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Valley Pathways

Alternative School · Palmer, AK

Valley Pathways is a alternative school school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades PK–12 with 143 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level
Other
Grades
PK – 12
Enrollment
143
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 88 62%
Two or more races 28 20%
American Indian / Alaska Native 14 10%
Hispanic/Latino 13 9%
Total enrollment 143 77M / 66F

English Language Learners: 5 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=20% 36.5% 25
Reading Proficiency 21-39% 46.1% 25
4-Year Graduation Rate 50-54%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
9
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
18
12.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
140
97.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 143 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 4897

Palmer, AK 99645

Phone: (907)761-4650

http://www.matsuk12.us/vps

District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,507

District enrollment: 19,705

NCES ID

020051000425

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD