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Cottonwood Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

800 N Seward Meridian, Wasilla, AK 99645 · (907) 864-2100 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
422
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cottonwood Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 20.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for South Lakes kids: 10 schools

On the path

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

PK–5Cottonwood Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–1210 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

800 N Seward Meridian, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten61
Grade 165
Grade 254
Grade 374
Grade 460
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
350’20
433’21
468’22
428’23
422’24

Up 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Two or more races 19%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

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