📍 9250 E Bogard Rd, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99645
Colony Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Colony Middle School enrolls 735 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 16% Two or more races and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 53 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 735 students (31%) 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.
Colony Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Colony Middle School 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 735 students, Colony Middle School is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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