Dena'ina Elementary School

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

7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Road, Wasilla, AK 99623 Map

Math (met standard)
45%
+9 state 36% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
41%
+8 state 33% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
65%
+21 state 44% · 2025-26
Low income
46%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
24%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
396
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.2
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 24% state 34% · 2025-26 26% state 29% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 49% state 35% · 2025-26 48% state 34% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 68% state 40% · 2025-26 52% state 39% · 2025-26 65% state 44% · 2025-26
All grades 45% state 36% · 2025-26 41% state 33% · 2025-26 65% state 44% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 45% state 36% 41% state 33% 65% state 44%
2024-25 51% state 36% 43% state 33% 54% state 43%
2023-24 40% state 35% 33% state 32% 52% state 48%
2022-23 38% state 34% 29% state 32% 38% state 42%
2021-22 — — 51% state 42%

Compared with similar schools

Alaska elementary schools where 9–19% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 14%)

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 (92) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 1% 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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Knik Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
3.9 mi
48%
+12 vs state
39%
+5 vs state
58%
+14 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 48% in 2025-26 48% 263 White 52%