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Best Middle Schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

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1,465

Students

Top rankedPalmer Middle School44^th of 94 Alaska middle schools

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Palmer Middle School up 13 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)				STAR Mathematics (2025)				ASA Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 W Hawk Ln	Houston	99694	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9500	318	23	13.8	74.2%	216 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.7%)	4 (1.3%)	43 (13.5%)	18.4	81^st of 94 public middle schools	13.8%		12.9	82^nd of 91 public middle schools	9.9%	1	30.6	22.0	21.5	24.3	30.6	13.9	28.0	23.7	35.2	35.2	$17,303	$2,308	$14,995
Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	1159 S Chugach	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4300	563	30	18.8	44.4%	376 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	37 (6.6%)	11 (2.0%)	89 (15.8%)	53.1	44^th of 94 public middle schools	53.2%		39	57^th of 91 public middle schools	37.4%	13	44.6	44.4	45.6	44.9	36.2	37.3	43.8	39.0	45.8	45.8	$15,320	$1,484	$13,836
Wasilla Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-5300	584	30	19.6	48.6%	360 (61.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (8.0%)	10 (1.7%)	48 (8.2%)	9 (1.5%)	108 (18.5%)	29	72^nd of 94 public middle schools	23.4%		27.2	71^st of 91 public middle schools	22.0%	1	33.5	25.6	32.2	30.4	31.9	27.1	37.6	31.9	39.2	39.2	$14,949	$1,705	$13,244

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

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