Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000299
West Homer Elementary
995 Soundview Ave Ste 1, Homer, AK 99603 · (907) 226-1200 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
98 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 58 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
AK avg 36.1% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
AK avg 34.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 49.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Alaska's top 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 West Homer Elementary
West Homer Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Homer Elementary this school | 211 | 46.4% | 57.6% |
| Nikiski North Star Elementary Kenai | 214 | 49.1% | 36.7% |
| Paul Banks Elementary Homer | 189 | 40.7% | N/A |
| Chapman School Anchor Point | 168 | 51.2% | 48.3% |
| McNeil Canyon Elementary Homer | 144 | 47.2% | 56.0% |
| Soldotna Elementary Soldotna | 266 | 44.0% | 46.9% |
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 West Homer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #18 of 134 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #30 of 150 ▲ 11 | #4 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #23 of 150 ▲ 30 | #5 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #114 of 169 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #10 of 125 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #118 of 125 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #66 of 142 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #64 of 115 | #6 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
211
+41 (+24%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 211 | 16.6 | 12.7:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 19.1 | 11.0:1 | 37% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 17.5 | 12.3:1 | 37% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 17 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 16.3 | 15.7:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 65% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 27% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Homer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (255 to 211); teachers up 2% (16.3 to 16.6).
About West Homer Elementary
West Homer Elementary is one of the public schools in Homer, Alaska. It is a small elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 211 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alaska enroll about 277 students on average.
West Homer Elementary is in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, a district with 8,510 students across 42 schools.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at West Homer Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Kenai Peninsula Borough, where about 79% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
West Homer Elementary lists 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 15.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 46% of the student body.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 57.6%, is 20.3 points above the 37.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Alaska schools.
In Kenai Peninsula Borough, home to about 60,413 people, the median household earns about $80,538 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. West Homer Elementary shares Kenai Peninsula Borough with 41 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, West Homer Elementary is closest to Fireweed Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. West Homer Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.5%, lower than West Homer Elementary's 57.6%.
Federal data place West Homer Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 211, up from 170 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.0 to 12.7 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Homer
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Homer Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Paul Banks ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- McNeil Canyon ElementaryElementary · 144 students
- Fireweed AcademyElementary · 104 students
- Razdolna SchoolCombined · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Fireweed Academy0.0 mi · 104
- Homer Middle School0.4 mi · 205
- Homer High School1.5 mi · 357
- Homer Flex School1.8 mi · 36
- Paul Banks Elementary2.3 mi · 189
- Nikolaevsk School11.7 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About West Homer ElementaryHow large is West Homer Elementary?
West Homer Elementary enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does West Homer Elementary serve?
West Homer Elementary serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Homer Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Homer Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Homer Elementary?
Student demographics at West Homer Elementary are roughly 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees West Homer Elementary?
West Homer Elementary is overseen by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
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