Soldotna Elementary

Soldotna Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Soldotna, Alaska, part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, educateing 266 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 42 schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (8,510 students total), Soldotna Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Soldotna Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 8% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, Soldotna Elementary records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Soldotna Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kenai Peninsula Borough) shows that the typical household earns roughly $80,538 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Soldotna Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students).

Nearest neighbor: Soldotna Montessori Charter School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Soldotna Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Soldotna Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 266). White enrollment moved from 76% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Soldotna Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.