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Burchell High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1775 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 864-2600 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
200
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Burchell High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 39.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1775 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 925
Grade 1024
Grade 1168
Grade 1283
Enrollment over time
197’20
235’21
208’22
217’23
200’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Two or more races 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 19%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burchell High 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.