School Profile

Ninilchik School

Home of the Wolverines!

Vision

To build strong connections among community, families, staff, and students in a safe, healthy, nurturing environment that challenges each student.

Mission

To develop in partnership with educators, parents, and community, enduring learners committed to academic, social, and personal excellence.

Contact

907.714.0300

15735 Sterling Highway
Ninilchik, AK 99639

Demographics

  • Principal Tenure: 33 total years
  • 11 Certified staff (the average have a Master’s degree)
  • 8 Classified staff (the average have an Associate’s degree)
  • 18:1 P/T ratio
  • 10 average Staff years of service
  • 106 Enrollment
  • 88.17% Attendance Rate
  • Intervention Support
    • Title I Interventionist

Academics Assessment

MAP – Math

  • Fall
    • 9th Grade: 100% at benchmark
    • 10th Grade: 82% at benchmark
    • 11th Grade: 75% at benchmark
  • Spring
    • 9th Grade: 86% at benchmark
    • 10th Grade 91% at benchmark
    • 11th Grade 75% at benchmark

MAP – ELA

  • Fall
    • 9th Grade: 100% at benchmark
    • 10th Grade: 91% at benchmark
    • 11th Grade: 100% at benchmark
  • Spring
    • 9th Grade: 100% at benchmark
    • 10th Grade 91% at benchmark
    • 11th Grade 100% at benchmark

K12 Elementary Specific

  • iReady
    • 2nd/3rd Combination 41% at Grade Level
    • 4th/5th Combination 23% at Grade Level
  • CKLA
    • 1st- 37.5%  At or above
    • 2nd- 42.86% At or above
    • 3rd- 63.64% At or above
    • 4th- 62.5% At or above
    • 5th- 10% At or above
    • 6th- 14.29% At or above
    • 7th- 20% At or above
    • 8th- 33.33% At or above
    • 9th- 14.29% At or above
    • 10th- 10% At or above
    • 11th- 25% At or above

K12 Secondary Specific

  • 83% Graduation Rate
  • 2 Dual Enrollment students

School Projects/Initiatives

  • Priorities
    • Clubs/Programs
    • Increase enrollment
    • Sports for students
  • Increase the types of sports offered
    • swim
    • baseball
    • softball
    • football
  • Increase the types of clubs offered
    • music
    • choir
    • drama
    • theater
  • Have a librarian for the library

Honors, Awards and Recognitions

  • Boys Basketball State Champions

Course Offering Highlights

  • College and Career Readiness
  • Sociology
  • Film as Literature
  • Spanish
  • Welding
  • Power Mechanics
  • Guitar
  • Dual enrollment

School Climate and Mindset Key Data

  • 90% of students surveyed said they can disagree without starting a fight
  • 80% of students said they think about what may happen before they make a decision
  • 80% of students respect other people’s opinions, even if they are different from theirs

School Culture Highlights

Art Club
Hold an art show, auction artwork, winners receive scholarships.

Running Club
Elementary students participate in practicing long distance running. Hold an inter school meet.

Chess Club
Held weekly for elementary students. Students learn strategies and hold matches with each other.

Basketball Skills
Students K-12 participate in learning new skills, and fine tuning current skills.

Yearbook 9th-12th Grade
Students participate in taking pictures, developing the yearbook, and producing the yearbook.

Student statements

“We have a very invested school. They work hard to make sure we have a good education.”

“The school’s sports events are always major positive occasions. The teams often have great support from parents and classmates, and teams often exhibit good sportsmanship. Student events such as school dances or Project Grad/Sources of Strength events are also positive, as they can be a source of school pride and give students a chance to relax and have fun.”

“The long remaining teachers in the elementary side. We are for what we have. Since it’s a small school most people know each other. Most students are able to form a friendship with most of the teachers.”

“The new principal actually does what she says she will. Instead of saying empty words and not following through with them. She has definitely made the school a better place and a more welcoming environment.

Family and Community Engagements/Highlights

Grandparent’s Day

Winter clothing exchange

Community spaghetti dinners

Graduation celebration dinner

Goals for the year

More than 65% of Ninilchik School students will meet or exceed projected growth from the Fall ’24 to the Spring ’25 MAP math, reading, and language and/or iReady Assessments.