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Schools in Knik River

Knik River’s public schools

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knik River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?22/26schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 78% of students in Alaska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
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
0
10,394 students on the public path
In brief

Knik River’s schools, in brief

School by school

22 of Knik River’s 26 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Pioneer Peak Elementary places highest (better than 95%); Mat-Su Day School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

26 elementary schools serve Knik River, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then ten middle schools: Colony Middle School, Teeland Middle School, Wasilla Middle School, Palmer Middle School, Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School, Houston Middle School, Susitna Valley High, Mat-Su Day School, Beryozova School and Glacier View School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Knik River, with each school’s own grade.

26 schools teach K in Knik River’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+
771 students21:1Rate it →
Teeland Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wasilla
B+
643 students18:1Rate it →
John Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
507 students16:1Rate it →
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A
468 students18:1Rate it →
Pioneer Peak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A+
449 students15:1Rate it →
Finger Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
445 students16:1Rate it →
Iditarod Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B
424 students16:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
422 students16:1Rate it →
Dena'ina Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B+
396 students15:1Rate it →
Sherrod Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A−
383 students17:1Rate it →
Big Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Lake
B−
362 students16:1Rate it →
Swanson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Palmer
348 students13:1Rate it →
Snowshoe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
346 students15:1Rate it →
Tanaina Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B
324 students15:1Rate it →
Larson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
319 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
C+
308 students12:1Rate it →
Goose Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wasilla
305 students15:1Rate it →
Butte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
B+
263 students13:1Rate it →
Knik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wasilla
A−
263 students16:1Rate it →
Willow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willow
A
127 students13:1Rate it →
Talkeetna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Talkeetna
A−
121 students12:1Rate it →
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · Wasilla
D
70 students5:1Rate it →
Sutton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sutton
B−
54 students11:1Rate it →
Beryozova School
Grades K–12 · Palmer
C
39 students20:1Rate it →
Glacier View School
Grades K–12 · Sutton
24 students7:1Rate it →
Trapper Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trapper Creek
18 students18:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–526 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–1210 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.4% · 8016 students tested
Math26%
State average 22.8% · 7950 students tested

Knik River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Knik River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knik River—Matanuska-Susitna Borough
AnchorageB+Anchorage

Every school in Knik River

31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Knik Riverin other towns
Colony Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmer
B+
771 students21:1Rate it →
Teeland Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wasilla
B+
643 students18:1Rate it →
John Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
507 students16:1Rate it →
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A
468 students18:1Rate it →
Pioneer Peak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A+
449 students15:1Rate it →
Finger Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
445 students16:1Rate it →
Iditarod Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B
424 students16:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
422 students16:1Rate it →
Dena'ina Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B+
396 students15:1Rate it →
Sherrod Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A−
383 students17:1Rate it →
Big Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Lake
B−
362 students16:1Rate it →
Swanson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Palmer
348 students13:1Rate it →
Snowshoe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
346 students15:1Rate it →
Tanaina Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
B
324 students15:1Rate it →
Larson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
319 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
C+
308 students12:1Rate it →
Goose Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wasilla
305 students15:1Rate it →
Butte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
B+
263 students13:1Rate it →
Willow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willow
A
127 students13:1Rate it →
Talkeetna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Talkeetna
A−
121 students12:1Rate it →
Sutton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sutton
B−
54 students11:1Rate it →
Trapper Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trapper Creek
18 students18:1Rate it →
Knik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wasilla
A−
263 students16:1Rate it →
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · Wasilla
D
70 students5:1Rate it →
Beryozova School
Grades K–12 · Palmer
C
39 students20:1Rate it →
Glacier View School
Grades K–12 · Sutton
24 students7:1Rate it →
Wasilla Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wasilla
B
584 students20:1Rate it →
Palmer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmer
B−
563 students19:1Rate it →
Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wasilla
B
497 students16:1Rate it →
Houston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
318 students14:1Rate it →
Susitna Valley High
High · Grades 6–12 · Talkeetna
B−
233 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Knik River’s schools

Are Knik River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Knik River. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knik River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 22 of its 26 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Knik River in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Where do Knik River kids go to high school?

One of ten high schools, depending on your address: Colony Middle School, Teeland Middle School, Wasilla Middle School, Palmer Middle School, Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School, Houston Middle School, Susitna Valley High, Mat-Su Day School, Beryozova School and Glacier View School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.