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Fireweed Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–6Charter

995 Soundview Ave, Homer, AK 99603 · (907) 226-1260

Homer’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
104
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Fireweed Academy

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

995 Soundview Ave, Homer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten16
Grade 114
Grade 216
Grade 316
Grade 413
Grade 516
Grade 613
Enrollment over time
85’20
94’21
107’22
109’23
104’24

Up 22.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fireweed Academy from Homer families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Homer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.