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Houston High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

12501 W Hawk Lane, Big Lake, AK 99652 · (907) 892-9400 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
337
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Houston High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Houston Middle School318 students
9–12Houston High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

12501 W Hawk Lane, Big Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9101
Grade 1098
Grade 1165
Grade 1273
Enrollment over time
379’20
367’21
358’22
372’23
337’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Two or more races 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Hispanic 5%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 Houston High School from Houston 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; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.