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Iditarod Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Iditarod Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 416 students. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which is ranked 10th out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Iditarod Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.62% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.6% of Iditarod Elementary students were proficient or better in STAR/English Language Arts, compared to 40.81% for the district and 32.69% for the state. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as white students, is particularly concerning, ranking 135th out of 139 Alaska elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 0-star rating.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, such as Birchtree Charter School, Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary, and John Shaw Elementary, consistently outperform Iditarod Elementary in academic metrics. However, the school does have some strengths, such as its support for migrant and special education students, which could provide insights into effective practices that could be applied to improve outcomes for the broader student population.

424

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,072

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 E Carpenter Cir
Wasilla, AK 99654

(907) 352-9100

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Students who attend Iditarod Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Wasilla Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Two or more races:

21.7%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (27% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

Alaska avg33%

137^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

10^th of 24Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	137 of 175	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	115 of 173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	128 of 176	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	129 of 171	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	98 of 173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	93 of 185	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	90 of 186	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.8	110 of 180	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	159 of 246	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	107 of 218	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.4	126 of 223	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.2	101 of 227	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.2	63 of 223	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	68 of 229	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	59 of 226	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	76 of 219	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	117 of 212	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	119 of 218	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.7	88 of 213	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	105 of 142	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	104 of 152	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	105 of 159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	74 of 122	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	71 of 119	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	74 of 147	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	121 of 149	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	99 of 150	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	116 of 148	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	135 of 148	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	65 of 159	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	78.1	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	49.3	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	61 of 74	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	82.0	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2021	66.5	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	20.9	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	135 of 139	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	124 of 133	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	128 of 137	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	119 of 127	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	112 of 147	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2023)93rd percentile+66 vs school

Native American (2019)90th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2021)80th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-4 vs state

English Language Arts23%-10 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Iditarod Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	455 E Carpenter Cir	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9100	424	26	16.3	72.2%	244 (57.5%)	4 (0.9%)	50 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (21.7%)	22.6	137^th of 175 public elementary schools	21.7%		35.9	115^th of 173 public elementary schools	33.5%	22	21.7	22.1	24.1				22.6	27.7	27.3	28.6				27.8	40.4		40.4	$17,072	$3,548	$13,525
Tanaina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lucille St	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9400	324	22	14.7	55.2%	203 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (8.0%)	5 (1.5%)	64 (19.8%)	44.2	97^th of 175 public elementary schools	44.6%		45.8	99^th of 173 public elementary schools	42.8%	2	25.9	44.3	39.2				36.8	42.6	32.8	39.6				38.1	39.6		39.6	$16,334	$1,666	$14,668
Larson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2722 E Seldon Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-2300	319	22	14.8	47.0%	184 (57.7%)	5 (1.6%)	40 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	4 (1.3%)	49 (15.4%)	57.7	75^th of 175 public elementary schools	57.1%		78	25^th of 173 public elementary schools	85.5%	50	31.8	37.2	54.0				41.3	42.4	30.2	48.4				41.5	60.7		60.7	$17,109	$2,245	$14,863
Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Seward Meridian	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2100	422	26	16.2	37.9%	286 (67.8%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (19.0%)	59.4	71^st of 175 public elementary schools	59.4%		63.6	61^st of 173 public elementary schools	64.7%	10	31.1	39.7	51.5				40.4	39.2	46.8	49.3				44.8	59.7		59.7	$14,532	$972	$13,560
Fronteras Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2315 N Seward Meridian Pky	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 376-2223	336	19	17.6		194 (57.7%)	4 (1.2%)	89 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	66.9	55^th of 175 public elementary schools	68.6%		58.9	75^th of 173 public elementary schools	56.6%	20	31.7	43.6	66.7	36.4	71.4	68.8	50.0	22.0	67.6	68.8	52.2	75.0	58.3	54.6	87.1	58.8	77.1	$14,531	$114	$14,417
Teeland Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2788 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-7500	643	35	18.3	39.7%	420 (65.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	43 (6.7%)	10 (1.6%)	105 (16.3%)								(n/a)				41.3	37.1	38.0	39.0				35.2	44.0	44.0	40.7		45.1	45.1	$13,334	$1,054	$12,280
John Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 E Paradise Ln	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-0500	507	31	16.3	41.2%	395 (77.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)	90.6	8^th of 175 public elementary schools	95.4%		85.4	15^th of 173 public elementary schools	91.3%	7	48.4	56.8	63.9				55.6	67.4	65.3	86.1				72.3	69.6		69.6	$13,883	$843	$13,040
Snowshoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 W Fairview Loop	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-9500	346	23	15.0	47.7%	208 (60.1%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	3 (0.9%)	68 (19.7%)	69.6	44^th of 175 public elementary schools	74.9%		74.5	31^st of 173 public elementary schools	82.1%	13	50.0	48.3	42.6				47.1	58.1	43.1	49.1				50.3	56.4		56.4	$15,447	$1,323	$14,125
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 E Nelson Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 864-2300	468	26	18.3	29.1%	301 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	94 (20.1%)	77	29^th of 175 public elementary schools	83.4%		87.7	14^th of 173 public elementary schools	91.9%	15	43.6	51.9	57.1				51.0	51.3	44.4	64.3				53.5	63.0		63.0	$14,038	$875	$13,163
Finger Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5981 Eek St	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2200	445	27	16.4	41.3%	288 (64.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.5%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.9%)	66.9	54^th of 175 public elementary schools	69.1%		47.8	96^th of 173 public elementary schools	44.5%	42	38.1	47.1	49.3				45.0	46.0	49.3	56.1				50.5	52.2		52.2	$13,619	$1,424	$12,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Iditarod Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Iditarod Elementary?

Students at Iditarod Elementary are 58% White, 22% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Is Iditarod Elementary a good school?

Iditarod Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Alaska elementary schools.

How many students attend Iditarod Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Iditarod Elementary.

What district is Iditarod Elementary in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

What schools do graduates of Iditarod Elementary attend?

Students who attend Iditarod Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wasilla Middle School

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