Butte Elementary Primary School
4006 South Butte Rd
Palmer AK, 99645, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-861-5200
Ranking:
(122 out of 305, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 316 | 290 | 295 | 301 | 317 | 318 | 309 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 11.4% | 12 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 16 | 5.0% | 10 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.5% | 41 | 14.1% | 43 | 14.6% | 50 | 16.6% | 53 | 16.7% | 50 | 15.7% | 45 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 14.6% | 48 | 16.6% | 50 | 16.9% | 45 | 15.0% | 49 | 15.5% | 46 | 14.5% | 41 | 13.3% |
Grade 2: | 43 | 13.6% | 48 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.3% | 48 | 15.9% | 52 | 16.4% | 48 | 15.1% | 66 | 21.4% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 16.8% | 48 | 16.6% | 47 | 15.9% | 52 | 17.3% | 48 | 15.1% | 68 | 21.4% | 45 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 44 | 13.9% | 43 | 14.8% | 56 | 19.0% | 51 | 16.9% | 62 | 19.6% | 45 | 14.2% | 49 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 42 | 13.3% | 50 | 17.2% | 51 | 17.3% | 54 | 17.9% | 46 | 14.5% | 45 | 14.2% | 53 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 175 | 55.4% | 162 | 55.9% | 152 | 51.5% | 158 | 52.5% | 166 | 52.4% | 178 | 56.0% | 155 | 50.2% |
Female: | 141 | 44.6% | 128 | 44.1% | 143 | 48.5% | 143 | 47.5% | 151 | 47.6% | 140 | 44.0% | 143 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 44 | 13.9% | 42 | 14.5% | 47 | 15.9% | 29 | 9.6% | 23 | 7.3% | 28 | 8.8% | 30 | 9.7% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.6% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 260 | 82.3% | 239 | 82.4% | 234 | 79.3% | 255 | 84.7% | 281 | 88.6% | 272 | 85.5% | 263 | 85.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 31.6% | 115 | 39.7% | 115 | 39.0% | 99 | 32.9% | 82 | 25.9% | 101 | 31.8% | 87 | 28.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 7.9% | 32 | 11.0% | 19 | 6.4% | 33 | 11.0% | 59 | 18.6% | 36 | 11.3% | 52 | 16.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.11 | 24.87 | 16.39 | 14.33 | 14.41 | 14.60 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 80.4% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 81.4% | 76.7% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 84% | 78.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 85.3% | 77.7% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.1% | 74.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 81.09% | 74.50% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 83.66% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 83.2% | 79% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 84.9% | 78.8% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 85.6% | 78.3% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 88.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 86.67% | 80.10% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 88.43% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.6% | 74.7% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81.5% | 75.2% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82.3% | 76.7% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.6% | 74.8% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 81.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 81.20% | 75.10% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 82.10% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.2% | 73.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 80.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.1% | 74.3% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 81% | 73.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 83.1% | 75.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.91% | 78.23% | 73.90% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 80.28% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83% | 78.1% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.1% | 79.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.8% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.7% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 87.2% | 78% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 87.8% | 80.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 85.50% | 77.10% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 83.91% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.2% | 46.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 56.2% | 49.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.09% | 51.28% | 49.90% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.50% | 52.46% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.1% | 76.3% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 84.6% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.7% | 78.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.6% | 78.6% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87.6% | 79.2% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.55% | 81.90% | 76.60% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 81.22% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 67.1% | 66.8% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 71.6% | 69.7% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.1% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 77.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 76.46% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.00% | 75.10% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.2% | 77.5% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 90.5% | 83.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.2% | 79.1% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90.7% | 83.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 88% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 89.33% | 80.40% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.00% | 84.58% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 76.7% | 75.4% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80% | 77.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.8% | 74.5% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.4% | 77.3% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82.8% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.00% | 84.90% | 75.50% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.00% | 79.20% | N/A |
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* Butte Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.