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Schools in Knik-Fairview · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Knik-Fairview’s public schools beat 86% of Alaska districts

The public schools Knik-Fairview’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 11 pts vs AK 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 10 pts vs AK 32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▲ 7 pts vs AK 79%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 18% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
AK 18.8 · smaller classes
Schools
5
1,807 students
The School Grade

How Knik-Fairview compares

A− Test scoresA Graduation
Alaska school districts we grade (49)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (99)Better than 80%
High confidence. Built on 6,675 tested students and a graduating class of 1,290; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alaska’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alaska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Knik-Fairview.

4 schools teach K in Knik-Fairview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dena'ina Elementary School, Snowshoe Elementary, Goose Bay Elementary and Knik Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 39.5%
Math42%
State average 32.3%

Every school in Knik-Fairview

5 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
High

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What Knik-Fairview families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Knik-Fairview

There’s no college in Knik-Fairview, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Alaska Bible College in Palmer, 17.9 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Knik-Fairview. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.

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