Mat-Su Secondary School
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 10 students
Palmer Middle School
1159 S Chugach, Palmer, AK 99645
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
563
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 34 Alaska middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alaska middle 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 Palmer Middle School
Palmer Middle School is a public middle school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades 6–8. 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, 563 students were enrolled, with about 18.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Alaska middle school (16.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 34 Alaska middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 563 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- NCES school ID
- 020051000544
Schools near Palmer Middle School
All 14 schools in Palmer →
Academy Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 268 students
Palmer High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 616 students
Swanson Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 348 students
Wasilla Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 584 students
Mirror Lake Middle School
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 571 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.