Photo: Michael Boyter · CC BY 2.0North Lakes’s public schools outscore 77% of Alaska districts
On the state math tests, 26% of North Lakes’s students scored proficient, above the Alaska average (23%). The grade covers the public school district serving North Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.
From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 78% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
North Lakes’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 26% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,238 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Fronteras Charter School is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind North Lakes’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Alaska school districts, #4 of 41 Alaska towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alaska average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Lakes, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in North Lakes · depends on your address
Teeland Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 643 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
7th grade in North Lakes · depends on your address
Teeland Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 643 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
8th grade in North Lakes · depends on your address
Teeland Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 643 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
9th grade in North Lakes
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
10th grade in North Lakes
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
11th grade in North Lakes
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
12th grade in North Lakes
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12 · 70 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Wasilla
North Lakes’s public schools are run by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which also serves Houston, Palmer and Wasilla. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
North Lakes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share North Lakes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Lakes | A− | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Wasilla | A− | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Every school in North Lakes
7 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).
Questions about North Lakes’s schools
Are North Lakes’s schools good?
By Alaska’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Lakes children attend outscore 77% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #4 of 41 Alaska towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Lakes in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,495 students in 49 schools (2024–25).
What is North Lakes’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Alaska.
How much does North Lakes spend per student?
$17,238 in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Lakes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Lakes → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.