Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000171
Soldotna Elementary
162 E Park Ave, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 260-5100 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Alaska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
117 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
54%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
32.4%
AK avg 36.1% . -14.2pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
AK avg 34.6% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 48.1% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Soldotna Elementary
Soldotna Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldotna Elementary this school | 266 | 44.0% | 46.9% |
| Goose Bay Elementary Wasilla | 305 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Butte Elementary Palmer | 263 | 38.4% | 53.1% |
| Snowshoe Elementary Wasilla | 346 | 47.7% | 52.5% |
| Swanson Elementary Palmer | 348 | 47.7% | N/A |
| Knik Elementary School Wasilla | 263 | 48.3% | 42.0% |
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 Soldotna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #49 of 134 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #79 of 150 ▼ 33 | #11 of 15 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #95 of 150 ▼ 54 | #12 of 15 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #97 of 169 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #17 of 125 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #86 of 125 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #70 of 142 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #51 of 115 | #4 of 10 |
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
266
+56 (+27%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 266 | 19.7 | 13.5:1 | 44% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20.7 | 12.2:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 20.8 | 12.4:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 20 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 22.2 | 15.5:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 28% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soldotna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (343 to 266); teachers down 11% (22.2 to 19.7).
About Soldotna Elementary
Soldotna Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Soldotna, Alaska. The school serves 266 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District counts 8,510 students in its 42 schools, and Soldotna Elementary is one of them.
At Soldotna Elementary, White students make up 65% of the student body. The remaining shares are 17% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Native American. Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. Soldotna Elementary's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Soldotna Elementary was 13.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Alaska have 15.3:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. Soldotna Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 44%. For comparison, public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough average 43%.
Soldotna Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Alaska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Soldotna Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.9% is 8.7 points above the 38.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Kenai Peninsula Borough, the median household income is $80,538, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Kenai Peninsula Borough has 42 public schools and roughly 8,510 students.
The nearest public school is Soldotna Montessori Charter School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Soldotna Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Soldotna Elementary is Town: Remote.
Soldotna Elementary's enrollment grew from 210 in 2020-21 to 266 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.5:1 to 13.5:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. 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 Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Soldotna Montessori Charter School0.1 mi · 164
- Connections0.1 mi · 1,188
- Soldotna High School0.9 mi · 695
- Redoubt Elementary1.1 mi · 321
- Kalifornsky Beach Elementary2.5 mi · 384
- Skyview Middle School2.6 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Soldotna ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Soldotna Elementary?
Soldotna Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Soldotna Elementary serve?
Soldotna Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Soldotna Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Soldotna Elementary.
How diverse is Soldotna Elementary?
Soldotna Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Soldotna Elementary?
Soldotna Elementary 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.