Skyview Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Soldotna, Alaska

Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, Alaska enrolled 355 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Alaska middle-school median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

374 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 355 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 22.6.

Students enrolled at Skyview Middle School by school year2022-23: 374, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 35501002003004002022-233742023-243342024-25355
Students enrolled at Skyview Middle School by school year2022-23: 374, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 35501002003004002022-233742023-243342024-25355
Students enrolled at Skyview Middle School by school year2022-23: 374, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 35501002003004002022-233742023-243342024-25355
Students enrolled at Skyview Middle School by school year2022-23: 374, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 35501002003004002022-233742023-243342024-25355
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337425.314.8
2023-2433423.614.2
2024-2535522.615.7

15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Alaska middle schools

Among the 34 Alaska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; Skyview Middle School 15.7; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherSkyview Middle School 15.7state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; Skyview Middle School 15.7; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherSkyview Middle School 15.7state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; Skyview Middle School 15.7; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherSkyview Middle School 15.7state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska middle schools, 2024-2534 values from 9.5 to 33.1; Skyview Middle School 15.7; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherSkyview Middle School 15.7state median 16.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Skyview Middle School enrolled 357 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 120 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 357 of the 357 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions120
  • Chronically absent53.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.8% of students were White, 12.4% of two or more races, 8.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White71.8%
  2. Two or more races12.4%
  3. American Indian8.2%
  4. Hispanic6.2%
  5. Pacific Islander0.8%
  6. Black0.3%
  7. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Skyview Middle School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224%34%29.4%
Math, 2022-2329%25% (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Skyview Middle School

  1. Kenai Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 408 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  2. Compare Skyview Middle School with Kenai Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spends per student$19,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,862
  4. The largest public schools in AlaskaSkyview Middle School is the number 19 by size of 34 Alaska middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 34
  5. Alaska schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 16.6 for middle schools.15.7:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Skyview Middle School

  1. How many students attend Skyview Middle School?
    355 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 374 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Soldotna, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyview Middle School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for middle schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Skyview Middle School a Title I school?
    Skyview Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Skyview Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Skyview Middle School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Skyview Middle School in?
    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020039000541 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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