Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020051000416
Meadow Lakes Elementary
1741 Pittman Rd, Wasilla, AK 99687 · (907) 352-6100 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Alaska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
203 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
59%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
21.4%
AK avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 15.2% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Meadow Lakes Elementary
Meadow Lakes Elementary's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lakes Elementary this school | 308 | 65.9% | 24.6% |
| Big Lake Elementary Big Lake | 362 | 61.9% | 40.9% |
| Sherrod Elementary Palmer | 383 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| Tanaina Elementary Wasilla | 324 | 55.2% | 39.9% |
| Mt. View Elementary Kenai | 449 | 57.5% | 31.8% |
| Iditarod Elementary Wasilla | 424 | 72.2% | 34.3% |
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 Meadow Lakes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #110 of 134 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #133 of 150 ▲ 3 | #23 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #125 of 150 ▲ 7 | #23 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #72 of 169 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #8 of 125 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #69 of 125 | #6 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #36 of 142 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #38 of 115 | #2 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
308
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 308 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 66% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 20.8 | 13.8:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 23 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 27.5 | 15.4:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 49% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 49% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Lakes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (425 to 308); teachers down 9% (27.5 to 25).
About Meadow Lakes Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Meadow Lakes Elementary serves students in Wasilla, Alaska. Enrolled students number 308 students, in pre-K through 5.
Meadow Lakes Elementary reports to Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which has 49 schools and 19,495 students.
A majority of students at Meadow Lakes Elementary, 59%, are White. The next largest groups are 22% multiracial, 12% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 18 points below the 77% share among Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents. Meadow Lakes Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Meadow Lakes Elementary is 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alaska is 15.3:1, higher than at this school. About 66% of students, or 203, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 21 points.
Measured against Alaska public elementary schools, Meadow Lakes Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Meadow Lakes Elementary scores 24.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.6%.
Federal survey data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough show that median household income is about $94,031, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meadow Lakes Elementary is among the 49 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
The nearest public school is Midnight Sun Family Learning Center, at about 1.0 miles. Meadow Lakes Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 33.3% proficiency; Meadow Lakes Elementary posts 24.6%.
NCES assigns Meadow Lakes Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 286 to 308 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Meadow Lakes Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Midnight Sun Family Learning Center1.0 mi · 189
- American Charter Academy2.0 mi · 193
- Burchell High School4.7 mi · 200
- Goose Bay Elementary4.8 mi · 305
- Knik Elementary School4.9 mi · 263
- Houston High School5.1 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Lakes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Meadow Lakes Elementary?
Meadow Lakes Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Meadow Lakes Elementary serve?
Meadow Lakes Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Meadow Lakes Elementary have?
Meadow Lakes Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Lakes Elementary?
Student demographics at Meadow Lakes Elementary are roughly 59% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow Lakes Elementary?
Meadow Lakes Elementary is overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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