Photo: Beeblebrox · CC BY-SA 3.0Anchor Point’s public schools outscore 65% of Alaska districts
On the state reading tests, 34% of Anchor Point’s students scored proficient, above the Alaska average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Anchor Point, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.
From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 83% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Anchor Point’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 112 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Anchor Point’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 25% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide; 80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,255 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 18 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Anchor Point’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Alaska school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alaska average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Anchor Point, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Anchor Point
Chapman School
Grades PK–8 · 168 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Anchor Point’s public schools are run by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which also serves Homer, Kachemak, Kenai and Seldovia and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Anchor Point vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Anchor Point’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Point | B+ | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Every school in Anchor Point
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Anchor Point’s schools
Are Anchor Point’s schools good?
By Alaska’s own tests, yes: the public schools Anchor Point children attend outscore 65% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Anchor Point in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,510 students in 42 schools (2024–25).
Where do Anchor Point kids go to high school?
One of 18 high schools, depending on your address: Connections, Soldotna High School, Kenai Central High School, Homer High School, Nikiski Middle/Senior High School, Seward High School, Voznesenka School, Ninilchik School, River City Academy, Razdolna School, Nanwalek School, Kachemak Selo School, Port Graham School, Susan B English School, Hope School, Tebughna School, Nikolaevsk School and Cooper Landing School.
What is Anchor Point’s graduation rate?
80% of the class of 2023 in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Alaska.
How much does Anchor Point spend per student?
$20,255 in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Anchor Point families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Anchor Point → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.