📍 7068 S Knik Knack Mud Shack Road, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99623
Dena'ina Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Dena'ina Elementary School enrolls 435 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 24% Two or more races and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 56% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 435 students (74%) 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.
Dena'ina Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Dena'ina Elementary 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 435 students, Dena'ina Elementary School is close to the district average of about 398 students per school.
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