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Susitna Valley High

Summary:

Susitna Valley High is a public high school located in Talkeetna, Alaska, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 221 students. The school is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, which is ranked 8th out of 24 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Susitna Valley High has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.68% of 10th-grade students at Susitna Valley High were proficient or better in Science, compared to 34.58% for the district and 29.65% for the state. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is also below the district and state averages, with only 28.03% and 25.19% of all students being proficient or better, respectively, compared to 38.97% and 40.17% for the district.

Susitna Valley High's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 12th out of 77 high schools in 2018-2019 to 57th out of 63 high schools in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 4 stars out of 5 in 2018-2019 to 1 star out of 5 in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and further investigation into the school's resources, teaching practices, and community engagement could provide valuable insights into the challenges it faces and potential areas for improvement.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 42728 S Parks Hwy
       Talkeetna, AK  99676

(907) 733-9300

District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
57th of 63 Alaska High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,313 Help


Feeder schools for Susitna Valley High:

Elementary:    Talkeetna Elementary
    Trapper Creek Elementary
    Willow Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  221

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.1%
Two or more races:
10.0%
American Indian:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.5% Help


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Compare Details Susitna Valley High ranks worse than 72.5% of middle schools in Alaska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.08. (See more...)
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Compare Details Susitna Valley High ranks worse than 90.5% of high schools in Alaska. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked high schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), two or more races (10%), American Indian (7.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Susitna Valley High is 14.4, which is the 2nd best among 8 high schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Susitna Valley High is $23,313, which is the 3rd highest among 8 high schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Susitna Valley High:

SchoolDigger ranks Susitna Valley High 66th of 91 Alaska public middle schools. (See Susitna Valley High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Susitna Valley High 57th of 63 Alaska public high schools. (See Susitna Valley High in the ranking list.)

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 8th of 24 Alaska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Susitna Valley High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 67.62 44th 138 68.1%
2006 54.78 63rd 132 52.3%
2007 69.51 43rd 128 66.4%
2008 70.10 38th 132 71.2%
2009 65.91 41st 131 68.7%
2010 76.84 24th 136 82.4%
2011 67.36 45th 133 66.2%
2012 72.93 41st 135 69.6%
2013 70.68 48th 136 64.7%
2014 82.99 12th 138 91.3%
2015 51.86 69th 151 54.3%
2017 76.69 12th 88 86.4%
2018 50.41 48th 96 50.0%
2019 43.35 55th 99 44.4%
2021 41.58 50th 84 40.5%
2022 38.96 61st 95 35.8%
2023 30.74 65th 92 29.3%
2024 29.08 66th 91 27.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.85 31st 64 51.6%
2021 74.50 8th 43 81.4%
2022 67.26 10th 43 76.7%
2023 35.73 37th 55 32.7%
2024 31.29 37th 54 31.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.98 43rd 74 41.9%
2021 60.43 22nd 57 61.4%
2022 37.09 41st 66 37.9%
2023 43.37 40th 66 39.4%
2024 40.74 47th 69 31.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.72 43rd 73 41.1%
2021 34.13 44th 62 29.0%
2022 80.39 8th 68 88.2%
2023 37.59 48th 72 33.3%
2024 17.75 61st 72 15.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.64 46th 72 36.1%
2021 29.59 46th 58 20.7%
2022 38.01 47th 69 31.9%
2023 26.84 55th 75 26.7%
2024 20.57 62nd 74 16.2%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Susitna Valley High

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Rank History for all high school students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 77.35 27th 116 76.7%
2006 73.08 33rd 135 75.6%
2007 83.86 16th 139 88.5%
2008 81.27 22nd 151 85.4%
2009 75.92 33rd 151 78.1%
2010 70.24 36th 140 74.3%
2011 87.78 8th 142 94.4%
2012 78.68 23rd 136 83.1%
2013 78.74 18th 148 87.8%
2014 77.01 27th 139 80.6%
2015 77.78 22nd 135 83.7%
2017 47.00 48th 83 42.2%
2018 50.02 37th 74 50.0%
2019 77.85 12th 77 84.4%
2021 12.52 55th 61 9.8%
2022 19.65 54th 62 12.9%
2023 57.54 24th 62 61.3%
2024 13.13 57th 63 9.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.84 13th 55 76.4%
2023 62.36 13th 42 69.0%
2024 26.60 30th 41 26.8%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.26 3rd 54 94.4%
2023 58.66 24th 54 55.6%
2024 20.04 40th 45 11.1%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.87 30th 58 48.3%
2022 26.96 37th 46 19.6%
2023 55.12 19th 47 59.6%
2024 9.18 46th 48 4.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Susitna Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AK State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.95 12th 56 78.6%
2022 15.62 42nd 47 10.6%
2023 40.85 30th 47 36.2%
2024 6.24 45th 46 2.2%
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Data source: test scores: Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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Enrollment information for Susitna Valley High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 115 1 1 2 11 n/a n/a 0 130
1990 121 0 2 1 8 n/a n/a 0 132
1991 98 0 1 1 6 n/a n/a 0 106
1992 105 0 0 0 7 n/a n/a 0 112
1993 111 0 0 1 10 n/a n/a 0 122
1994 127 0 0 5 10 n/a n/a 0 142
1995 174 1 0 1 21 n/a n/a 1 198
1996 174 1 0 1 21 n/a n/a 1 198
1997 199 1 0 0 14 n/a n/a 0 214
1998 211 0 0 1 29 n/a n/a 0 241
1999 202 1 0 4 29 n/a n/a 0 236
2000 197 0 0 4 35 n/a n/a 0 236
2001 173 1 0 3 35 n/a n/a 0 212
2002 168 1 1 3 36 n/a n/a 0 209
2003 168 1 1 3 36 n/a n/a 0 209
2004 156 1 2 5 27 n/a n/a 0 191
2005 140 2 2 5 31 n/a n/a 0 180
2006 154 5 2 3 39 n/a n/a 0 203
2007 159 5 5 4 25 n/a n/a 0 198
2008 140 4 2 4 24 n/a n/a 4 178
2009 147 3 2 3 19 0 4 0 178
2010 138 1 1 1 17 0 5 0 163
2011 160 0 2 1 21 1 5 0 190
2012 136 0 6 1 33 0 0 0 176
2013 116 2 3 3 42 0 0 0 166
2014 122 3 3 2 35 0 0 0 165
2015 133 4 2 0 36 1 0 0 176
2016 149 4 2 2 29 0 3 0 189
2017 150 0 3 1 26 0 12 0 192
2018 153 0 1 1 25 1 11 0 192
2019 163 2 2 0 28 1 7 0 203
2020 157 1 1 7 19 2 17 0 204
2021 125 1 1 7 16 0 24 0 174
2022 152 2 2 9 18 2 24 0 209
2023 166 2 0 11 17 3 22 0 221

