Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Summary:

Nikiski Middle/Senior High School is a public school serving 326 students in grades 6-12 in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Alaska. The school has a predominantly White student population, with significant Native American and multiracial representation.

Nikiski Middle/Senior High School has demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking 20th out of 63 Alaska high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state and district averages in science proficiency, with 45.57% of students proficient compared to 36.94% for the district and 29.65% for the state. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others lag behind. Notably, the school has shown strong performance for female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 11th and 12th out of Alaska high schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

Nikiski Middle/Senior High School's relatively small student population of 326 students, compared to larger nearby high schools like Soldotna High School (707 students) and Kenai Central High School (463 students), may contribute to the school's ability to maintain a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 10.9 to 14.7 over the past three school years. This suggests the school may be able to provide more personalized attention to its students. While the school excels in science, continued focus on improving academic outcomes in English Language Arts and Mathematics could further enhance Nikiski Middle/Senior High School's overall excellence.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 52275 Education Dr
       Nikiski, AK  99635


(907) 776-9400

District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
20th of 63 Alaska High Schools


Feeder schools for Nikiski Middle/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Nikiski North Star Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  326

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.5%
Two or more races:
14.7%
American Indian:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50% Help


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Compare Details Nikiski Middle/Senior High School ranks worse than 68.1% of middle schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Nikiski Middle/Senior High School ranks better than 68.3% of high schools in Alaska. It also ranks 3rd 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 64.29. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.5%), two or more races (14.7%), American Indian (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School is 14.7. 5 high schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nikiski Middle/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nikiski Middle/Senior High School 62nd of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Nikiski Middle/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Nikiski Middle/Senior High School 20th of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Nikiski Middle/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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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 Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 68.69 40th 138 71.0%
2006 61.04 59th 132 55.3%
2007 66.28 48th 128 62.5%
2008 51.17 66th 132 50.0%
2009 68.56 36th 131 72.5%
2010 74.33 32nd 136 76.5%
2011 74.99 28th 133 78.9%
2012 70.99 44th 135 67.4%
2013 72.53 45th 136 66.9%
2014 69.17 44th 138 68.1%
2015 51.59 72nd 151 52.3%
2017 27.03 72nd 88 18.2%
2018 28.88 72nd 96 25.0%
2019 30.81 71st 99 28.3%
2021 26.89 66th 84 21.4%
2022 17.44 82nd 95 13.7%
2023 27.09 70th 92 23.9%
2024 33.91 62nd 91 31.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.52 10th 31 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.26 35th 64 45.3%
2023 37.52 33rd 55 40.0%
2024 42.12 30th 54 44.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.17 48th 74 35.1%
2021 31.98 42nd 57 26.3%
2022 26.85 48th 66 27.3%
2023 43.48 39th 66 40.9%
2024 53.98 29th 69 58.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.45 54th 73 26.0%
2021 24.97 48th 62 22.6%
2022 17.98 58th 68 14.7%
2023 17.40 63rd 72 12.5%
2024 21.57 57th 72 20.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.37 59th 72 18.1%
2021 17.16 55th 58 5.2%
2022 12.93 63rd 69 8.7%
2023 17.00 64th 75 14.7%
2024 21.66 61st 74 17.6%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 77.98 24th 116 79.3%
2006 70.36 44th 135 67.4%
2007 75.84 37th 139 73.4%
2008 84.47 15th 151 90.1%
2009 79.03 25th 151 83.4%
2010 69.55 37th 140 73.6%
2011 78.33 26th 142 81.7%
2012 77.22 26th 136 80.9%
2013 73.46 32nd 148 78.4%
2014 79.11 24th 139 82.7%
2015 54.13 61st 135 54.8%
2017 47.30 46th 83 44.6%
2018 42.04 45th 74 39.2%
2019 40.83 49th 77 36.4%
2021 26.12 48th 61 21.3%
2022 32.65 40th 62 35.5%
2023 44.53 33rd 62 46.8%
2024 64.29 20th 63 68.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.56 26th 55 52.7%
2021 35.31 22nd 37 40.5%
2022 26.44 24th 34 29.4%
2023 66.03 12th 42 71.4%
2024 64.10 12th 41 70.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.40 16th 37 56.8%
2022 44.87 23rd 43 46.5%
2023 60.03 21st 54 61.1%
2024 69.98 11th 45 75.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.92 37th 58 36.2%
2021 9.54 40th 42 4.8%
2022 19.97 38th 46 17.4%
2023 60.51 14th 47 70.2%
2024 55.20 22nd 48 54.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.13 39th 56 30.4%
2021 14.76 39th 43 9.3%
2022 18.69 40th 47 14.9%
2023 36.64 32nd 47 31.9%
2024 61.47 17th 46 63.0%
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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.

