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Wasilla Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 90 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Wasilla Middle School is a mid-sized public school in Wasilla, AK, serving 584 students in grades 6–8 within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. The district ranks among Alaska's strongest, yet the school itself sits in the bottom quarter of middle schools statewide, with a 1-star rating and a 2025–2026 rank of 68th of 90. Proficiency rates are 28.6% in English Language Arts, 32.1% in math, and 38.2% in science — well below district averages of 41.5%, 42.0%, and 51.0%, even though math and science are close to state averages.

Nearby schools show the gap clearly. Palmer Middle School, about 11 miles away in the same district, serves a similar student population yet ranks in the 46th percentile and outperforms Wasilla by about 10 points in ELA and science and 6 in math. Houston Middle School is the closest academic peer, with similar overall scores. Most striking: Gruening Middle School and Mirror Lake Middle School, both in the Anchorage School District — a lower-ranked district — finish in the top third of Alaska schools and beat Wasilla by 15–24 points in reading and math, even with larger class sizes and, for Mirror Lake, less funding per student.

Grade-level data points to 8th-grade English as a priority, with just 22.2% of students proficient compared with 31% in 6th and 32.1% in 7th grades. A genuine bright spot is performance among students from low-income households: they ranked at the 69th percentile statewide and earned 4 stars in 2025–2026, promising given that nearly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Since per-student spending and class sizes align with nearby schools that perform better, Wasilla's decade-long flat trajectory likely comes down to school-level factors such as instructional effectiveness and targeted support — something parents may want to explore when considering the school.

584

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Bogard Rd
Wasilla, AK 99654

(907) 352-5300

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Feeder schools for Wasilla Middle School:

Elementary:	Iditarod Elementary
	Snowshoe Elementary
	Tanaina Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Two or more races:

18.5%

American Indian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

Alaska avg33%

68^th of 90

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	28.6	68 of 90	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	72 of 94	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	71 of 91	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	83 of 99	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	68 of 88	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.4	80 of 151	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.2	41 of 138	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	32 of 135	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	24 of 133	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	36 of 136	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	26 of 131	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	44 of 132	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.7	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	45 of 132	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	51 of 138	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	92.1	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	37 of 57	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	66 of 74	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	40.3	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	61 of 73	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2023	26.8	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	60 of 67	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	68 of 74	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	69 of 75	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)91st percentile+75 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+45 vs school

Migrant (2026)69th percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2026)48th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2025-2026) ?

Science38%~ state avg

Mathematics32%~ state avg

English Language Arts29%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 20, 2010

Poorly coordinated events, Principal brushes off problems that are serious issues and downplays the "truth" as if trying to cover up things that are transpiring on and off school. My child does not look forward to going to school, however academically she does very well; sad though the school took the joy of learning in the atmosphere that is reminisant of a prison. Way too overcrowded as well. When I have spoken to past staff they mentioned they would prefer to pay for private school as opposed to sending their child to Wasilla Middle, NOT GOOD!!! Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	28.6	68^th of 90 public middle schools	24.4%		29	72^nd of 94 public middle schools	23.4%	4	31.0	32.1	22.2	28.6	31.6	28.7	36.3	32.1	38.2	38.2	$14,949	$1,705	$13,244
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%)	46.3	49^th of 90 public middle schools	45.6%		53.1	44^th of 94 public middle schools	53.2%	5	41.4	33.5	40.2	38.5	32.7	40.6	40.6	38.0	46.9	46.9	$15,320	$1,484	$13,836
Mirror Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	22901 Lake Hill Dr	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3500	571	24	23.5	21.9%	376 (65.8%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	31 (5.4%)	11 (1.9%)	85 (14.9%)	67	27^th of 90 public middle schools	70.0%		63.7	27^th of 94 public middle schools	71.3%		47.9	36.9	47.9	43.8	53.2	59.8	53.9	55.9	44.1	44.1	$12,619	$799	$11,819
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 W Hawk Ln	Houston	99652	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%)	23.6	72^nd of 90 public middle schools	20.0%		18.4	81^st of 94 public middle schools	13.8%	9	44.7	17.1	18.2	27.4	30.3	25.0	17.2	23.8	39.8	39.8	$17,303	$2,308	$14,995
Gruening Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Lee St	Eagle River	99577	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-3600	797	28	28.2	19.6%	505 (63.4%)	27 (3.4%)	89 (11.2%)	12 (1.5%)	39 (4.9%)	14 (1.8%)	111 (13.9%)	69.2	25^th of 90 public middle schools	72.2%		66.5	21^st of 94 public middle schools	77.7%	4	48.0	36.0	49.0	44.5	52.0	52.4	62.6	55.7	50.6	50.6	$14,394	$995	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasilla Middle School

Is Wasilla Middle School a good school?

Wasilla Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Alaska middle schools.

How many students attend Wasilla Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Wasilla Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Wasilla Middle School?

Students at Wasilla Middle School are 62% White, 18% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Wasilla Middle School in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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2025–26 ASA & STAR test scoresSep 3, 2026

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