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Homer High School

Summary:

Homer High School is a public high school serving 368 students in grades 9-12 in Homer, Alaska, which is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Homer High School's academic performance is significantly higher than state and district averages, with 50.59% of students proficient or better in ASA/Science, compared to 36.94% statewide and 44.8% in the district. The school also outperforms the state and district in STAR/English Language Arts and STAR/Mathematics assessments. While the student population is predominantly White, the school has a relatively diverse student body, with 9.78% of students identifying as two or more races and 5.16% as Native American.

Interestingly, the nearby Homer Flex School, also part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, has a much smaller enrollment of 36 students and a lower statewide ranking, but its academic performance in ASA/Science is on par with Homer High School. This suggests that Homer Flex School may be providing a specialized educational experience for its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 E Fairview Ave
       Homer, AK  99603

(907) 235-4600

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
16th of 63 Alaska High Schools


Feeder schools for Homer High School:

Elementary:    McNeil Canyon Elementary
    Paul Banks Elementary
    West Homer Elementary
Middle:    Homer Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  368

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.0%
Two or more races:
9.8%
American Indian:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Compare Details Homer High School ranks better than 74.6% of high schools in Alaska. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78%), two or more races (9.8%), American Indian (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Homer High School is 16.1. 6 high schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Homer High School employs 22.7 full-time teachers.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Homer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Homer High School 16th of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Homer High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 10th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Homer High School

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Rank History for all students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 90.04 6th 116 94.8%
2006 86.25 12th 135 91.1%
2007 88.58 7th 139 95.0%
2008 85.77 9th 151 94.0%
2009 85.12 13th 151 91.4%
2010 86.49 9th 140 93.6%
2011 92.11 5th 142 96.5%
2012 83.24 14th 136 89.7%
2013 74.75 31st 148 79.1%
2014 83.00 16th 139 88.5%
2015 85.99 11th 135 91.9%
2017 90.39 7th 83 91.6%
2018 93.02 4th 74 94.6%
2019 86.92 6th 77 92.2%
2021 85.13 8th 61 86.9%
2022 57.15 25th 62 59.7%
2023 79.77 10th 62 83.9%
2024 68.74 16th 63 74.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.22 2nd 21 90.5%
2023 97.02 1st 23 95.7%
2024 47.27 11th 24 54.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.66 2nd 8 75.0%
2021 70.18 2nd 5 60.0%
2023 74.08 3rd 11 72.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 94.69 3rd 55 94.5%
2021 86.29 6th 37 83.8%
2022 55.07 11th 34 67.6%
2023 78.39 8th 42 81.0%
2024 76.48 7th 41 82.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.87 3rd 10 70.0%
2023 73.35 3rd 16 81.3%
2024 75.30 3rd 11 72.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.45 4th 54 92.6%
2021 95.42 2nd 37 94.6%
2022 77.75 9th 43 79.1%
2023 88.14 6th 54 88.9%
2024 56.64 16th 45 64.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.54 5th 58 91.4%
2021 49.62 23rd 42 45.2%
2022 31.37 32nd 46 30.4%
2023 63.81 13th 47 72.3%
2024 77.84 6th 48 87.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.51 4th 31 87.1%
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Rank History for White students at Homer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.31 6th 56 89.3%
2021 77.11 10th 43 76.7%
2022 39.30 29th 47 38.3%
2023 64.43 15th 47 68.1%
2024 56.76 23rd 46 50.0%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Homer High School Test Scores
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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Homer High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 353 0 5 7 20 n/a n/a 0 385
1990 365 1 6 4 23 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 408 2 5 9 27 n/a n/a 0 451
1992 390 1 11 4 28 n/a n/a 0 434
1993 389 1 14 3 30 n/a n/a 0 437
1994 387 1 9 7 36 n/a n/a 0 440
1995 468 4 7 5 33 n/a n/a 0 517
1996 468 4 7 5 33 n/a n/a 0 517
1997 489 5 5 6 28 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 529 3 5 8 29 n/a n/a 0 574
1999 508 3 5 2 24 n/a n/a 0 542
2000 509 1 5 6 34 n/a n/a 0 555
2001 480 2 5 4 30 n/a n/a 0 521
2002 455 2 5 5 29 n/a n/a 0 496
2003 455 2 5 5 29 n/a n/a 0 496
2004 443 4 8 6 22 n/a n/a 0 483
2005 455 1 9 8 27 n/a n/a 0 500
2006 479 4 11 8 26 n/a n/a 0 528
2007 464 5 11 16 28 n/a n/a 0 524
2008 419 5 6 14 26 n/a n/a 9 479
2009 404 3 8 9 24 2 9 0 459
2010 364 2 5 11 25 6 9 0 422
2011 346 5 9 8 19 5 7 0 399
2012 352 3 9 14 20 3 9 0 410
2013 333 3 12 12 30 2 14 0 406
2014 324 2 9 23 23 1 16 0 398
2015 316 1 8 23 21 2 23 0 394
2016 292 3 3 25 18 1 26 0 368
2017 305 2 3 21 20 1 31 0 383
2018 327 2 1 17 17 1 36 0 401
2019 315 3 2 14 23 1 31 0 389
2020 312 0 5 13 23 1 27 0 381
2021 291 1 3 15 15 3 32 0 360
2022 288 2 6 16 22 2 31 0 367
2023 287 1 8 14 19 3 36 0 368

