Fireweed Academy Primary School
995 Soundview Ave
Homer AK, 99603, Kenai Peninsula County
Phone: 907-235-9728
Ranking: 
(102 out of 305, top 33%)*
(102 out of 305, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 109 | 111 | 130 | 116 | 74 | 73 | 75 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 23 | 21.1% | 10 | 9.0% | 26 | 20.0% | 19 | 16.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 12 | 11.0% | 27 | 24.3% | 21 | 16.2% | 10 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 25 | 22.9% | 14 | 12.6% | 7 | 5.4% | 11 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 12 | 11.0% | 11 | 9.9% | 17 | 13.1% | 15 | 12.9% | 15 | 20.3% | 16 | 21.9% | 18 | 24.0% |
| Grade 4: | 11 | 10.1% | 15 | 13.5% | 17 | 13.1% | 16 | 13.8% | 22 | 29.7% | 19 | 26.0% | 18 | 24.0% |
| Grade 5: | 13 | 11.9% | 15 | 13.5% | 19 | 14.6% | 22 | 19.0% | 19 | 25.7% | 15 | 20.5% | 23 | 30.7% |
| Grade 6: | 13 | 11.9% | 19 | 17.1% | 23 | 17.7% | 23 | 19.8% | 18 | 24.3% | 23 | 31.5% | 16 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 58 | 53.2% | 65 | 58.6% | 72 | 55.4% | 63 | 54.3% | 40 | 54.1% | 36 | 49.3% | 33 | 44.0% |
| Female: | 51 | 46.8% | 46 | 41.4% | 58 | 44.6% | 53 | 45.7% | 34 | 45.9% | 37 | 50.7% | 36 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 3.7% | 5 | 4.5% | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 3.4% | 3 | 4.1% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 2.8% | 3 | 2.7% | 4 | 3.1% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 2.7% | 2 | 2.7% | 2 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 93 | 85.3% | 96 | 86.5% | 113 | 86.9% | 107 | 92.2% | 67 | 90.5% | 67 | 91.8% | 68 | 90.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 3.7% | 3 | 2.7% | 3 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 4.6% | 4 | 3.6% | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 17.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 11.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.17 | 13.88 | 17.33 | 17.19 | 16.44 | 16.20 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.6% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 83.48% | N/A |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82% | 75.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.9% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 85.2% | 74.8% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 84.50% | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.4% | 75.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 46.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 68.53% | N/A |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 90.8% | 78.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.3% | 78.6% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.3% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.5% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.7% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 82.93% | 70.20% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.8% | 74.8% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.1% | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 84.65% | 75.50% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80.6% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81% | N/A |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.82% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fireweed Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.