Mat-Su Secondary School
Palmer · AK · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Amazing Grace Academy → Palmer High School → Valley Pathways → Colony High School → Mat-Su Middle College School → Ya Ne Dah Ah School → Knik Charter Correspondence School → Knik Charter School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mat-Su Secondary School compares for families
What families should know about Mat-Su Secondary School.
- ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Amazing Grace Academy, Palmer High School, Valley Pathways and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 10 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Grace Academy Palmer |
Private | 1.6 | 86 | -21.1% |
| Palmer High School Palmer |
Public | 1.7 | 616 | -17.0% |
| Valley Pathways Palmer |
Public | 2.1 | 143 | -20.1% |
| Colony High School Palmer |
Public | 3.9 | 1,046 | -8.8% |
| Mat-Su Middle College School Palmer |
Public | 4.5 | 222 | +18.7% |
| Ya Ne Dah Ah School Chickaloon |
Private | 6.9 | 13 | — |
| Knik Charter Correspondence School Wasilla |
Public · charter | 7.8 | 13 | — |
| Knik Charter School Wasilla |
Public · charter | 7.8 | 38 | — |