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Wasilla Middle School

Q: Is Wasilla Middle School a good school?

Wasilla Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Alaska middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Wasilla Middle School?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades 6-8

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 94 Alaska Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Alaska middle schools

Summary

Wasilla Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Wasilla, Alaska, with 568 students. While the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which Wasilla Middle School is a part of, is ranked 10th out of 24 districts in Alaska, Wasilla Middle School itself is ranked 72nd out of 94 Alaska middle schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wasilla Middle School consistently underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 41st out of 138 schools in 2013-2014 to 72nd out of 94 schools in 2024-2025. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other Alaska middle schools for White, Hispanic, and Military Connected students, though it performs relatively well for Asian students.

Compared to nearby schools, Palmer Middle School consistently outperforms Wasilla Middle School in academic metrics, while Houston Middle School also underperforms the district and state averages, similar to Wasilla Middle School. Additionally, Gruening Middle School and Mirror Lake Middle School, both in the Anchorage School District, outperform Wasilla Middle School in academic metrics and have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

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: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

Alaska avg33%

72^nd of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Native American (2025)62nd percentile+39 vs school

Migrant (2025)62nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

Mathematics32%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%~ state avg

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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 (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
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
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
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%)	63.7	27^th of 94 public middle schools	71.3%		55.7	42^nd of 91 public middle schools	53.8%	15	47.7	39.4	39.6	42.4	54.1	50.3	50.8	51.8	48.2	48.2	$12,619	$799	$11,819
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
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%)	66.5	21^st of 94 public middle schools	77.7%		56.8	41^st of 91 public middle schools	54.9%	20	48.1	41.4	44.8	44.7	42.9	50.6	55.9	50.0	54.9	54.9	$14,394	$995	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Wasilla Middle School a good school?

Wasilla Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Alaska middle schools.

How many students attend Wasilla Middle School?

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

What district is Wasilla Middle School in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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