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Sterling Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

35096 Sterling Hwy, Sterling, AK 99672 · (907) 262-4944 · Part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
114
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Sterling Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sterling kids: 20 schools

On the path

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

PK–6Sterling ElementaryYou are here
7–1220 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

35096 Sterling Hwy, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten11
Grade 113
Grade 220
Grade 317
Grade 415
Grade 521
Grade 617
Enrollment over time
137’20
150’21
150’22
124’23
114’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Two or more races 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sterling Elementary from Sterling 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
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Soldotna
B
384 students16:1
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

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