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Schools in Fishhook · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Fishhook’s public schools outscore 77% of Alaska districts

In Fishhook, 26% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Alaska average (23%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fishhook, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.

#4of 41 Alaska townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 78% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▲ 3 pts vs AK 29%

2021–22

Math proficiency

26%

▲ 3 pts vs AK 23%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85%

▲ 7 pts vs AK 78%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.2K

▼ 18% vs AK $21.1K

FY2024

Students per teacher

16.2

AK 15.7 · larger classes

Schools in town

10,394 students on the public path

In brief

Fishhook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 72 Alaska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fishhook’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 26% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,238 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

26 elementary schools, then ten middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fishhook’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresA⁻ Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Alaska school districts, #4 of 41 Alaska towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alaska average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 77%

Lower resultsHigher results

Alaska towns with similar household incomes (72)Better than 69%

B⁺A⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,983 test results and a graduating class of 1,390 could put Fishhook anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 78% of Fishhook’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,950 in math, 8,016 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fishhook, with each school’s own grade.

26 schools teach K in Fishhook’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Colony Middle School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmer

B⁺

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Teeland Middle School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wasilla

B⁺

Fishhook’s public schools outscore 77% of Alaska districts

Fishhook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

26 elementary schools, then ten middle schools

What’s behind Fishhook’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Above the state in reading

Fishhook vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fishhook

Questions about Fishhook’s schools

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