Enrollment
79
High
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000735
River City Academy
46188 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 714-6400 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Alaska public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
38 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 13% |
Student demographics
46%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
35.5%
AK avg 36.1% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 River City Academy
River City Academy's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River City Academy this school | 79 | 48.1% | 29.7% |
| Haines High School Haines | 78 | 57.7% | 38.6% |
| Nikiski Middle/Senior High School Nikiski | 276 | 48.2% | 33.0% |
| Susitna Valley High Talkeetna | 233 | 49.8% | 29.9% |
| Valdez High School Valdez | 175 | 33.1% | 38.4% |
| Homer High School Homer | 357 | 34.7% | 50.5% |
Matched among Alaska high 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 River City Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #54 of 72 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
79
-24 (-23%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 68
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 79 | 5.2 | 15.3:1 | 48% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 5.5 | 13.5:1 | 42% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 7.3 | 12.6:1 | 29% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 6.7 | 12.4:1 | 34% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 6 | 12.0:1 | 35% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River City Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (83 to 79); teachers down 23% (6.7 to 5.2).
About River City Academy
River City Academy is a small high school found in Soldotna, Alaska. The school's 79 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alaska average about 373 students each.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District operates 42 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,510 students.
By race and ethnicity, River City Academy is 71% White. Other reported shares: 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, River City Academy comes in at 46%.
River City Academy counts 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.3 students for each one. Among high schools in Alaska, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades River City Academy a B. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with River City Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Alaska is predicted to score 36.8%. River City Academy scores 29.7%, 7.0 points below that line.
Kenai Peninsula Borough has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,538, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. River City Academy is among the 42 public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Skyview Middle School is the public school closest to River City Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. River City Academy is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
River City Academy has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The number of students declined from 103 to 79 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.3:1, from 20.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for River City Academy covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Soldotna
- ConnectionsCombined · 1,188 students
- Soldotna High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- Redoubt ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Soldotna ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Skyview Middle School0.0 mi · 355
- Redoubt Elementary2.1 mi · 321
- Kalifornsky Beach Elementary2.4 mi · 384
- Soldotna High School2.5 mi · 695
- Soldotna Montessori Charter School2.5 mi · 164
- Connections2.5 mi · 1,188
Frequently asked questions
About River City AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at River City Academy?
River City Academy enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does River City Academy serve?
River City Academy serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River City Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River City Academy is approximately 15.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at River City Academy?
At River City Academy, the student body is approximately 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is River City Academy public or private?
River City Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.