Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 99611

Kenai Middle School is the only middle school in zip code 99611, serving grades 6 through 8 with 408 students in Kenai, Alaska. It operates as part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which ranks 10th out of 23 Alaska districts. The school holds an overall state ranking of 60th out of 90 Alaska middle schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. Its ranking has remained steady in recent years, moving from 63rd in 2023–2024 to 60th in the current year.

Test proficiency at Kenai Middle School tells a mixed story. In all-grade results, the school is slightly above state averages in ELA (33.24% vs. 32.89%) and math (35.71% vs. 32.20%), while science proficiency of 37.25% sits just below the state’s 37.81%. The school trails its district in all three subjects. The most striking pattern is the grade-level contrast in mathematics: only 23.77% of 6th graders are proficient, but that figure jumps to 49.04% by 8th grade, well above both district (40.75%) and state (33.33%) averages. ELA also improves with grade, starting about 9 points behind the district in 6th grade but nearly closing the gap by 8th grade. Year over year, science and math proficiency declined by roughly 3.2 and 3.7 percentage points, while ELA remained essentially flat.

With approximately 43.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kenai Middle serves a moderate share of economically disadvantaged students. As the sole public middle school option within 99611, it is the primary destination for area families with children in grades 6–8. The school’s clear strengths are its notably strong 8th-grade math performance and steady ELA gains across the middle school years. Areas that may merit attention include 6th-grade math, where proficiency is well below district norms, and the recent drop in science scores, which now hover around the state average. Families can take encouragement from the school’s apparent ability to help students grow considerably between 6th and 8th grade, even if early middle-school scores remain a concern.