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The most racially diverse public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

33 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Knik Elementary School leads the list at 63.8%, against a median of 53.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
33
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Top Diversity index
63.8%
Median Diversity index
53.7%
MOST DIVERSE · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH, ALASKA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Knik Elementary SchoolWasilla, AK26363.8%52.1%(137)0.4%(1)9.5%(25)1.1%(3)
2Burchell High SchoolWasilla, AK20063.5%53.0%(106)0.5%(1)4.0%(8)1.0%(2)
3Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasilla, AK49763.1%55.5%(276)1.0%(5)9.3%(46)1.2%(6)
4DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWasilla, AK39661.5%55.6%(220)0.0%(0)8.8%(35)0.8%(3)
5Larson ElementaryWasilla, AK31961.4%57.7%(184)1.6%(5)12.5%(40)0.0%(0)
6Iditarod ElementaryWasilla, AK42460.4%57.5%(244)0.9%(4)11.8%(50)2.1%(9)
7Sherrod ElementaryPalmer, AK38359.4%58.8%(225)0.5%(2)7.8%(30)0.8%(3)
8Meadow Lakes ElementaryWasilla, AK30858.9%58.8%(181)0.3%(1)6.2%(19)1.0%(3)
9Snowshoe ElementaryWasilla, AK34658.3%60.1%(208)0.6%(2)9.8%(34)0.6%(2)
10Fronteras Charter SchoolWasilla, AK33658.0%57.7%(194)1.2%(4)26.5%(89)0.0%(0)
11Big Lake ElementaryBig Lake, AK36258.0%60.8%(220)0.6%(2)7.7%(28)0.8%(3)
12Wasilla Middle SchoolWasilla, AK58457.2%61.6%(360)0.3%(2)8.1%(47)1.7%(10)
13Swanson ElementaryPalmer, AK34856.4%62.4%(217)0.0%(0)9.2%(32)1.4%(5)
14Tanaina ElementaryWasilla, AK32455.7%62.6%(203)0.3%(1)6.8%(22)0.9%(3)
15Houston High SchoolBig Lake, AK33755.4%62.9%(212)0.6%(2)4.8%(16)1.5%(5)
16Wasilla High SchoolWasilla, AK81654.8%64.3%(525)1.1%(9)9.8%(80)1.4%(11)
17Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary SchoolWasilla, AK46853.7%64.3%(301)0.2%(1)7.9%(37)1.5%(7)
18Teeland Middle SchoolWasilla, AK64353.5%65.3%(420)0.2%(1)8.6%(55)1.4%(9)
19Finger Lake ElementaryWasilla, AK44553.4%64.7%(288)0.2%(1)8.5%(38)0.9%(4)
20Goose Bay ElementaryWasilla, AK30552.7%65.6%(200)0.3%(1)8.2%(25)0.7%(2)
21Palmer Middle SchoolPalmer, AK56351.9%66.8%(376)0.5%(3)7.3%(41)1.1%(6)
22Palmer High SchoolPalmer, AK61651.9%67.0%(413)0.8%(5)10.2%(63)0.8%(5)
23Colony High SchoolPalmer, AK1,04651.8%66.6%(697)0.5%(5)8.3%(87)1.4%(15)
24Houston Middle SchoolHouston, AK31850.6%67.9%(216)0.0%(0)5.3%(17)1.3%(4)
25Cottonwood Creek ElementaryWasilla, AK42249.6%67.8%(286)0.2%(1)8.3%(35)0.7%(3)
26Butte ElementaryPalmer, AK26349.6%68.8%(181)0.4%(1)9.9%(26)0.8%(2)
27Colony Middle SchoolPalmer, AK77149.1%68.7%(530)0.7%(5)7.3%(56)0.9%(7)
28Pioneer Peak ElementaryPalmer, AK44948.6%69.5%(312)0.7%(3)9.3%(42)0.5%(2)
29Susitna Valley HighTalkeetna, AK23343.0%73.8%(172)0.9%(2)3.9%(9)0.4%(1)
30Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High SchoolWasilla, AK70542.9%74.2%(523)0.7%(5)7.5%(53)0.8%(6)
31Academy Charter SchoolPalmer, AK26840.7%75.8%(203)0.0%(0)7.1%(19)1.1%(3)
32John Shaw ElementaryWasilla, AK50737.8%77.9%(395)0.4%(2)5.7%(29)0.4%(2)
33Birchtree Charter SchoolPalmer, AK41635.6%79.1%(329)0.2%(1)4.1%(17)0.0%(0)
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