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Susitna Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 130 11.1 11.7 31.5
1990 132 9.9 13.3 33.3
1991 106 10.8 9.8 28.3
1992 112 10.8 10.3 35.7
1993 122 10.8 11.3 32.8
1994 142 10.8 13.1 28.2
1995 198 12.8 15.5 36
1996 198 12.8 15.5 36
1997 214 12.8 16.7 36.9
1998 241 15.5 15.5 46.5
1999 236 16.6 14.2 41.5
2000 236 14.1 16.7 66.9
2001 212 18.1 11.7 34.9
2002 209 15.0 13.9 46.4
2003 209 15.0 13.9 46.4
2004 191 16.3 11.7 42.4
2005 180 14.2 12.7 50
2006 203 16.8 12.1 49.8
2007 198 15.7 12.6 48
2008 178 17.2 10.3 50.6
2009 178 15.7 11.3 46.6
2010 163 15.0 10.8 57.7
2011 190 15.0 12.6 56.3
2012 176 14.4 12.1 55.1
2013 166 9.6 17.2 50.6
2014 165 12.0 13.7 51.5
2015 176 12.0 14.6 46
2016 189 16.0 11.8 49.2
2017 192 14.4 13.2 43.8
2018 192 14.5 13.2 49.5
2019 203 14.5 13.9 65
2020 204 13.0 15.6 57.4
2021 174 13.3 13.0 n/a
2022 209 13.1 15.8 n/a
2023 221 15.2 14.4 57.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Susitna Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 130 11.1 11.7 31.5
1990 132 9.9 13.3 33.3
1991 106 10.8 9.8 28.3
1992 112 10.8 10.3 35.7
1993 122 10.8 11.3 32.8
1994 142 10.8 13.1 28.2
1995 198 12.8 15.5 36
1996 198 12.8 15.5 36
1997 214 12.8 16.7 36.9
1998 241 15.5 15.5 46.5
1999 236 16.6 14.2 41.5
2000 236 14.1 16.7 66.9
2001 212 18.1 11.7 34.9
2002 209 15.0 13.9 46.4
2003 209 15.0 13.9 46.4
2004 191 16.3 11.7 42.4
2005 180 14.2 12.7 50
2006 203 16.8 12.1 49.8
2007 198 15.7 12.6 48
2008 178 17.2 10.3 50.6
2009 178 15.7 11.3 46.6
2010 163 15.0 10.8 57.7
2011 190 15.0 12.6 56.3
2012 176 14.4 12.1 55.1
2013 166 9.6 17.2 50.6
2014 165 12.0 13.7 51.5
2015 176 12.0 14.6 46
2016 189 16.0 11.8 49.2
2017 192 14.4 13.2 43.8
2018 192 14.5 13.2 49.5
2019 203 14.5 13.9 65
2020 204 13.0 15.6 57.4
2021 174 13.3 13.0 n/a
2022 209 13.1 15.8 n/a
2023 221 15.2 14.4 57.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Susitna Valley High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,747 (7.5%) $21,566 (92.5%) $23,313

Data source: Alaska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Susitna Valley High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 55th of 99 Middle schoolsRanks 65th of 92 Middle schools
 15.1%
Ranks 12th of 77 High schoolsRanks 24th of 62 High schools
 23.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
8th Grade Science (Susitna Valley High)61.547.2
 14.3%
   8th Grade Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District)48.641.4
 7.2%
   8th Grade Science (Alaska)43.134.5
 8.6%
10th Grade Science (Susitna Valley High)61.121.7
 39.4%
   10th Grade Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District)59.539.7
 19.8%
   10th Grade Science (Alaska)53.633
 20.6%
All Grades Science (Susitna Valley High)61.437.3
 24.1%
   All Grades Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District)5146.5
 4.5%
   All Grades Science (Alaska)44.736.9
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students203221
 8.9%
African American22
American Indian2817
 39.3%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic011
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White163166
 1.8%
Two or More Races722
 214.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65%57.5%
 7.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Susitna Valley High

In the 2022-23 school year, 221 students attended Susitna Valley High.

Students at Susitna Valley High are 75% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Susitna Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Talkeetna Elementary
Elementary : Trapper Creek Elementary
Elementary : Willow Elementary

Susitna Valley High ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Alaska high schools.


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