Snowshoe Elementary

Set in Wasilla, Alaska, Snowshoe Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, run under Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. It teaches 346 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 19,495 students; Snowshoe Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Snowshoe Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 20% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 8% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Snowshoe Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of +15.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Matanuska-Susitna Borough reports that median household earnings sit near $94,031, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), of which Snowshoe Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Burchell High School, around 3.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Snowshoe Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Snowshoe Elementary's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 346). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 2% to 10%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.