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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Soldotna High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
695
High
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000542
Soldotna High School
425 W Marydale Ave, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 260-7000 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Alaska public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
18.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
191 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 9 | 182 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 178 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 24% |
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
33.8%
AK avg 36.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 2 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 | 33.8% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 13.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Soldotna High School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldotna High School this school | 695 | 27.5% | 28.6% |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla | 705 | 25.0% | 40.9% |
| Hutchison High School Fairbanks | 356 | 25.0% | 34.5% |
| North Pole High School North Pole | 695 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| Colony High School Palmer | 1,046 | 31.3% | 36.2% |
| Wasilla High School Wasilla | 816 | 33.3% | 30.6% |
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 Soldotna High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #24 of 39 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #31 of 43 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #22 of 44 ▲ 7 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #14 of 72 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #21 of 38 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #32 of 38 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #30 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.4% | #2 of 7 | N/A |
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
695
+97 (+16%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 695 | 37.4 | 18.6:1 | 27% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 41.6 | 17.8:1 | 23% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 39.2 | 18.0:1 | 26% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 34.8 | 16.3:1 | 29% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 24% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 16% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soldotna High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (568 to 695); teachers up 8% (34.8 to 37.4).
About Soldotna High School
Soldotna High School is a public high school in Soldotna, Alaska. Enrolled students number 695 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alaska average about 373 students each.
Soldotna High School is among 42 schools run by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which serves 8,510 students.
Soldotna High School's enrollment is 72% White. Other groups make up 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. Soldotna High School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Soldotna High School total 37.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Alaska average 17.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 27%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Soldotna High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Alaska public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Soldotna High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Alaska are predicted to post 43.9%, so the school is 15.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Kenai Peninsula Borough census figures show that median household income is about $80,538, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Soldotna High School is among the 42 public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Nearest public school: Redoubt Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Soldotna High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment was 598 in 2020-21 and 695 in 2024-25, a rise of 97 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Soldotna High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Kenai Central High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Mt. View ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Kenai Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 357 students
Other schools in Soldotna
- ConnectionsCombined · 1,188 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- Redoubt ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Soldotna ElementaryElementary · 266 students
- Soldotna Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Redoubt Elementary0.4 mi · 321
- Soldotna Montessori Charter School0.9 mi · 164
- Soldotna Elementary0.9 mi · 266
- Connections1.0 mi · 1,188
- Kalifornsky Beach Elementary1.6 mi · 384
- River City Academy2.5 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Soldotna High SchoolHow large is Soldotna High School?
Soldotna High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Soldotna High School serve?
Soldotna High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Soldotna High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Soldotna High School.
What is the student diversity at Soldotna High School?
Student demographics at Soldotna High School are roughly 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Soldotna High School?
Soldotna High 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.