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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99669

At a glance

Schools

3,452

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRiver City Academy4^th of 62 Alaska high schools

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Biggest riser

Redoubt Elementary up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Soldotna Elementary 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 99669 serves Soldotna, Alaska, and contains eight schools within the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, spanning elementary through high school, including charter and alternative options, with a combined enrollment of about 3,452 students. These schools range from a 79-student 7–12 academy to a 1,188-student alternative PK–12 program, offering very different learning environments for local families. Soldotna Montessori Charter School stands out as the clear academic leader with a 5-star state ranking, placing 15th among Alaska elementary schools and posting the highest proficiency rates in every subject — roughly three times higher than the area’s lowest-performing elementary, Kalifornsky Beach Elementary, which has slipped to a 1-star rating. River City Academy is the highest-ranked high school in the zip code, coming in 4th in Alaska, while Soldotna High School graduates 92.5% of students but struggles with low math proficiency.

Among the traditional schools, Redoubt Elementary is the most compelling success story, improving its state rank for three straight years despite having the area’s highest free/reduced lunch rate at 50.47%. It now beats district averages in ELA, math, and science. Skyview Middle School is also trending upward, while Soldotna Elementary and Kalifornsky Beach are heading in the opposite direction. Connections, a large alternative/online-style program, posts strong test scores but has the lowest graduation rate at 77%, reflecting its unique credit-recovery mission and atypical student-teacher ratio.

The most urgent concern is high school math: both Soldotna High School (17.01%) and River City Academy (22.22%) fall below state averages, meaning a top-ranked school can still hide a real weakness. Families should also note that graduation rates and test scores can tell very different stories — Soldotna High School’s strong graduation rate coexists with low proficiency, while Connections shows the opposite. Zip code 99669 offers a microcosm of Alaska school performance, with two 5-star schools, several improving institutions, and one 1-star school, so parents will want to look beyond a single ranking to find the best fit for their child.

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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
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
Connections	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	143 E. Park Avenue	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-8880	1,188	15	79.6		941 (79.2%)	5 (0.4%)	53 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	47 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (11.4%)								(n/a)	33.3	38.5	≥ 80%	< 40%	40.0	73.3		53.6	30.0	46.2	54.6	< 40%	50.0	53.3		48.5	≥ 75%	64.3	≥ 60%	69.0
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
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
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
Skyview Middle School	Public	7-8	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-2500	355	23	15.6	33.2%	255 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (12.4%)	39.6	57^th of 90 public middle schools	36.7%		36	64^th of 94 public middle schools	31.9%	7					35.5	35.2		35.3					36.1	41.5		38.7		31.3		31.3
Soldotna High School	Public	9-12	425 W Marydale Ave	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 260-7000	695	37	18.5	27.5%	501 (72.1%)	13 (1.9%)	44 (6.3%)	10 (1.4%)	33 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (13.1%)	32.1	43^rd of 62 public high schools	30.6%		35.6	43^rd of 60 public high schools	28.3%								29.1	29.1							17.0	17.0			35.7	35.7
River City Academy	Public	7-12	46188 Sterling Hwy	Soldotna	99669	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 714-6400	79	5	15.2	48.1%	56 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)	87.7	4^th of 62 public high schools	93.5%		63.5	24^th of 60 public high schools	60.0%	20					< 25%	40.0	55.6	40.7					37.5	< 20%	< 25%	22.2		50.0	54.6	52.4

Cities Near Zip Code 99669

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Soldotna	0.32 mi	9	20^th
Kenai	5.99 mi	9	24^th
Sterling	10.06 mi	1	28^th
Kasilof	14.33 mi	1	12^th
Nikiski	18.21 mi	1	34^th

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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.

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