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Colony High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

9550 E Bogard Rd, Palmer, AK 99645 · (907) 861-5500 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
1,046
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Colony High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Colony High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts38%
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 ↗

9550 E Bogard Rd, Palmer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9290
Grade 10316
Grade 11211
Grade 12229
Enrollment over time
999’20
1,147’21
1,117’22
1,092’23
1,046’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Colony High School from Gateway 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; Gateway’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.