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Wasilla Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

650 Bogard Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-5300 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
584
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wasilla Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wasilla kids: Wasilla High School

On the path

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

PK–5Iditarod Elementary424 students
6–8Wasilla Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Wasilla High School816 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts46%
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 ↗

650 Bogard Rd, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6214
Grade 7199
Grade 8171
Enrollment over time
573’20
607’21
610’22
568’23
584’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Two or more races 18%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wasilla Middle 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.