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Mat-Su Central School

PublicOtherGrades K–12Online

600 E Railroad Ave #6, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-7480 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Wasilla’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
2,780
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Mat-Su Central School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

600 E Railroad Ave #6, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten162
Grade 1143
Grade 2154
Grade 3189
Grade 4185
Grade 5187
Grade 6225
Grade 7206
Grade 8241
Grade 9230
Grade 10292
Grade 11303
Grade 12263
Enrollment over time
2,833’20
2,145’21
2,254’22
2,558’23
2,780’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mat-Su Central School from Wasilla 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; Wasilla’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.