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Wasilla High School

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Wasilla High School ranks 38 th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 37% of Alaska high schools

Summary

Wasilla High School is a public high school located in Wasilla, Alaska, serving 859 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which is ranked 10th out of 24 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wasilla High School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the 30s and 40s in recent years, and a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, followed by a 3-star rating in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools, its ranking is generally lower than Colony High School and Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School, but higher than Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School and Burchell High School. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics, is generally lower than the district and state averages.

Wasilla High School serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.06% to 35.38% in recent years, which is higher than the nearby schools of Colony High School and Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School, but lower than Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School and Burchell High School. Addressing the school's challenges, including fluctuating performance and socioeconomic factors, through targeted interventions and resource allocation could help Wasilla High School improve its overall academic outcomes.

816

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,988

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 E Bogard Rd
Wasilla, AK 99654

(907) 352-8200

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Two or more races:

14.7%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2014

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Alaska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

Alaska avg33%

38^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High 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	39.5	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	30 of 62	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	63 of 83	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	59.3	56 of 135	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.8	17 of 139	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	45 of 148	69.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.6	44 of 142	69.0%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	35 of 140	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	54 of 151	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.4	40 of 139	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	42 of 135	68.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	29 of 116	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	45 of 54	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.7	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.9	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	20.2	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2021	18.1	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	33 of 47	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile+25 vs school

Migrant (2025)61st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-33 vs school

Native American (2021)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-27 vs school

Military Connected (2025)8th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science45%+7 vs state

English Language Arts29%-4 vs state

Mathematics17%-15 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 6th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wasilla High School	Public	9-12	701 E Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-8200	816	45	18.0	33.3%	525 (64.3%)	9 (1.1%)	80 (9.8%)	11 (1.3%)	63 (7.7%)	8 (1.0%)	120 (14.7%)	39.5	38^th of 60 public high schools	36.7%		44.3	38^th of 63 public high schools	39.7%					29.0	29.0				16.8	16.8		45.2	45.2	$14,988	$1,108	$13,880
Burchell High School	Public	9-12	1775 W Parks Hwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-2600	200	12	16.6	70.0%	106 (53.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.5%)	2 (1.0%)	44 (22.0%)	15.7	54^th of 60 public high schools	10.0%		11.2	58^th of 63 public high schools	7.9%	4				28.6	28.6							18.2	18.2	$23,979	$5,024	$18,955
Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-0400	705	42	16.6	25.0%	523 (74.2%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.5%)	6 (0.9%)	38 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.9%)	65	23^rd of 60 public high schools	61.7%		74.8	12^th of 63 public high schools	81.0%	11				40.0	40.0				26.1	26.1		51.2	51.2	$12,208	$273	$11,935
Mat-Su Middle College School	Public	8-12	8295 East College Drive	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 746-8485	222	2	111.0	20.3%	170 (76.6%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.5%)								(n/a)														$12,676	$94	$12,582
Colony High School	Public	9-12	9550 E Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 861-5500	1,046	51	20.4	31.3%	697 (66.6%)	5 (0.5%)	87 (8.3%)	15 (1.4%)	68 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	170 (16.3%)	50.2	30^th of 60 public high schools	50.0%		64.7	18^th of 63 public high schools	71.4%	12				39.0	39.0				22.0	22.0		41.3	41.3	$12,195	$658	$11,537
Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1170 W Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 746-8400	616	37	16.6	34.9%	413 (67.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	52 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.9%)	44.6	32^nd of 60 public high schools	46.7%		33	44^th of 63 public high schools	30.2%	12				35.2	35.2				23.4	23.4		36.0	36.0	$16,102	$824	$15,278
Mat-Su Secondary School	Public	6-12	581 S Outer Springer Lp	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 761-7238	10	1	10.0		5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)														$35,056	$3,389	$31,667
Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10015 W Redington School Rd	Wasilla	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 864-5400	497	31	16.0	45.5%	276 (55.5%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.3%)	6 (1.2%)	68 (13.7%)	5 (1.0%)	91 (18.3%)	24.7	49^th of 60 public high schools	18.3%		14.6	55^th of 63 public high schools	12.7%	6	26.7	22.4	23.8	31.4	25.7	18.3	29.3	33.9	16.7	24.3	34.3	24.5	30.0	$15,358	$1,294	$14,063
Houston High School	Public	9-12	12501 W Hawk Lane	Big Lake	99623	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 892-9400	337	25	13.4	61.1%	212 (62.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	33 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (19.6%)	32.9	44^th of 60 public high schools	26.7%		30	45^th of 63 public high schools	28.6%	1				24.1	24.1				6.5	6.5		50.7	50.7	$20,488	$2,810	$17,678
Chugiak High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3050	928	40	23.1	18.3%	601 (64.8%)	10 (1.1%)	86 (9.3%)	22 (2.4%)	53 (5.7%)	19 (2.0%)	137 (14.8%)	57.3	26^th of 60 public high schools	56.7%		58.7	25^th of 63 public high schools	60.3%	1				41.2	41.2				22.4	22.4		46.7	46.7	$15,696	$1,013	$14,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasilla High School

Is Wasilla High School a good school?

Wasilla High School ranks 38^th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Wasilla High School in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Wasilla High School?

Students at Wasilla High School are 64% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Wasilla High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Wasilla High School.

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