Photo: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA · CC BY 2.0Talkeetna’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 Talkeetna. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Talkeetna’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Talkeetna’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Talkeetna Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Mat-Su Day School lowest (7%). 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 Talkeetna, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Talkeetna
Talkeetna Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 121 students · 12:1 students per teacher
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.
Above the state in reading
Talkeetna vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Talkeetna’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Talkeetna | — | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Every school in Talkeetna
11 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 Talkeetna’s schools
Are Talkeetna’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Talkeetna. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Talkeetna. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Talkeetna in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
Where do Talkeetna 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.
Parents talk
What Talkeetna families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Talkeetna → 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). Stars are from neighbors.