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Butte Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4006 S Butte Rd, Palmer, AK 99645 · (907) 861-5200 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Butte’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
263
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Butte Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Butte kids: 10 schools

On the path

Where Butte kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Butte ElementaryYou are here
6–1210 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4006 S Butte Rd, Palmer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten32
Grade 136
Grade 234
Grade 355
Grade 436
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
246’20
270’21
274’22
272’23
263’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Butte Elementary from Butte families.

Other schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

The district →
Colony Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmer
B+
771 students21:1
Teeland Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wasilla
B+
643 students18:1
John Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
507 students16:1
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A
468 students18:1
Pioneer Peak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A+
449 students15:1
Finger Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
445 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Butte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.