School Profile

Homer High School

Home of the Mariners!

Vision

Enriching lives through education

Mission

HHS is a vibrant learning community developing inspired, capable, and responsible individuals to build a promising future for us all.

Contact

907.235.4600

Email Homer High

600 E. Fairview Avenue
Homer, AK 99603

kpbsd.org/schools/Homer-High

HHS Facebook

Demographics

  • Principal Tenure: 12 years
  • 28 Certified staff (Average degree is Masters)
  • Classified staff:
  • 24:1 P/T ratio
  • 12 average staff years of service
  • 350 Enrollment
  • 90% Attendance Rate
  • Intervention Support
    • FOL
    • Before and after school tutoring
    • iTeam
    • Advisory

Academics Assessment

  • MAP – Math
    • Achievement 73%tile
  • MAP – ELA
    • Reading Achievement 69%tile
    • Language Usage 73%tile

Secondary Specific

  • 96% Graduation Rate
  • Post Secondary Enrollment Stats
    • 40% of students enroll in college
    • 6 students have attended MIT in last 8 years
    • HHS students have attended, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Brown, MIT, Colorado School of Mines and many more…
  • Dual Enrollment: 20+ Students per year

School Projects/Initiatives

  • Advisory
  • 1-to-1 Chromebook Program
  • Senior Service Project

Honors, Awards and Recognitions

  • US News & World Report “Best School” 14 years in a row
  • 13 National Merit Scholars in the last 9 years (2015-2024)
  • National Yearbook Program of excellence 2022 & 2023
  • AP Computer Science Inclusion Award 2023

Awards/Championships

  • Seniors earned over $2,000,000 in scholarships last year
  • US News & World Reports “Best Schools” award for over 14 years in a row

Course Offering Highlights

HHS offers 10 Advanced Placement (AP) courses

School Climate and Mindset Key Data

  • I have at least one teacher who makes me excited about the future: 88%
  • At this school, students are encouraged to do their very best: 84%
  • I can learn to solve tough problems: 89%
  • I have goals for my future: 89%
  • I care about my community: 94%
  • Recognize and compliment others’ accomplishments: 89%
  • Make Ethical Choices: 83%
  • Get along with students who are different that you: 80%
State Report Card to the Public

School Culture Highlights

13% of Population Participates in Student Council

70% of Students participate in school activities

40% of Seniors take AP classes

Family and Community Engagements/Highlights

Booster Club purchased a van for the HHS sports program

Seniors volunteer over 2000 hours in the community each year

Goals for the year

  1. 85% of all 9th graders will earn all 6 credits before their 10 grade year.
  2. My teachers and family members are involved in my academic growth, wellbeing and my future success as measured by improving the following Hanover Culture and connectedness survey question by 10% by the Spring of 2024: the school is a welcoming place for students and families like mine (64%) and it is easy to talk to adults about things that are bothering me (38%).
  3. Each student will feel welcome, safe and be treated fairly at HHS as measured by improving the following Hanover Culture and Connectedness survey questions by 10% by the spring of 2024: Helping Other Even if they are not your friends (38%), adults at this school treat me with respect (56%) and when students and when students break rules, they are treated and disciplined fairly (36%).