Other · Alaska

Mat-Su Central School

Mostly virtual

Mat-Su Central School, a public other school in Wasilla, Alaska: grades k–12, 2,780 students, 99.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 2,780
Teachers (FTE): 28.0
Students per teacher: 99.3
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 94% of schools in Alaska

Median 11.5 · 209 schools compared

More students per teacher than 99% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 99% of schools in Alaska

Median 67 · 211 schools compared

Larger than 98% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alaska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alaska: 33%

40%proficient

−10.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of schools in Alaska

Median 14% · 187 schools compared

118 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alaska: 34%

43%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of schools in Alaska

Median 12% · 188 schools compared

120 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Mostly virtual
Area: Small suburb
Run by: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Location

Address: 600 E Railroad Ave #6, Wasilla, AK 99654
Phone: (907)352-7480
City or town: Wasilla
County: Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Website Quality of life in Wasilla Schools in Wasilla

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Twindly Bridge Charter SchoolCharterMostly virtual	K–12	601	109.7	47%	37%	2.5 mi
Knik Charter Correspondence SchoolCharterMostly virtual	Pre-K–12	34	34.0	33%	17%	3.1 mi
Knik Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	189	13.3	33%	27%	3.1 mi
Mat-Su Day School	K–12	70	5.0	21%	14%	3.3 mi
American Charter AcademyCharter	K–12	193	16.0	59%	76%	6.6 mi
Valley PathwaysAlternativeFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	143	14.3	—	—	8.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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