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Iditarod Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

455 E Carpenter Cir, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-9100 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
424
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Iditarod Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wasilla kids: Wasilla Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Iditarod ElementaryYou are here
6–8Wasilla Middle School584 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

455 E Carpenter Cir, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten56
Grade 168
Grade 275
Grade 350
Grade 473
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
377’20
411’21
437’22
416’23
424’24

Up 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Two or more races 22%Hispanic 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 2%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 Iditarod Elementary 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.