Pioneer Peak Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 449 students
Birchtree Charter School
1675 N Nadina St., Palmer, AK 99645
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
416
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Schola Grade B · Above 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 Birchtree Charter School
Birchtree Charter School is a charter elementary school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades K–8. It is part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. The school is located in a small suburb in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
In the 2024–25 school year, 416 students were enrolled, with about 17.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Alaska elementary school (15.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 159 Alaska elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 416 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- NCES school ID
- 020051000744
Schools near Birchtree Charter School
All 14 schools in Palmer →
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 445 students
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Fronteras Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 336 students
Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 422 students
Teeland Middle School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 643 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.