📍 3750 E Paradise Ln, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99654
John Shaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
John Shaw Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 35 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 533 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Shaw Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
John Shaw Elementary is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, John Shaw Elementary is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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