razdolna (18.6%) and McNeil Canyon (82.7%). By contrast, Nanwalek School and Port Graham School both report perfect 100% graduation rates, and science is a consistent area strength, with most schools exceeding the state average of 37.8%. Paul Banks Elementary serves only grades PK-2 and therefore lacks comparable test data, and the tiny enrollments at rural schools make their statistics volatile from year to year. Overall, 99603 offers excellent elementary options, a strong but fluctuating high school, and challenging conditions at several very small rural schools, all within the same district and postal code.

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Ranking:

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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 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
Homer Flex School	Public	9-12	4122 Ben Walters Ln	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-5558	36	3	11.9	61.1%	25 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)								(n/a)							< 25%	< 25%							< 25%	< 25%			60.0	60.0
Paul Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1340 East End Rd	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1801	189	13	14.4	40.7%	139 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	2 (1.1%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Nanwalek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	63550 Alexandrovsky St	Nanwalek	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 281-2210	60	4	14.9	101.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)								(n/a)	< 25%	< 25%	< 40%	< 40%	< 25%	< 25%	< 40%	< 5%	< 25%	< 25%	< 40%	< 40%	< 25%	< 25%	< 40%	< 5%	< 40%	< 25%		< 20%
Homer High School	Public	9-12	600 E Fairview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-4600	357	19	18.6	34.7%	254 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.4%)	61.8	18^th of 62 public high schools	71.0%		97.2	2^nd of 60 public high schools	96.7%	16							40.9	40.9							20.0	20.0			71.0	71.0
Port Graham School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	63693 Graham Rd	Port Graham	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 284-2210	29	2	13.2	17.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (24.1%)								(n/a)								< 20%								< 20%				50.0
Fireweed Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	995 Soundview Ave	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(907) 226-1260	104	8	13.8	42.3%	75 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	67.9	44^th of 166 public elementary schools	73.5%		81.7	20^th of 175 public elementary schools	88.6%	24	23.1	50.0	73.3	53.3				50.9	53.9	50.0	40.0	53.3				49.1	≥ 80%			≥ 80%
West Homer Elementary	Public	3-6	995 Soundview Ave Ste 1	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 226-1200	211	17	12.7	46.4%	163 (77.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	74.9	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.8	21^st of 175 public elementary schools	88.0%	13	44.7	53.9	49.0	67.4				53.4	44.7	45.1	52.9	74.4				53.7	62.8			62.8
McNeil Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	52188 East End Rd	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-8181	144	10	13.9	47.2%	116 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.8%)	92.8	4^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.6%		91	6^th of 175 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	56.3	74.1	55.6	78.6				66.7	≥ 80%	85.2	72.2	78.6				82.7	66.7			66.7
Razdolna School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31746 Basargin Rd	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-6870	74	7	11.2		73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)	< 40%	< 40%	< 40%	< 40%	≥ 60%	< 40%	< 20%	25.6	< 40%	50.0	< 40%	< 40%	< 40%	< 40%	< 20%	18.6	< 40%	< 40%		20.0
Homer Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Sterling Hwy	Homer	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 235-5700	205	15	13.8	39.0%	151 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	3 (1.5%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.6%)	53.1	39^th of 90 public middle schools	56.7%		58.2	39^th of 94 public middle schools	58.5%						45.7	36.1		40.9					55.6	34.9		45.1		37.4		37.4
Voznesenka School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	33002 Voznesenka Loop	Fritz Creek	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-8549	145	11	13.1	71.0%	143 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	< 20%	< 20%	35.7	< 20%	< 20%		< 25%	14.7	< 20%	27.3	35.7	30.0	< 20%		< 25%	20.6	42.9			35.0
Kachemak Selo School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	44032 Milton Rd #B11	Kachemak	99603	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 235-5552	30	3	11.5		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								16.7								22.2				< 40%

Cities Near Zip Code 99603

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Homer	1.63 mi	8	2^nd
Anchor Point	14.25 mi	1	21^st
Fritz Creek	15.83 mi	1
Kachemak	16.52 mi	1
Seldovia	17.9 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.