Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020048000190
Peterson Elementary
Avenue G Bldg 550, Kodiak, AK 99615 · (907) 486-7486 · Kodiak Island Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Alaska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
57 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Kodiak Island Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 64.6% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like Peterson Elementary
Peterson Elementary's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Elementary this school | 206 | 27.7% | 63.2% |
| Soldotna Montessori Charter School Soldotna | 164 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Point Higgins School Ketchikan | 204 | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| Discovery Peak Charter School North Pole | 193 | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| Birchwood ABC Elementary Eagle River | 246 | 24.8% | 58.9% |
| Hermon Hutchens Elementary Valdez | 287 | 26.8% | 54.4% |
Matched among Alaska elementary 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 Peterson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #11 of 134 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #17 of 150 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #36 of 150 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #116 of 169 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #34 of 125 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #123 of 125 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #112 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #67 of 115 |
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. 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
206
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 28% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 12 | 16.4:1 | 27% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 17.7 | 13.9:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 25% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 13 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peterson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (246 to 206); teachers down 21% (17.7 to 14).
About Peterson Elementary
Peterson Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Kodiak, Alaska. Enrollment stands at 206 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 26% below the average for elementary schools in Alaska.
Kodiak Island Borough School District (13 schools, 2,132 students) runs Peterson Elementary.
Roughly 85% of students at Peterson Elementary are White. Other students are 7% Native American and 4% Asian. By comparison, Kodiak Island Borough residents are about 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Peterson Elementary scores 26%.
Peterson Elementary reports a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher, from 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Kodiak Island Borough, the school's rate is lower.
Peterson Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Alaska public elementary schools.
Peterson Elementary scores 19.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 63.2% actual versus 43.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Alaska schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Kodiak Island Borough area, the median household earns about $86,250 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Kodiak Island Borough, 12 public schools serve about 2,122 students.
About 4.9 miles separate Peterson Elementary from the closest public school, AKTEACH. The five-mile area around Peterson Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 36.7% on proficiency, and Peterson Elementary is above that at 63.2%.
NCES describes the area around Peterson Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 11 students, from 195 to 206. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.7:1, from 12.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Peterson Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kodiak Island Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,771
Census ACS
Median income
$86,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kodiak Island Borough School District
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- Main ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Kodiak
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- Main ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 161 students
Other Peterson Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Peterson Elementary. Peterson Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Peterson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 913 students
- Peterson Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, OR · 573 students
- Peterson ElementaryRed Springs, NC · 539 students
- Peterson ElemWichita, KS · 321 students
Nearby schools
- AKTEACH4.9 mi · 199
- Kodiak High School4.9 mi · 579
- Kodiak Middle School5.0 mi · 401
- Main Elementary5.1 mi · 177
- East Elementary6.2 mi · 289
- North Star Elementary7.0 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Peterson ElementaryHow large is Peterson Elementary?
Peterson Elementary enrolls approximately 206 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peterson Elementary serve?
Peterson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Peterson Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Peterson Elementary.
How diverse is Peterson Elementary?
Peterson Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Peterson Elementary public or private?
Peterson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kodiak Island Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.