Homer Middle School
500 Sterling Hwy
Homer AK, 99603, Kenai Peninsula County
Phone: 907-235-5700
Ranking:
(5 out of 305, top 2%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 192 | 182 | 197 | 227 | 215 | 192 | 212 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 94 | 49.0% | 89 | 48.9% | 98 | 49.7% | 105 | 46.3% | 119 | 55.3% | 95 | 49.5% | 95 | 44.8% |
Grade 8: | 98 | 51.0% | 93 | 51.1% | 99 | 50.3% | 122 | 53.7% | 96 | 44.7% | 97 | 50.5% | 117 | 55.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 100 | 52.1% | 90 | 49.5% | 100 | 50.8% | 135 | 59.5% | 118 | 54.9% | 96 | 50.0% | 98 | 46.2% |
Female: | 92 | 47.9% | 92 | 50.5% | 97 | 49.2% | 92 | 40.5% | 97 | 45.1% | 96 | 50.0% | 107 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 4.2% | 9 | 4.9% | 14 | 7.1% | 14 | 6.2% | 7 | 3.3% | 8 | 4.2% | 13 | 6.1% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 4.2% | 9 | 4.9% | 12 | 6.1% | 8 | 3.5% | 8 | 3.7% | 7 | 3.6% | 3 | 1.4% |
Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% |
White: | 161 | 83.9% | 151 | 83.0% | 153 | 77.7% | 188 | 82.8% | 188 | 87.4% | 168 | 87.5% | 188 | 88.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 6.3% | 8 | 4.4% | 15 | 7.6% | 11 | 4.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 6 | 3.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 31.3% | 57 | 31.3% | 54 | 27.4% | 63 | 27.8% | 51 | 23.7% | 47 | 24.5% | 47 | 22.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 8.3% | 19 | 10.4% | 20 | 10.2% | 18 | 7.9% | 14 | 6.5% | 11 | 5.7% | 21 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.49 | 12.77 | 13.54 | 15.39 | 17.20 | 15.40 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 69.3% | 61% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 66.7% | 61.7% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 74.4% | 68.9% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 83.6% | 69.8% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 76.16% | 66.20% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 80.32% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.7% | 75.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.8% | 77.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 88.6% | 80.9% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 89% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.5% | 79.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.9% | 83.9% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 87.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.93% | 87.73% | 79.40% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 89.21% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.8% | 70.9% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 75.6% | 71.8% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 78.8% | 70.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.5% | 70.8% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.3% | 72.4% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.00% | 82.98% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.59% | 83.99% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 71.6% | 62.1% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72% | 64.6% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.2% | 68.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 77.9% | 66.4% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.7% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.15% | 77.14% | 68.90% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.51% | 78.20% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 88.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 92.3% | 85.9% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.3% | 85.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.1% | 81.9% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 91.6% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.51% | 92.00% | 82.80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | 90.03% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 59.9% | 51.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 67.2% | 54.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.4% | 56.1% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 68.3% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.01% | 67.20% | 56.60% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.21% | 70.12% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82% | 73.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.7% | 76.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.5% | 72.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 86% | 76.4% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.5% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.27% | 82.47% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | 84.89% | N/A |
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* Homer Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.