Enrollment
18
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020051000722
Trapper Creek Elementary
6742 E Petersville Rd, Trapper Creek, AK 99683 · (907) 733-9451 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL18 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
18 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 | 2 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 17% |
Student demographics
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 + ProficientMath
40.0%
AK avg 34.6% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Alaska average is about 35 of 100. Math scores are down about 7 points since 2023.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 47.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Alaska's top 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 Trapper Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18 | #166 of 169 | #27 of 27 |
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
18
+5 (+38%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
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 | 18 | 1 | 18.0:1 | 100% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1 | 24.0:1 | 92% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 1 | 22.0:1 | 100% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 22 | 2.5 | 8.7:1 | 86% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | 80% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 23 | 1 | 23.0:1 | 87% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 4 | 8.8:1 | 60% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trapper Creek Elementary.
About Trapper Creek Elementary
Trapper Creek Elementary is a very small elementary school based in Trapper Creek, Alaska. There are 18 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 94% below the 277-student average for elementary schools in Alaska.
Trapper Creek Elementary falls under Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which has 49 schools enrolling 19,495 students.
The student body at Trapper Creek Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 50%. Other groups include 28% Native American, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 77% White.
Trapper Creek Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1, with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Alaska average 15.3:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 45%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Trapper Creek Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Alaska. Predicted: 18.7%. Actual: 49.3%.
The school is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where median household income comes to about $94,031, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Matanuska-Susitna Borough counts 49 public schools with about 19,495 students.
A public school about 6.8 miles away, Talkeetna Elementary, is the closest to Trapper Creek Elementary.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 38% across 4 years, from 13 in 2020-21 to 18 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.0:1 in 2020-21 and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Talkeetna Elementary6.8 mi · 121
- Susitna Valley High15.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Trapper Creek ElementaryHow large is Trapper Creek Elementary?
Trapper Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 18 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Trapper Creek Elementary serve?
Trapper Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trapper Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trapper Creek Elementary is approximately 18.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trapper Creek Elementary?
At Trapper Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Trapper Creek Elementary public or private?
Trapper Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.