Dena'ina Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 396 students
Big Lake Elementary
Mile 4.5 South Big Lake Rd, Big Lake, AK 99652
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
362
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alaska elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Big Lake Elementary
Big Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Big Lake, Alaska, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. The school is located in a rural area in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
In the 2024–25 school year, 362 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Alaska elementary school (15.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 362 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- NCES school ID
- 020051000727
Schools near Big Lake Elementary
All 2 schools in Big Lake →
Goose Bay Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 305 students
Knik Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 263 students
Midnight Sun Family Learning Center
Charter · Grades K–8 · 189 students
Meadow Lakes Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 308 students
Willow Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 127 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.