Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020051000414
Snowshoe Elementary
2001 W Fairview Loop, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-9500 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Alaska public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
165 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
58%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
47.1%
AK avg 36.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
AK avg 34.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 52.4% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Snowshoe Elementary
Snowshoe Elementary's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Elementary this school | 346 | 47.7% | 52.5% |
| Swanson Elementary Palmer | 348 | 47.7% | N/A |
| DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Wasilla | 396 | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Kalifornsky Beach Elementary Soldotna | 384 | 45.1% | 44.4% |
| Larson Elementary Wasilla | 319 | 47.0% | 51.8% |
| Goose Bay Elementary Wasilla | 305 | 43.3% | N/A |
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 Snowshoe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #33 of 134 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #44 of 150 ▼ 13 | #9 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #41 of 150 ▼ 5 | #9 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #51 of 169 | #14 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #42 of 125 | #8 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #71 of 125 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #61 of 142 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #105 of 115 | #12 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
346
+71 (+26%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 48% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 43% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 22.3 | 16.5:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 26% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 26 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snowshoe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (369 to 346); teachers up 3% (22.3 to 23).
About Snowshoe Elementary
Snowshoe Elementary is an elementary school in Wasilla, Alaska, reachable at (907) 352-9500. Federal data show 346 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Alaska enroll around 277, and this school is 25% bigger than that mark.
Within Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Snowshoe Elementary is one of 49 schools. The district enrolls 19,495 students.
Of every 100 students at Snowshoe Elementary, about 60 are White. The rest of enrollment is 20% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 8% Native American. Among all residents of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the White share is about 77%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Snowshoe Elementary, which has 23. That is in line with the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Snowshoe Elementary is about 48%. The figure for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is close, at 45%.
Snowshoe Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Alaska public elementary schools.
Snowshoe Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.5%) and its predicted rate (36.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alaska schools.
In the surrounding county, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, median household income comes to about $94,031, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 19,495 students.
A public school about 3.4 miles away, Burchell High School, is the closest to Snowshoe Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 52.5% is above the 35.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 26% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.0:1 to 15.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Snowshoe Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
- Burchell High School3.4 mi · 200
- Knik Elementary School3.7 mi · 263
- Goose Bay Elementary3.7 mi · 305
- Mat-Su Central School4.0 mi · 2,780
- Wasilla Middle School4.4 mi · 584
- Iditarod Elementary4.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Snowshoe ElementaryHow many students attend Snowshoe Elementary?
Snowshoe Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is Snowshoe Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Snowshoe Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Snowshoe Elementary have?
Snowshoe Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Snowshoe Elementary?
At Snowshoe Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees Snowshoe Elementary?
Snowshoe 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.