Big Lake Elementary

Grades PK–5 Public District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Mile 4.5 South Big Lake Rd, Big Lake, AK 99652 Map

Math (met standard)
34%
−2 state 36% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
27%
−7 state 34% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
49%
+5 state 44% · 2025-26
Low income
62%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
24%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
362
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.2
2024-25

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 44% state 34% · 2025-26 26% state 29% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 34% state 35% · 2025-26 23% state 34% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 26% state 40% · 2025-26 32% state 39% · 2025-26 49% state 44% · 2025-26
All grades 34% state 36% · 2025-26 27% state 34% · 2025-26 49% state 44% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 34% state 36% 27% state 34% 49% state 44%
2024-25 39% state 36% 30% state 33% 45% state 43%
2023-24 40% state 34% 31% state 32% 60% state 48%
2022-23 31% state 34% 22% state 32% 42% state 42%
2021-22 — — 34% state 42%

Compared with similar schools

Alaska elementary schools where 13–23% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 18%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

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

Students with disabilities: 24% of students (76) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 0% 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).