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Homer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 385 28.0 13.7 7.5
1990 399 28.5 14.0 7.8
1991 451 29.0 15.5 4.4
1992 434 29.0 14.9 4.6
1993 437 29.0 15.1 4.6
1994 440 29.0 15.2 4.5
1995 517 32.8 15.8 0
1996 517 32.8 15.8 0
1997 533 32.8 16.3 10.9
1998 574 33.6 17.1 17.8
1999 542 32.9 16.5 9
2000 555 31.5 17.6 27.9
2001 521 32.3 16.1 14.8
2002 496 29.5 16.8 13.3
2003 496 29.5 16.8 13.3
2004 483 27.2 17.8 15.5
2005 500 29.0 17.2 17
2006 528 28.8 18.3 29
2007 524 28.0 18.7 28.8
2008 479 28.0 17.1 30.4
2009 459 26.9 17.1 30.3
2010 422 24.9 16.9 40
2011 399 24.7 16.1 39.8
2012 410 24.8 16.4 39
2013 406 25.1 16.1 35
2014 398 27.0 14.7 25.4
2015 394 27.0 14.5 30.7
2016 368 24.0 15.3 28.5
2017 383 23.7 16.1 38.6
2018 401 26.3 15.2 33.9
2019 389 24.9 15.5 31.9
2020 381 23.1 16.4 28.6
2021 360 22.5 15.9 n/a
2022 367 22.5 16.2 n/a
2023 368 22.7 16.1 23.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Homer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 385 28.0 13.7 7.5
1990 399 28.5 14.0 7.8
1991 451 29.0 15.5 4.4
1992 434 29.0 14.9 4.6
1993 437 29.0 15.1 4.6
1994 440 29.0 15.2 4.5
1995 517 32.8 15.8 0
1996 517 32.8 15.8 0
1997 533 32.8 16.3 10.9
1998 574 33.6 17.1 17.8
1999 542 32.9 16.5 9
2000 555 31.5 17.6 27.9
2001 521 32.3 16.1 14.8
2002 496 29.5 16.8 13.3
2003 496 29.5 16.8 13.3
2004 483 27.2 17.8 15.5
2005 500 29.0 17.2 17
2006 528 28.8 18.3 29
2007 524 28.0 18.7 28.8
2008 479 28.0 17.1 30.4
2009 459 26.9 17.1 30.3
2010 422 24.9 16.9 40
2011 399 24.7 16.1 39.8
2012 410 24.8 16.4 39
2013 406 25.1 16.1 35
2014 398 27.0 14.7 25.4
2015 394 27.0 14.5 30.7
2016 368 24.0 15.3 28.5
2017 383 23.7 16.1 38.6
2018 401 26.3 15.2 33.9
2019 389 24.9 15.5 31.9
2020 381 23.1 16.4 28.6
2021 360 22.5 15.9 n/a
2022 367 22.5 16.2 n/a
2023 368 22.7 16.1 23.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Homer High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 6th of 77 High schoolsRanks 10th of 62 High schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
10th Grade Science (Homer High School)74.844.8
 29.9%
   10th Grade Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)62.138.4
 23.7%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.633
 20.6%
All Grades Science (Homer High School)74.844.8
 29.9%
   All Grades Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)5543.6
 11.4%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.736.9
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students389368
 5.4%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian2319
 17.4%
Asian28
 300%
Hispanic1414
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White315287
 8.9%
Two or More Races3136
 16.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.9%23.6%
 8.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Homer High School

Homer High School ranks 16th of 63 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Homer High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McNeil Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Paul Banks Elementary
Elementary : West Homer Elementary
Middle : Homer Middle School

Students at Homer High School are 78% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 368 students attended Homer High School.


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