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Kalifornsky Beach Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1049 E Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 260-1300 · Part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
384
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Kalifornsky Beach Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 37.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Soldotna kids: Connections

On the path

Where Soldotna kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryYou are here
7–12Connections1,188 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1049 E Poppy Lane, Soldotna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten52
Grade 142
Grade 260
Grade 363
Grade 453
Grade 556
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
279’20
372’21
412’22
412’23
384’24

Up 37.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Two or more races 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kalifornsky Beach Elementary from Soldotna families.

Other schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

The district →
Connections
Other · Grades PK–12 · Soldotna
A
1,188 students
Mt. View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
449 students14:1
Redoubt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B+
321 students15:1
Soldotna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B−
266 students14:1
Nikiski North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenai
B−
214 students12:1
William H. Seward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seward
B
205 students12:1

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; Soldotna’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.