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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 394 1 0 2 22 n/a n/a 0 419
1991 429 0 3 3 22 n/a n/a 0 457
1992 423 1 3 4 26 n/a n/a 0 457
1993 454 3 2 1 21 n/a n/a 0 481
1994 476 4 5 4 20 n/a n/a 0 509
1995 426 2 10 7 33 n/a n/a 0 478
1996 426 2 10 7 33 n/a n/a 0 478
1997 437 3 13 10 36 n/a n/a 0 499
1998 472 1 11 12 43 n/a n/a 0 539
1999 475 1 8 10 49 n/a n/a 0 543
2000 444 1 10 6 60 n/a n/a 0 521
2001 412 0 9 5 57 n/a n/a 0 483
2002 420 2 13 4 58 n/a n/a 0 497
2003 420 2 13 4 58 n/a n/a 0 497
2004 407 1 14 5 54 n/a n/a 0 481
2005 362 1 9 7 54 n/a n/a 0 433
2006 329 2 10 4 55 n/a n/a 0 400
2007 323 1 6 4 53 n/a n/a 0 387
2008 315 1 4 5 54 n/a n/a 7 386
2009 290 2 1 6 61 1 16 0 377
2010 278 3 3 7 65 2 14 0 372
2011 286 3 6 10 67 2 19 0 393
2012 281 2 6 13 68 2 28 0 400
2013 278 2 6 15 57 3 27 0 388
2014 284 1 9 11 66 2 29 0 402
2015 290 1 13 14 54 2 36 0 410
2016 261 1 10 10 43 1 45 0 371
2017 268 1 8 11 38 1 47 0 374
2018 276 0 7 11 32 0 41 0 367
2019 261 0 6 9 32 0 50 0 358
2020 254 0 7 6 33 0 41 0 341
2021 196 0 2 4 31 0 28 0 261
2022 260 0 2 10 28 1 30 0 331
2023 233 1 6 10 27 1 48 0 326

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 Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 419 26.0 16.1 7.9
1991 457 28.6 15.9 7.7
1992 457 28.6 15.9 10.3
1993 481 28.6 16.8 9.8
1994 509 28.6 17.8 9.2
1995 478 31.3 15.3 17.4
1996 478 31.3 15.3 17.4
1997 499 31.3 15.9 17.8
1998 539 30.7 17.6 18.7
1999 543 31.8 17.1 23.4
2000 521 33.0 15.8 22.1
2001 483 29.1 16.6 21.7
2002 497 29.1 17.1 25.6
2003 497 29.1 17.1 25.6
2004 481 25.8 18.6 26.6
2005 433 23.3 18.6 28.6
2006 400 22.0 18.2 34.8
2007 387 22.7 17.0 34.9
2008 386 23.8 16.2 31.4
2009 377 24.1 15.6 32.1
2010 372 26.8 13.8 39.8
2011 393 25.3 15.4 35.1
2012 400 29.9 13.3 43.5
2013 388 29.0 13.3 41.2
2014 402 28.1 14.2 40.5
2015 410 29.0 14.1 42.4
2016 371 28.0 13.2 43.7
2017 374 26.3 14.1 52.4
2018 367 26.3 13.9 51.8
2019 358 26.2 13.6 53.4
2020 341 23.8 14.3 52.8
2021 261 23.8 10.9 n/a
2022 331 23.1 14.3 n/a
2023 326 22.1 14.7 50

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 Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 419 26.0 16.1 7.9
1991 457 28.6 15.9 7.7
1992 457 28.6 15.9 10.3
1993 481 28.6 16.8 9.8
1994 509 28.6 17.8 9.2
1995 478 31.3 15.3 17.4
1996 478 31.3 15.3 17.4
1997 499 31.3 15.9 17.8
1998 539 30.7 17.6 18.7
1999 543 31.8 17.1 23.4
2000 521 33.0 15.8 22.1
2001 483 29.1 16.6 21.7
2002 497 29.1 17.1 25.6
2003 497 29.1 17.1 25.6
2004 481 25.8 18.6 26.6
2005 433 23.3 18.6 28.6
2006 400 22.0 18.2 34.8
2007 387 22.7 17.0 34.9
2008 386 23.8 16.2 31.4
2009 377 24.1 15.6 32.1
2010 372 26.8 13.8 39.8
2011 393 25.3 15.4 35.1
2012 400 29.9 13.3 43.5
2013 388 29.0 13.3 41.2
2014 402 28.1 14.2 40.5
2015 410 29.0 14.1 42.4
2016 371 28.0 13.2 43.7
2017 374 26.3 14.1 52.4
2018 367 26.3 13.9 51.8
2019 358 26.2 13.6 53.4
2020 341 23.8 14.3 52.8
2021 261 23.8 10.9 n/a
2022 331 23.1 14.3 n/a
2023 326 22.1 14.7 50

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 Nikiski Middle/Senior 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 71st of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 70th of 92 Middle schools
 4.4%
Ranks 49th of 77 High schoolsRanks 33rd of 62 High schools
 10.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Nikiski Middle/Senior High School)38.640
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)53.141.6
 11.6%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.134.5
 8.6%
10th Grade Science (Nikiski Middle/Senior High School)77.561.9
 15.6%
   10th Grade Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)62.138.4
 23.7%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.633
 20.6%
All Grades Science (Nikiski Middle/Senior High School)57.150
 7.1%
   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 Students358326
 8.9%
African American01
American Indian3227
 15.6%
Asian66
Hispanic910
 11.1%
Pacific Islander01
White261233
 10.7%
Two or More Races5048
 4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.4%50%
 3.4%


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Nikiski Middle/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Nikiski North Star Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 326 students attended Nikiski Middle/Senior High School.

Students at Nikiski Middle/Senior High School are 71% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Nikiski Middle/Senior High School ranks 20th of 63 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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