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Colony Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Colony Middle School is a public middle school located in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades PK-8 with 757 students. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which is ranked 10th out of 24 districts in Alaska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colony Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the state average, but lower than the district average. In 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 44.23% in ELA (vs. district 40.81% and state 32.69%) and 45.07% in Math (vs. district 40.92% and state 32.18%). However, the school's science proficiency rates are lower than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, nearby Fronteras Charter School, Academy Charter School, and Birchtree Charter School all have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Colony Middle School, suggesting that factors such as class size may play a role in student achievement.

While Colony Middle School has a lower spending per student ($11,831) compared to nearby charter schools, its academic performance is still higher than the state average, indicating that funding may not be the sole driver of student success. Additionally, the schools closest to Colony Middle School, such as Pioneer Peak Elementary and Finger Lake Elementary, have higher academic proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, which is worth further investigation to understand the potential factors contributing to the differences.

771

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,831

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9250 E Bogard Rd
Palmer, AK 99645

(907) 761-1500

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Students who attend Colony Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colony High School

Feeder schools for Colony Middle School:

Elementary:	Finger Lake Elementary
	Pioneer Peak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (44% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 34th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

Alaska avg33%

41^st of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	55.8	41 of 94	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	47 of 91	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	50 of 92	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	38 of 84	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	58 of 99	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	51 of 96	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.0	42 of 88	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	37 of 151	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	20 of 138	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	22 of 136	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	13 of 135	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	18 of 133	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	18 of 131	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	21 of 128	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.5	12 of 132	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	85.0	9 of 138	93.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	56.2	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	23 of 72	68.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	42 of 66	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	25 of 57	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	23 of 51	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	28 of 55	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	47 of 73	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	28.1	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.7	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	47.5	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	31.8	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)86th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2019)59th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+13 vs state

English Language Arts44%+12 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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 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
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)				48.9	48.4	35.5	44.2				47.4	50.0	38.0	45.1		37.6	37.6	$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%)	81.7	19^th of 175 public elementary schools	89.1%		75	30^th of 173 public elementary schools	82.7%	11	40.3	52.6	57.1				50.6	52.1	67.4	64.7				62.2	64.0		64.0	$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%)	59	73^rd of 175 public elementary schools	58.3%		67.9	50^th of 173 public elementary schools	71.1%	23	31.9	43.8	45.5	60.0	54.6	54.2	47.3	27.7	58.3	38.6	45.5	45.5	64.0	45.2	55.6	64.0	58.6	$16,733	$116	$16,617
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%)	66.9	54^th of 175 public elementary schools	69.1%		47.8	96^th of 173 public elementary schools	44.5%	42	38.1	47.1	49.3				45.0	46.0	49.3	56.1				50.5	52.2		52.2	$13,619	$1,424	$12,195
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
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%)	62.7	60^th of 175 public elementary schools	65.7%		65.2	57^th of 173 public elementary schools	67.1%	3	54.0	45.7	47.6				49.0	44.3	47.8	37.6				43.1	50.0		50.0	$15,066	$1,445	$13,621
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%)	93.3	3^rd of 175 public elementary schools	98.3%		93.7	4^th of 173 public elementary schools	97.7%	1	46.7	71.0	70.0	70.0	76.0	76.7	68.2	63.3	80.7	76.7	86.7	76.0	86.7	78.4	66.7	63.3	65.0	$16,769	$105	$16,664
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%)	66.9	55^th of 175 public elementary schools	68.6%		58.9	75^th of 173 public elementary schools	56.6%	20	31.7	43.6	66.7	36.4	71.4	68.8	50.0	22.0	67.6	68.8	52.2	75.0	58.3	54.6	87.1	58.8	77.1	$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%)	90.6	8^th of 175 public elementary schools	95.4%		85.4	15^th of 173 public elementary schools	91.3%	7	48.4	56.8	63.9				55.6	67.4	65.3	86.1				72.3	69.6		69.6	$13,883	$843	$13,040
Teeland Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2788 N Seward Meridian Pkwy	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 352-7500	643	35	18.3	39.7%	420 (65.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	43 (6.7%)	10 (1.6%)	105 (16.3%)								(n/a)				41.3	37.1	38.0	39.0				35.2	44.0	44.0	40.7		45.1	45.1	$13,334	$1,054	$12,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Colony Middle School

What schools do graduates of Colony Middle School attend?

Students who attend Colony Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Colony High School

What district is Colony Middle School in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Colony Middle School?

Students at Colony Middle School are 69% White, 17% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

How many students attend Colony Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended Colony Middle School.

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