The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in Science. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Razdolna School
Razdolna School sits on Basargin Road outside Homer, Alaska, part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in a single building, which gives it the feel of a small community school where older and younger students share the same campus. The enrollment is small even by rural Alaska standards, with a handful of students per grade in most years. The student body is almost entirely white, with only one student identified as two or more races. No free-or-reduced-price lunch data was reported, and the school did not report counts for special education or English learner populations, so those dimensions of student need are not visible in the available data.
On state assessments, the most recent results show proficiency levels that are low in absolute terms across all three tested subjects. In math, roughly one in seven tested students reached proficiency. In English language arts, the share was slightly higher but still well under a quarter. Science results were a bit stronger, with about one in five tested students proficient. These results come from a small tested group, so individual students move the numbers meaningfully. Full participation was reported, which means every eligible student was assessed. A parent looking at these results may want to ask the school directly about its academic improvement plans and how it supports students working below grade level, since the proficiency picture suggests room for growth.
The school is not a charter or magnet school. No Title I status was reported. Data on discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance was not available, so this narrative cannot speak to those aspects of school life. Program offerings were not reported either, which means questions about AP courses, career pathways, dual credit, or extracurriculars would need to go directly to the school or district.
Homer itself is a fishing and tourism hub on Kachemak Bay, publicly known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World." The economy runs on commercial fishing, tourism, and government employment, with a working harbor on the Homer Spit and a settled residential character on the bluffs above the bay. The town has been growing modestly, drawing families and retirees through births and in-migration. The only road in is the Sterling Highway, and the built environment is car-oriented and low-density. Civic life centers along Pioneer Avenue and on the Spit during summer. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District operates several schools spread across the Homer area, including Homer High School, Homer Middle School, West Homer Elementary, Paul Banks Elementary, McNeil Canyon Elementary, Fireweed Academy, Homer Flex High School, and a Connections Homeschool Program. Razdolna's location on Basargin Road places it away from the town center, consistent with the pattern of schools distributed across the wider community rather than clustered downtown.
Housing in the zip code surrounding the school carries a typical home value above both the state and national benchmarks, with a year-over-year increase that outpaced both. Rents are modest relative to the mortgage cost on a typical home, which means renting is noticeably cheaper than buying at current prices and mortgage rates. The price-to-income ratio sits near four times median household income, which is within a range many families in the area can work with, though the gap between rental and ownership costs is something a family considering a move should weigh.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District but did not find results that surfaced specific shifts with lasting impact, so that context is left out rather than guessed.
What emerges is a very small, rural, pre-kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade school in a remote but economically active corner of Alaska. The peer environment is tight-knit and homogeneous. Academic results are low, and the data needed to assess student support services, course offerings, and school climate is largely absent from public sources. For a family considering this school, a direct conversation with staff about instruction, support, and programs would be the most productive next step.
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