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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020051000226
Iditarod Elementary
455 E Carpenter Cir, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-9100 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
306 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
AK avg 34.6% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 32.8% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Iditarod Elementary
Iditarod Elementary's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iditarod Elementary this school | 424 | 72.2% | 34.3% |
| Sherrod Elementary Palmer | 383 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| Big Lake Elementary Big Lake | 362 | 61.9% | 40.9% |
| Meadow Lakes Elementary Wasilla | 308 | 65.9% | 24.6% |
| Mt. View Elementary Kenai | 449 | 57.5% | 31.8% |
| Tanaina Elementary Wasilla | 324 | 55.2% | 39.9% |
Matched among Alaska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Iditarod Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #87 of 134 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #109 of 150 ▼ 23 | #22 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #119 of 150 ▼ 10 | #22 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #14 of 169 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #70 of 125 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #64 of 125 | #4 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #30 of 142 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #113 of 115 | #13 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
+47 (+12%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 72% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 58% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 28.5 | 15.3:1 | 67% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 58% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 41% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iditarod Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (437 to 424); teachers down 9% (28.5 to 26).
About Iditarod Elementary
Iditarod Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Wasilla, Alaska. It reports enrollment of 424 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 53% larger than the 277-student average for elementary schools in Alaska.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District operates 49 schools. Combined enrollment is 19,495 students.
About 58% of the student body at Iditarod Elementary is White. Other students are 22% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents are about 77% White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Iditarod Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Iditarod Elementary totals 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Federal data show 72% of students (306) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 45%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.4%.
The school is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where median household income comes to about $94,031, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Matanuska-Susitna Borough counts 49 public schools with about 19,495 students.
Of the public schools around it, Iditarod Elementary is closest to Wasilla Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Iditarod Elementary ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Iditarod Elementary is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 424 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Iditarod Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,988
Census ACS
Median income
$94,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
19,495 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- Mat-Su Central SchoolCombined · 2,780 students
- Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,046 students
- Wasilla High SchoolHigh · 816 students
- Colony Middle SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- Teeland Middle SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Wasilla
- Mat-Su Central SchoolCombined · 2,780 students
- Wasilla High SchoolHigh · 816 students
- Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- Teeland Middle SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Twindly Bridge Charter SchoolCombined · 601 students
- Wasilla Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Wasilla Middle School0.3 mi · 584
- Wasilla High School0.3 mi · 816
- Mat-Su Central School0.6 mi · 2,780
- Tanaina Elementary1.5 mi · 324
- Burchell High School1.9 mi · 200
- Twindly Bridge Charter School1.9 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Iditarod ElementaryHow large is Iditarod Elementary?
Iditarod Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Iditarod Elementary serve?
Iditarod Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Iditarod Elementary have?
Iditarod Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Iditarod Elementary?
Student demographics at Iditarod Elementary are roughly 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Iditarod Elementary?
Iditarod Elementary is overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.