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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
79
-4 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 12.4:1
% White
71%
was 72%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About River City Academy
Located at 46188 Sterling Hwy, in Soldotna, Alaska, River City Academy is a tiny high school that hosts 79 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Compared to the state average of about 373 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.
Within Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which oversees 42 schools and 8,510 students, River City Academy is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, River City Academy reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting River City Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, River City Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.8%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of -7.0 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Kenai Peninsula Borough indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,538 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), River City Academy is one campus in the mix.
Skyview Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
River City Academy operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River City Academy has edged down 5%, going from 83 students in 2018 to 79 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 5% to 9%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the River City Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. 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
- 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.