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Sterling Elementary Primary School
35096 Sterling Hwy
Sterling AK, 99672, Kenai Peninsula County
Phone: 907-262-4944
Ranking:
(116 out of 305, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 209 | 185 | 167 | 164 | 139 | 161 | 173 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 12 | 5.7% | 15 | 8.1% | 7 | 4.2% | 6 | 3.7% | 4 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.2% |
Kindergarten: | 25 | 12.0% | 29 | 15.7% | 29 | 17.4% | 24 | 14.6% | 13 | 9.4% | 19 | 11.8% | 24 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 19.1% | 27 | 14.6% | 26 | 15.6% | 19 | 11.6% | 16 | 11.5% | 22 | 13.7% | 15 | 8.7% |
Grade 2: | 27 | 12.9% | 23 | 12.4% | 21 | 12.6% | 23 | 14.0% | 23 | 16.5% | 14 | 8.7% | 26 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 24 | 11.5% | 23 | 12.4% | 27 | 16.2% | 24 | 14.6% | 11 | 7.9% | 24 | 14.9% | 30 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 25 | 12.0% | 30 | 16.2% | 20 | 12.0% | 12 | 7.3% | 26 | 18.7% | 25 | 15.5% | 20 | 11.6% |
Grade 5: | 29 | 13.9% | 22 | 11.9% | 16 | 9.6% | 28 | 17.1% | 27 | 19.4% | 22 | 13.7% | 39 | 22.5% |
Grade 6: | 27 | 12.9% | 16 | 8.6% | 21 | 12.6% | 28 | 17.1% | 19 | 13.7% | 34 | 21.1% | 17 | 9.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 122 | 58.4% | 106 | 57.3% | 97 | 58.1% | 93 | 56.7% | 76 | 54.7% | 89 | 55.3% | 82 | 47.4% |
Female: | 87 | 41.6% | 79 | 42.7% | 70 | 41.9% | 71 | 43.3% | 63 | 45.3% | 72 | 44.7% | 72 | 41.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 5.3% | 8 | 4.3% | 8 | 4.8% | 12 | 7.3% | 12 | 8.6% | 13 | 8.1% | 15 | 8.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 2.9% | 2 | 1.1% | 6 | 3.6% | 5 | 3.0% | 7 | 5.0% | 5 | 3.1% | 10 | 5.8% |
Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 176 | 84.2% | 161 | 87.0% | 143 | 85.6% | 137 | 83.5% | 113 | 81.3% | 134 | 83.2% | 133 | 76.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 7.2% | 14 | 7.6% | 9 | 5.4% | 10 | 6.1% | 7 | 5.0% | 9 | 5.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 36.4% | 67 | 36.2% | 67 | 40.1% | 61 | 37.2% | 45 | 32.4% | 46 | 28.6% | 67 | 38.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 5.3% | 13 | 7.0% | 13 | 7.8% | 18 | 11.0% | 27 | 19.4% | 28 | 17.4% | 20 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.97 | 11.44 | 11.69 | 12.26 | 10.69 | 10.80 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.7% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 81.3% | 76.7% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.6% | 78.7% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.9% | 74.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 85.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 82.45% | 74.50% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 83.48% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 86.2% | 78.8% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 85.6% | 79.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 89.1% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 88% | 78.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 89.1% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 89.06% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83.9% | 74.7% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 82% | 75.2% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 84.4% | 76.7% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 83.9% | 74.8% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83.7% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 85.21% | 75.10% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 84.50% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 76.6% | 68.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80.4% | 73.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 86.4% | 75.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83.5% | 74.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 85.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 81.46% | 73.90% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 83.31% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.9% | 78.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.2% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.7% | 81% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 89.7% | 80.4% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 84.80% | 77.10% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 86.07% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.9% | 46.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 64% | 46.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.9% | 49.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 68.1% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 65.30% | 49.90% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 68.53% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 85% | 76.3% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.4% | 79.6% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.8% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.1% | 78.1% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.4% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 86.30% | 76.60% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 87.28% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 70.2% | 66.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.1% | 75.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.5% | 70.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 82.93% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 78.37% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 84.3% | 77.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 92.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 91.9% | 83.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.7% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 86.81% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.1% | 75.4% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 83.1% | 74.5% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 85.8% | 74.8% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.1% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 84.65% | 75.50% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 84.36% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 71.6% | 64.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 73.5% | 67% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83% | 74.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.9% | 74.1% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.9% | 69.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.4% | 74.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 80.19% | 69.50% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 80.95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.1% | 75.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.4% | 76.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88.5% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 86.96% | 77.70% |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.2% | 71.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.6% | 72.1% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.6% | 72.9% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 83.7% | 72.3% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85.2% | 73.6% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.6% | 72.2% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 80.97% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 81.82% | N/A |
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* Sterling Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.