Nikiski Middle/Senior High School

Grades 6–12 Public District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

52275 Education Dr, Nikiski, AK 99635 Map

Test score rating
8/10
Higher than 70–80% of Alaska high schools in math and English
Math (met standard)
31%
+3 state 28% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
33%
+1 state 32% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
59%
+25 state 34% · 2025-26
Low income
48%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
20%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
276
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 24% state 32% · 2025-26 41% state 36% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 36% state 32% · 2025-26 36% state 30% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 52% state 33% · 2025-26 30% state 32% · 2025-26 58% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 9 19% state 18% · 2025-26 25% state 31% · 2025-26 —
Grade 10 — — 60% state 33% · 2025-26
All grades 31% state 28% · 2025-26 33% state 32% · 2025-26 59% state 34% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 31% state 28% 33% state 32% 59% state 34%
2024-25 23% state 28% 25% state 32% 42% state 35%
2023-24 31% state 28% 33% state 31% 46% state 31%
2022-23 27% state 32% 29% state 32% 50% state 34%
2021-22 — — 33% state 36%

Compared with similar schools

Alaska high schools where 4–24% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 14%)

Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
78%
state 81% · 2025-26

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 20% of students (62) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).