📍 2550 Lucille St, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99654
Tanaina Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 385 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 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Tanaina Elementary enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 19% Two or more races and 9.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 61% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 38 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 385 students (57%) 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.
Tanaina Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Tanaina 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 385 students, Tanaina Elementary is close to the district average of about 398 students per school.
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