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Meadow Lakes Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1741 Pittman Rd, Wasilla, AK 99687 · (907) 352-6100 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Meadow Lakes’ School Grade A− better than 77% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
308
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meadow Lakes Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Meadow Lakes kids: 10 schools

On the path

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

PK–5Meadow Lakes ElementaryYou are here
6–1210 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1741 Pittman Rd, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten40
Grade 144
Grade 256
Grade 345
Grade 458
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
286’20
294’21
297’22
286’23
308’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Two or more races 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 12%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadow Lakes Elementary from Meadow Lakes 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; Meadow Lakes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.