Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Schools
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is a public school district in Alaska, based in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Palmer). SchoolGrade grades 45 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
43 of 45 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 15B: 16C: 8D: 4
Best schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Statewide rankings: all 184 high schools in Alaska · all 33 middle schools in Alaska · all 159 elementary schools in Alaska
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Mat Su Middle College School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Academy Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Glacier View School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ American Charter Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ John Shaw Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Twindly Bridge Charter School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Fronteras Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Trapper Creek Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Mat Su Central School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Pioneer Peak Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
High schools (8)
- D+ Burchell High School, Wasilla
- B Colony High School, Palmer
- C- Houston High School, Big Lake
- C- Joe Redington Senior Jrsr High School, Wasilla
- A- Mat Su Career And Tech Ed High School, Wasilla
- B Palmer High School, Palmer
- B Susitna Valley High, Talkeetna
- B- Wasilla High School, Wasilla
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- B Colony Middle School, Palmer
- A+ Mat Su Middle College School, Palmer
- B+ Palmer Middle School, Palmer
- B Teeland Middle School, Wasilla
- C Wasilla Middle School, Wasilla
Elementary and primary schools (21)
- C Big Lake Elementary, Big Lake
- A- Butte Elementary, Palmer
- B- Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Wasilla
- B Denaina Elementary School, Wasilla
- B Finger Lake Elementary, Wasilla
- A- Fred And Sara Machetanz Elementary School, Wasilla
- Goose Bay Elementary, Wasilla
- D+ Iditarod Elementary, Wasilla
- A+ John Shaw Elementary, Wasilla
- C+ Knik Elementary School, Wasilla
- B- Larson Elementary, Wasilla
- D Meadow Lakes Elementary, Wasilla
- A- Pioneer Peak Elementary, Palmer
- B- Sherrod Elementary, Palmer
- B Snowshoe Elementary, Wasilla
- B+ Sutton Elementary, Sutton
- Swanson Elementary, Palmer
- C+ Talkeetna Elementary, Talkeetna
- C Tanaina Elementary, Wasilla
- A Trapper Creek Elementary, Trapper Creek
- B- Willow Elementary, Willow
Other schools and academies (11)
- A+ Academy Charter School, Palmer
- A+ American Charter Academy, Wasilla
- A- Beryozova School, Palmer
- B Birchtree Charter School, Palmer
- A Fronteras Charter School, Wasilla
- A+ Glacier View School, Sutton
- A Mat Su Central School, Wasilla
- C+ Mat Su Day School, Wasilla
- A- Midnight Sun Family Learning Center, Wasilla
- A+ Twindly Bridge Charter School, Wasilla
- D Valley Pathways, Palmer
Where Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alaska
- County: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 19,421 students with 1,028 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,796 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0200510
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Anchorage School District (94 schools, 76 mi)
- Denali Borough School District (4 schools, 99 mi)
- Valdez City School District (4 schools, 131 mi)
- Chugach School District (4 schools, 162 mi)
- Delta/Greely School District (5 schools, 163 mi)
- Cordova City School District (3 schools, 172 mi)
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (42 schools, 173 mi)
- Copper River School District (5 schools, 175 mi)
Questions about Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
How many schools are in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
SchoolGrade grades 45 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wasilla, Palmer, Big Lake, Sutton, Talkeetna and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
Across the 43 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 45.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39%. 84% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
19,421 students were enrolled in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is in Alaska, based in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, with its district office in Palmer. Its boundary covers about 24,707 sq mi.