Pioneer Peak Elementary
1959 N Stringfield Rd, Palmer, AK 99645 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 45% state 34% · 2025-26 | 31% state 29% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 67% state 35% · 2025-26 | 55% state 34% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 74% state 40% · 2025-26 | 69% state 39% · 2025-26 | 75% state 44% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 63% state 36% · 2025-26 | 52% state 34% · 2025-26 | 75% state 44% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63% state 36% | 52% state 34% | 75% state 44% |
| 2024-25 | 62% state 36% | 51% state 34% | 64% state 43% |
| 2023-24 | 52% state 34% | 45% state 32% | 70% state 48% |
| 2022-23 | 56% state 34% | 40% state 31% | 74% state 42% |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 57% state 42% |
Compared with similar schools
Alaska elementary schools where 4–14% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 9%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 63%, typical similar school 46%. Higher than 85% of 98 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 52%, typical similar school 44%. Higher than 78% of 98 similar schools.
Similar schools nearby with higher scores
- Academy Charter School 4.9 mi from this school · math 80% · English 68%
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 0%
- White 69%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 1%
- Two or more 14%
- Other 6%
Students with disabilities: 15% of students (69) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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Colony Middle School
Grades PK–8
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
0.9 mi |
49%
+17
vs state
|
47%
+15
vs state
|
31% | ||
|
Birchtree Charter School
Grades K–8
Charter
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
1.1 mi |
48%
+13
vs state
|
47%
+14
vs state
|
— | ||
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Finger Lake Elementary
Grades PK–5
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
2.1 mi |
58%
+21
vs state
|
53%
+19
vs state
|
41% | ||
|
Valley Pathways
Grades PK–12
Alternative
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
2.6 mi | — | — |
20%
−11
vs state
|
69% | |
|
Knik Charter Correspondence School
Grades PK–12
Charter
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
3.4 mi | — | — |
33%
|
— | |
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Knik Charter School
Grades PK–12
Charter
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
3.4 mi | — |
32%
±0
vs state
|
34%
±0
vs state
|
100% | |
|
Mat-Su Day School
Grades K–12
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
3.6 mi | — |
19%
|
19%
|
39% | |
|
Fronteras Charter School
Grades K–8
Charter
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
3.8 mi |
56%
+21
vs state
|
60%
+27
vs state
|
— | ||
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Teeland Middle School
Grades PK–8
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
4.0 mi |
38%
+6
vs state
|
37%
+5
vs state
|
40% | ||
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Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5
· Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
|
4.1 mi |
52%
+16
vs state
|
45%
+11
vs state
|
38% |
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