Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000541
Skyview Middle School
46188 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 260-2500 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Alaska public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
118 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 7 | 185 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 170 | 48% |
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
33.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +8.3pp 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 41 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 32.4% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Middle School this school | 355 | 33.2% | 29.9% |
| Homer Middle School Homer | 205 | 39.0% | 50.9% |
| Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks | 413 | 29.3% | 41.9% |
| Kenai Middle School Kenai | 408 | 43.4% | 35.4% |
| Palmer Middle School Palmer | 563 | 44.4% | 39.6% |
| George H. Gilson Middle School Valdez | 143 | 35.0% | 44.2% |
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 Skyview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #9 of 29 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #14 of 29 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #20 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #6 of 11 |
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
355
+64 (+22%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 355 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 23.6 | 14.2:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 25.3 | 14.8:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 24 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28.9 | 14.0:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 27% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (405 to 355); teachers down 22% (28.9 to 22.6).
About Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Soldotna, Alaska, administered by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its enrollment is 355 students, spread over grades 7 through 8.
The district, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, operates 42 schools serving 8,510 students.
The student body at Skyview Middle School is 72% White. The school is also 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Skyview Middle School lists 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 33% of the student body. The average for public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 43%.
Skyview Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Alaska public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.9% for Skyview Middle School. The school posts 29.9%, 12.1 points below the prediction.
For the population of Kenai Peninsula Borough, median household income comes to about $80,538, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough, 42 public schools serve about 8,510 students.
Skyview Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from River City Academy, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Skyview Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.9% against a local average of 37.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 64 students, from 291 to 355. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.1:1 to 15.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Skyview Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Redoubt ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Soldotna ElementaryElementary · 266 students
- Soldotna Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 164 students
Other Skyview Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Skyview Middle. Skyview Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Skyview Middle SchoolBothell, WA · 1,215 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 862 students
Nearby schools
- River City Academy0.0 mi · 79
- 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 Skyview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Skyview Middle School?
Skyview Middle School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 07-08.
Is Skyview Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyview Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Skyview Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Skyview Middle School.
How diverse is Skyview Middle School?
Skyview Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Skyview Middle School?
Skyview 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.