Meadow Lakes Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Wasilla, Alaska, Meadow Lakes Elementary works with 308 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

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

Looking at the student body, Meadow Lakes Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% multiracial, 12% Native American, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Meadow Lakes Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Matanuska-Susitna Borough indicate median household income runs about $94,031, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Matanuska-Susitna Borough's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), Meadow Lakes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Midnight Sun Family Learning Center, around 1.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Meadow Lakes Elementary's enrollment has contracted 28% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 308). White enrollment moved from 70% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.