Butte Elementary

Regular School · Palmer, AK

Butte Elementary is a regular school school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades PK–05 with 263 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

263

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	181	69%
Two or more races	33	13%
Hispanic/Latino	26	10%
American Indian / Alaska Native	18	7%
Asian	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
Black or African American	1	0%
Total enrollment	263	135M / 128F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	36.5%	114
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	46.1%	115

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

113

43% 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.)	263	100%

Contact & Location

4006 S Butte Rd

Palmer, AK 99645

Phone: (907)861-5200

http://www.matsuk12.us/bte

District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,507

District enrollment: 19,705

Other Schools in District

Academy Charter School Elementary
Big Lake Elementary Elementary
Birchtree Charter School Elementary
Colony Middle School Elementary
Cottonwood Creek Elementary Elementary
Dena'ina Elementary School Elementary
Finger Lake Elementary Elementary
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Elementary

View all 48 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 99645) → CensusDepth.com
Alaska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alaska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

020051000724

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