Larson Elementary Primary School
2722 East Seldon Rd
Wasilla AK, 99654, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-352-2300
Ranking:
(69 out of 305, top 23%)*

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: | 23 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 394 | 392 | 396 | 357 | 347 | 294 | 389 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 14 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 16 | 5.4% | 10 | 2.6% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 14.7% | 65 | 16.6% | 65 | 16.4% | 61 | 17.1% | 53 | 15.3% | 41 | 13.9% | 66 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 68 | 17.3% | 65 | 16.6% | 69 | 17.4% | 51 | 14.3% | 56 | 16.1% | 44 | 15.0% | 69 | 17.7% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 17.3% | 75 | 19.1% | 56 | 14.1% | 51 | 14.3% | 51 | 14.7% | 59 | 20.1% | 56 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 18.0% | 52 | 13.3% | 62 | 15.7% | 47 | 13.2% | 68 | 19.6% | 44 | 15.0% | 64 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 13.2% | 60 | 15.3% | 58 | 14.6% | 70 | 19.6% | 61 | 17.6% | 45 | 15.3% | 52 | 13.4% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 16.0% | 63 | 16.1% | 75 | 18.9% | 65 | 18.2% | 51 | 14.7% | 45 | 15.3% | 72 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 218 | 55.3% | 220 | 56.1% | 231 | 58.3% | 201 | 56.3% | 186 | 53.6% | 155 | 52.7% | 191 | 49.1% |
Female: | 176 | 44.7% | 172 | 43.9% | 165 | 41.7% | 156 | 43.7% | 161 | 46.4% | 139 | 47.3% | 183 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 72 | 18.3% | 63 | 16.1% | 71 | 17.9% | 45 | 12.6% | 34 | 9.8% | 34 | 11.6% | 39 | 10.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 13 | 3.7% | 13 | 4.4% | 20 | 5.1% |
Black: | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.7% | 3 | 0.8% |
White: | 293 | 74.4% | 306 | 78.1% | 297 | 75.0% | 285 | 79.8% | 279 | 80.4% | 228 | 77.6% | 315 | 81.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 38.3% | 127 | 32.4% | 115 | 29.0% | 108 | 30.3% | 83 | 23.9% | 53 | 18.0% | 65 | 16.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.3% | 20 | 5.1% | 37 | 9.3% | 29 | 8.1% | 30 | 8.6% | 15 | 5.1% | 24 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.17 | 22.61 | 17.60 | 14.88 | 14.46 | 14.20 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.4% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 81.4% | 76.7% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 84% | 78.7% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83.1% | 74.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.09% | 74.50% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.00% | 83.66% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.2% | 79% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 84.9% | 78.8% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.6% | 78.3% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 86.67% | 80.10% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.00% | 88.43% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.6% | 74.7% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 81.5% | 75.2% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 82.3% | 76.7% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 82% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 82.6% | 74.8% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 81.20% | 75.10% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 82.10% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 77.2% | 73.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79.1% | 74.3% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 83.1% | 75.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 78.23% | 73.90% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.36% | 80.28% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83% | 78.1% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 83.1% | 79.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 86.8% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85.7% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.2% | 78% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.8% | 80.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.67% | 85.50% | 77.10% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 83.91% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.2% | 46.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 56.2% | 49.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 55.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.07% | 51.28% | 49.90% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.28% | 52.46% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.1% | 76.3% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84.6% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.7% | 78.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 86.6% | 78.6% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 87.6% | 79.2% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.67% | 81.90% | 76.60% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 81.22% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.1% | 66.8% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.6% | 69.7% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 81.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.1% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 76.46% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.35% | 75.10% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.2% | 77.5% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.5% | 83.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.2% | 79.1% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.7% | 83.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 88% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 89.33% | 80.40% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.65% | 84.58% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.7% | 75.4% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80% | 77.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.8% | 74.5% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.4% | 77.3% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.8% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 84.90% | 75.50% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.58% | 79.20% | N/A |
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* Larson Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.