Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020051000547
Tanaina Elementary
2550 Lucille St, Wasilla, AK 99654 · (907) 352-9400 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
179 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
56%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
36.8%
AK avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
AK avg 34.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 up about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 34.6% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Tanaina Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #76 of 134 | #17 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #82 of 150 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #83 of 150 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #58 of 169 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #35 of 125 | #6 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #80 of 125 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #50 of 142 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #50 of 115 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 25.5 | 14.8:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 57% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 48% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 37% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanaina Elementary.
About Tanaina Elementary
Tanaina Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wasilla, Alaska, one of the schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 324 students.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is the district for Tanaina Elementary. It has 49 schools and 19,495 students.
White students are the majority at Tanaina Elementary, with 63% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 20% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 7% Hispanic. The school's White share is 14 points below the 77% share among Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1 at Tanaina Elementary, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. The average for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 45%.
In Alaska, Tanaina Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.9% actual against a predicted 34.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the median household income is $94,031, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tanaina Elementary, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 48 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Twindly Bridge Charter School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Tanaina Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Tanaina Elementary as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Tanaina Elementary enrolled 326; in 2024-25, 324. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
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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
- Twindly Bridge Charter School0.4 mi · 601
- Iditarod Elementary1.5 mi · 424
- Wasilla High School1.6 mi · 816
- Wasilla Middle School1.8 mi · 584
- Mat-Su Central School2.1 mi · 2,780
- Larson Elementary2.3 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Tanaina ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tanaina Elementary?
Tanaina Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tanaina Elementary serve?
Tanaina Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tanaina Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tanaina Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tanaina Elementary?
Student demographics at Tanaina Elementary are roughly 63% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Tanaina Elementary in?
Tanaina Elementary is part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
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