Birchtree Charter School

Charter

Regular School · Palmer, AK

Birchtree Charter School is a charter regular school school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades KG–08 with 416 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

416

Teachers (FTE)

23.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	329	79%
Two or more races	51	12%
Hispanic/Latino	17	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	17	4%
Black or African American	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	416	194M / 222F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	36.5%	151
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	46.1%	151

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)

-0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.7% 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.)	416	100%

Contact & Location

1675 N Nadina St

Palmer, AK 99645

Phone: (907)745-1831

http://www.birchtreecharterschool.org/

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
Butte Elementary 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

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Related Data

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

NCES ID

020051000744

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