DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Road, in Wasilla, Alaska, DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that hosts 396 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 277 students.

Across the 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (19,495 students total), DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% multiracial, 11% Native American, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough shows median household earnings sit near $94,031, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Matanuska-Susitna Borough's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 404 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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