Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000512
McNeil Canyon Elementary
52188 East End Rd, Homer, AK 99603 · (907) 235-8181 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
68 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%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
63.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +21.4pp since 2023
Math
73.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +27.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 45.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Alaska's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where McNeil Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #22 of 134 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #5 of 150 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #6 of 150 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #146 of 169 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #62 of 142 | #6 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
144
+48 (+50%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 144 | 10.3 | 13.9:1 | 47% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 40% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 44% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 9.4 | 13.2:1 | 33% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 35% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 34% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 32% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNeil Canyon Elementary.
About McNeil Canyon Elementary
McNeil Canyon Elementary is a small elementary school in Homer, Alaska, administered by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Enrollment is 144 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Alaska is about 277 students, so this school is 48% smaller than average.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District runs McNeil Canyon Elementary along with 41 other schools, enrolling 8,510 students in total.
At McNeil Canyon Elementary, White students make up 81% of the student body. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 79% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at McNeil Canyon Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
The school reports 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 47% of students.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, McNeil Canyon Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Alaska. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.0%, against a prediction of 37.1%.
McNeil Canyon Elementary is located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, where median household income is about $80,538, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 42 public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough, with a combined enrollment of about 8,510.
The closest other public school is Voznesenka School, about 6.5 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 56.0% is above the 45.3% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21 the school reported 96 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 144. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Kenai Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Other schools in Homer
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- West Homer ElementaryElementary · 211 students
- Homer Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Paul Banks ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Fireweed AcademyElementary · 104 students
- Razdolna SchoolCombined · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Voznesenka School6.5 mi · 145
- Kachemak Selo School7.2 mi · 30
- Razdolna School7.6 mi · 74
- Paul Banks Elementary10.8 mi · 189
- Homer Flex School11.3 mi · 36
- Homer High School11.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About McNeil Canyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McNeil Canyon Elementary?
McNeil Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 144 students in grades KG-06.
Is McNeil Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McNeil Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at McNeil Canyon Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at McNeil Canyon Elementary.
How diverse is McNeil Canyon Elementary?
McNeil Canyon Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is McNeil Canyon Elementary in?
McNeil Canyon Elementary is part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.