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B+
Schools in Bear Creek · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Bear Creek’s public schools outscore 65% of Alaska districts

34% of students in Bear Creek’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Alaska average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bear Creek, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
34%
▲ 5 pts vs AK 29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▲ 2 pts vs AK 23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
▲ 2 pts vs AK 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 4% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,361 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 101 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bear Creek’s, its schools beat 46%, lower 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 ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bear Creek’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

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.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (101)Better than 46%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,837 test results and a graduating class of 636 could put Bear Creek anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 83% of Bear Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,827 in math, 3,847 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bear Creek, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Bear Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
Connections
Grades PK–12 · Soldotna
A
1,188 studentsRate it →
Mt. View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
449 students14:1Rate it →
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B
384 students16:1Rate it →
Redoubt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B+
321 students15:1Rate it →
Soldotna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B−
266 students14:1Rate it →
Nikiski North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
214 students12:1Rate it →
William H. Seward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seward
B
205 students12:1Rate it →
Paul Banks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Homer
189 students14:1Rate it →
Chapman School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Anchor Point
B+
168 students12:1Rate it →
Tustumena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kasilof
B
155 students15:1Rate it →
Voznesenka School
Grades PK–12 · Voznesenka
C+
145 students13:1Rate it →
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Homer
A−
144 students14:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling
C
114 students11:1Rate it →
Ninilchik School
Grades PK–12 · Ninilchik
B−
107 students11:1Rate it →
Razdolna School
Grades PK–12 · Homer
C
74 students11:1Rate it →
Nanwalek School
Grades PK–12 · Nanwalek
D
60 students15:1Rate it →
Kachemak Selo School
Grades PK–12 · Kachemak
C
30 students12:1Rate it →
Port Graham School
Grades PK–12 · Port Graham
C
29 students13:1Rate it →
Susan B English School
Grades PK–12 · Seldovia
A−
26 students8:1Rate it →
Hope School
Grades PK–12 · Hope
21 students10:1Rate it →
Tebughna School
Grades PK–12 · Tyonek
20 students11:1Rate it →
Nikolaevsk School
Grades PK–12 · Nikolaevsk
19 students10:1Rate it →
Moose Pass School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moose Pass
17 students15:1Rate it →
Cooper Landing School
Grades K–12 · Cooper Landing
16 students8:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–1224 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Bear Creek’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.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 42 schools · 8,510 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$20,255AK $21,070 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.4% · 3847 students tested
Math25%
State average 22.8% · 3827 students tested

Bear Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Bear Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear CreekB+Kenai Peninsula Borough
SewardB+Kenai Peninsula Borough

Every school in Bear Creek

24 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).

Also serving Bear Creekin other towns
Connections
Grades PK–12 · Soldotna
A
1,188 studentsRate it →
Mt. View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
449 students14:1Rate it →
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B
384 students16:1Rate it →
Redoubt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B+
321 students15:1Rate it →
Soldotna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B−
266 students14:1Rate it →
Nikiski North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
214 students12:1Rate it →
William H. Seward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seward
B
205 students12:1Rate it →
Paul Banks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Homer
189 students14:1Rate it →
Chapman School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Anchor Point
B+
168 students12:1Rate it →
Tustumena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kasilof
B
155 students15:1Rate it →
Voznesenka School
Grades PK–12 · Voznesenka
C+
145 students13:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling
C
114 students11:1Rate it →
Ninilchik School
Grades PK–12 · Ninilchik
B−
107 students11:1Rate it →
Razdolna School
Grades PK–12 · Homer
C
74 students11:1Rate it →
Nanwalek School
Grades PK–12 · Nanwalek
D
60 students15:1Rate it →
Kachemak Selo School
Grades PK–12 · Kachemak
C
30 students12:1Rate it →
Port Graham School
Grades PK–12 · Port Graham
C
29 students13:1Rate it →
Susan B English School
Grades PK–12 · Seldovia
A−
26 students8:1Rate it →
Hope School
Grades PK–12 · Hope
21 students10:1Rate it →
Tebughna School
Grades PK–12 · Tyonek
20 students11:1Rate it →
Nikolaevsk School
Grades PK–12 · Nikolaevsk
19 students10:1Rate it →
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Homer
A−
144 students14:1Rate it →
Moose Pass School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moose Pass
17 students15:1Rate it →
Cooper Landing School
Grades K–12 · Cooper Landing
16 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Creek’s schools

Are Bear Creek’s schools good?

By Alaska’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bear Creek children attend outscore 65% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bear Creek in?

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,510 students in 42 schools (2024–25).

What is Bear Creek’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 Bear Creek spend per student?

$20,255 in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.