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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000538
Kenai Middle School
201 Tinker Ln, Kenai, AK 99611 · (907) 283-1700 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
177 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 126 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 37% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
AK avg 36.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
AK avg 34.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 37.9% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kenai Middle School
Kenai Middle School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Middle School this school | 408 | 43.4% | 35.4% |
| Palmer Middle School Palmer | 563 | 44.4% | 39.6% |
| Wasilla Middle School Wasilla | 584 | 48.6% | 32.5% |
| Skyview Middle School Soldotna | 355 | 33.2% | 29.9% |
| North Pole Middle School North Pole | 631 | 33.9% | 35.2% |
| Homer Middle School Homer | 205 | 39.0% | 50.9% |
Matched among Alaska middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kenai Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #12 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #10 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #15 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #18 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
+69 (+20%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 24.8 | 16.5:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 27.6 | 15.2:1 | 35% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 26.2 | 15.7:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 24.3 | 14.2:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 30% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenai Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (344 to 408); teachers up 2% (24.3 to 24.8).
About Kenai Middle School
The public middle-grades school Kenai Middle School is located in Kenai, Alaska. The student body numbers 408 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District counts 8,510 students in its 42 schools, and Kenai Middle School is one of them.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Kenai Middle School. Smaller groups are 20% multiracial, 9% Native American, and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kenai Peninsula Borough is roughly 79% White. Kenai Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.5 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Alaska average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students. That is close to the 43% average for public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kenai Middle School, the prediction is 38.4% and the result is 35.4%.
In Kenai Peninsula Borough (population about 60,413), median household income is about $80,538, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 42 public schools operate in Kenai Peninsula Borough, serving about 8,510 students.
Nearest public school: Kenai Central High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kenai Middle School ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 339 in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25, a gain of 69 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.6:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Kenai Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kenai Peninsula Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,413
Census ACS
Median income
$80,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,510 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- ConnectionsCombined · 1,188 students
- Soldotna High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Kenai Central High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Mt. View ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 357 students
Other schools in Kenai
- Kenai Central High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Mt. View ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Nikiski North Star ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Kaleidoscope School of Arts & ScienceElementary · 205 students
- Aurora Borealis Charter SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Kenai Alternative High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Kenai Central High School0.2 mi · 525
- Marathon School0.9 mi · 8
- Mt. View Elementary1.0 mi · 449
- Kenai Alternative High School1.7 mi · 45
- Aurora Borealis Charter School1.8 mi · 199
- Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science2.5 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Kenai Middle SchoolHow large is Kenai Middle School?
Kenai Middle School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kenai Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenai Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kenai Middle School have?
Kenai Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Kenai Middle School?
Kenai Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees Kenai Middle School?
Kenai Middle School is overseen by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.