West Homer Elementary
Public · Grades 3–6 · 211 students
Fireweed Academy
995 Soundview Ave, Homer, AK 99603
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
104
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alaska elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Fireweed Academy
Fireweed Academy is a charter elementary school in Homer, Alaska, serving grades K–6. It is part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
In the 2024–25 school year, 104 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alaska elementary school (15.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 104 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- County
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- NCES school ID
- 020039000296
Schools near Fireweed Academy
All 8 schools in Homer →
Homer Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 205 students
Homer High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 357 students
Paul Banks Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 189 students
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 144 students
Chapman School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 168 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.