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Colony High School

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Colony High School ranks 30 th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 50% of Alaska high schools

Summary

Colony High School is a public high school located in Palmer, Alaska, serving 1,092 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.

Colony High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Alaska high schools, with a 4-star rating in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The school's performance in standardized tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in science and English language arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 41.28% of Colony High School students were proficient or better in science, compared to 34.89% statewide and 47.48% for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. The school also performs well for Hispanic, Native American, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking highly in these subgroups compared to other Alaska high schools.

While Colony High School's overall performance is strong, some nearby schools, such as Chugiak High School and Mat-Su Career & Technical Educational High School, have higher academic rankings and better test scores in certain subjects. Additionally, Colony High School's lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools may be an area of interest for further investigation.

1,046

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,195

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9550 E Bogard Rd
Palmer, AK 99645

(907) 861-5500

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Feeder schools for Colony High School:

Elementary:	Colony Middle School
	Cottonwood Creek Elementary
	Finger Lake Elementary
	Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
	More...
	Larson Elementary
	Pioneer Peak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Two or more races:

16.3%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2014 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

✓Above the Alaska median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2014

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Alaska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Alaska avg33%

30^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	50.2	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	18 of 63	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	17 of 62	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	36 of 74	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	34 of 83	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.6	44 of 135	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	90.7	6 of 139	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	80.6	14 of 148	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	76.7	27 of 136	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	13 of 142	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	15 of 140	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	11 of 139	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.6	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	84.6	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	19 of 45	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.3	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.6	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	14.0	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.1	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.4	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.7	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	28.8	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.7	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+31 vs school

Native American (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Migrant (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2022)33rd percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+3 vs state

English Language Arts39%+6 vs state

Mathematics22%-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Colony High School

How many students attend Colony High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,046 students attended Colony High School.

What schools feed into Colony High School?

Colony High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colony Middle School
Elementary : Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Elementary : Finger Lake Elementary
Elementary : Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Elementary : Larson Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Peak Elementary

Is Colony High School a good school?

Colony High School ranks 30^th of 60 Alaska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Colony High School in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Colony High School?

Students at Colony High School are 67% White, 16% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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