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Sherrod Elementary

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Sherrod Elementary ranks 63 rd of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Sherrod Elementary in Palmer, Alaska, is a PK–5 school enrolling 383 students as part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Sherrod has kept a stable mid-tier position across Alaska for years—ranking #63 of 166 elementary schools in 2025–2026—and beat the state average in every subject: 43.2% proficiency in English language arts versus 32.9% statewide, 43.3% in math versus 32.2% statewide, and 60% in science versus 37.8% statewide. Those results come alongside several nearby schools posting even higher numbers, including Academy Charter School, ranked #2 in the state, as well as John Shaw Elementary, Pioneer Peak Elementary, and Finger Lake Elementary.

A direct comparison misses important context, though: Sherrod serves a much more economically disadvantaged student body. In 2024–2025, 62.4% of Sherrod students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest rate among nearby reporting schools and well above Swanson Elementary's 47.7%, Finger Lake Elementary's 41.4%, and Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School's 29.1%. That demographic context makes Sherrod's outcomes particularly notable for certain groups: its low-income, Native American, and migrant students each ranked at the 75th percentile in statewide subgroup rankings in 2025–2026. Hispanic students have also improved dramatically, moving from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 58th percentile in the latest year.

The school's clearest weakness is special education, with outcomes that placed it at the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026 and at the very bottom among Alaska elementary schools in the two preceding years. Parents may also notice a grade-level pattern: 3rd-grade reading and math fall slightly below district averages, while 4th-grade math and 5th-grade reading meet or exceed them; 5th-grade math lags the district by a wide margin. On balance, Sherrod's consistently above-average performance, strong science results, and standout outcomes for several historically underserved groups make it a stable and service-minded option in Palmer.

383

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,066

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

561 N Gulkana St
Palmer, AK 99645

(907) 761-4100

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Students who attend Sherrod Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Palmer Middle School
High:	Palmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Two or more races:

20.6%

American Indian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (46% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alaska median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Alaska avg33%

63^rd of 166

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From top 24% (2017) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

6^th of 23Matanuska-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
2026	59.7	63 of 166	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	60 of 175	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	60 of 176	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	60 of 173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	84 of 185	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	59 of 186	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	43 of 180	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	54.9	100 of 246	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.8	33 of 218	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	46 of 227	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	39 of 223	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	31 of 229	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	37 of 219	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	51 of 212	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	52 of 218	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	43 of 213	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	53 of 140	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	45 of 154	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	55 of 142	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	49 of 152	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	66 of 143	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	48 of 141	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	81 of 159	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.8	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	33 of 119	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.7	57 of 104	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.0	34 of 110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	54 of 147	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	76 of 145	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	70 of 149	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	54 of 150	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	64 of 148	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	83 of 148	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	47 of 142	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	74 of 159	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	46.5	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.2	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	36 of 74	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	16 of 73	78.1%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	65 of 128	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	55 of 139	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	59 of 133	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	81 of 138	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	45 of 127	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	96 of 147	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

Migrant (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+22 vs state

Mathematics43%+11 vs state

English Language Arts43%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAR English Language Arts (2026)							STAR Mathematics (2026)							ASA Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Sherrod Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	561 N Gulkana St	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 761-4100	383	23	16.6	62.4%	225 (58.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.7%)	3 (0.8%)	79 (20.6%)	59.7	63^rd of 166 public elementary schools	62.0%		62.7	60^th of 175 public elementary schools	65.7%	3	34.1	45.4	48.3				43.2	37.8	48.6	42.6				43.3	60.0		60.0	$15,066	$1,445	$13,621
Swanson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	507 N Gulkana	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5300	348	26	13.3	47.7%	217 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.8%)	4 (1.1%)	63 (18.1%)								(n/a)																		$14,003	$1,636	$12,366
Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	801 East Arctic	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 746-2358	268	21	13.0		203 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	94.4	2^nd of 166 public elementary schools	98.8%		93.3	3^rd of 175 public elementary schools	98.3%	1	62.5	69.7	71.9	56.3	74.2	76.9	68.3	84.4	75.8	81.3	65.6	80.7	≥ 90%	79.6	81.3	76.9	79.3	$16,769	$105	$16,664
Colony Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9250 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 761-1500	771	37	20.8	30.7%	530 (68.7%)	5 (0.6%)	56 (7.3%)	7 (0.9%)	40 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	131 (17.0%)								(n/a)				59.1	39.9	41.8	47.2				52.9	44.5	50.8	49.4		49.8	49.8	$11,831	$726	$11,105
Pioneer Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1959 N Stringfield Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5700	449	29	15.4	39.4%	312 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.8%)	80.7	24^th of 166 public elementary schools	85.5%		81.7	19^th of 175 public elementary schools	89.1%	5	30.8	55.2	68.5				52.3	44.7	66.7	74.4				62.5	74.7		74.7	$14,640	$838	$13,801
Birchtree Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1675 N Nadina St.	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	Yes	No	No	No	(907) 745-1831	416	24	17.6		329 (79.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (12.3%)	60.2	61^st of 166 public elementary schools	63.3%		59	73^rd of 175 public elementary schools	58.3%	12	32.7	46.7	50.0	39.5	60.5	60.0	47.0	32.7	42.2	69.6	45.5	50.0	46.7	47.6	64.6	56.3	61.3	$16,733	$116	$16,617
Butte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4006 S Butte Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 861-5200	263	20	13.1	38.4%	181 (68.8%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.9%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.5%)	66.4	49^th of 166 public elementary schools	70.5%		73.8	38^th of 175 public elementary schools	78.3%	11	42.1	47.7	28.1				40.4	60.5	47.7	46.9				51.8	68.8		68.8	$17,654	$1,853	$15,801
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%)	80	26^th of 166 public elementary schools	84.3%		66.9	54^th of 175 public elementary schools	69.1%	28	38.8	53.6	64.9				53.0	44.8	56.4	70.1				57.8	70.7		70.7	$13,619	$1,424	$12,195
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%)	81.5	22^nd of 166 public elementary schools	86.7%		66.9	55^th of 175 public elementary schools	68.6%	33	41.2	74.3	72.0	63.0	47.8	62.5	60.0	37.5	47.2	80.8	65.4	47.8	70.0	55.6	84.0	83.3	83.7	$14,531	$114	$14,417
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%)	85.8	18^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.2%		90.6	8^th of 175 public elementary schools	95.4%	10	44.3	53.0	56.6				51.4	61.0	63.3	80.6				67.6	74.3		74.3	$13,883	$843	$13,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherrod Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sherrod Elementary?

Students at Sherrod Elementary are 59% White, 21% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sherrod Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherrod Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palmer Middle School
High : Palmer High School

What district is Sherrod Elementary in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Is Sherrod Elementary a good school?

Sherrod Elementary ranks 63^rd of 166 Alaska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherrod Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Sherrod Elementary.

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