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B+

Dena'ina Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Road, Wasilla, AK 99623 · (907) 864-5600 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Knik-Fairview’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dena'ina Elementary School

  • 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
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Knik-Fairview kids: Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School

On the path

Where Knik-Fairview kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dena'ina Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–12Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High Schoolin Wasilla

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 ↗

7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Road, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten54
Grade 165
Grade 260
Grade 369
Grade 447
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
359’20
420’21
435’22
384’23
396’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Two or more races 24%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Hispanic 9%Asian <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 Dena'ina Elementary School from Knik-Fairview 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; Knik-Fairview’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.