School Profile

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Once a dragon, always a dragon!

Vision/Mission

McNeil Canyon Elementary embraces the partnership between students, parents, staff and community to prepare for our children’s future.We value a safe, nurturing environment where learners create, work together and play.We strive to achieve high standards by integrating core academic rigor with technology and the arts.We seek to inspire individuals to their fullest potential.

Contact

907.235.8181

Email McNeil Canyon

52188 East End Road
Homer, AK 99603

kpbsd.org/schools/Mcneil-Canyon

McNeil Canyon Facebook

Demographics

  • Principal Tenure: 24+ years
  • 12 Certified staff:
    4 Bachelor Degrees and 8 Masters Degrees
  • 7 Classified staff: paraeducator certification
  • 20:1 P/T ratio
  • 12 average Staff years of service at McNeil and 20+ years in Education
  • 144 Enrollment
  • 99.12% Attendance Rate
  • Intervention Support
    Title l Tutor and Intervention Teacher focus on ELA and Math interventions

Academics Assessment

  • MAP – Math
    Grades 3-6 showed 66th percentile growth FY24
  • MAP – ELA
    Grades 3-6 showed 57th percentile growth FY24

Elementary Specific

  • iReady
    All classes benefit from iReady assessment and online math skill work.
  • CKLA
    2nd year of implementation, CKLA has been fully embraced at McNeil and all indications show that students are making tremendous growth and achievement in ELA.
  • 90% mCLASS Kinder at benchmark or above on EOY
  • 93% mCLASS 1st grade at benchmark or above on EOY
  • 71% mCLASS 2nd grade at benchmark or above on EOY
  • 61% mCLASS 3rd grade at benchmark or above on EOY
  • Afterschool programs
    Two days a week; Afterschool Learning Lab focuses instructional support for Tier 2 and 3 ELA and Math students

School Projects/Initiatives

Honors, Awards and Recognitions

  • 2006 National Blue Ribbon School

School Climate and Mindset Key Data

Student responses to Hanover survey indicate high level of feeling good about their community and their school. They also indicate that they feel safe at school.

State Report Card to the Public

School Culture Highlights

Being a Dragon carries on into Middle and High School

Family and Community Engagements/Highlights

Strong Family and Community support for our big events throughout the year

Goals for the year

  1. All McNeil Canyon students will identify they are emotionally secure as measured by the Hanover School Climate survey in Spring 2025.
  2. All K-6 students reading will score above the 25%tile on EOY assessments.
  3. All K-6 students will score above the 25%tile on Spring 25 Aimsweb+ and MAPS math assessments and all 3-6 students will have a + ROI as measured by the MAPS