Goose Bay Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Wasilla, Alaska
Goose Bay Elementary in Wasilla, Alaska enrolled 305 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
336 students in 2022-23, 317 students in 2023-24, 305 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 336 | 20.0 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 305 | 21.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Alaska elementary schools
Among the 168 Alaska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Goose Bay Elementary enrolled 287 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.6% of students were White, 17.7% of two or more races, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White65.6%
- Two or more races17.7%
- Hispanic8.2%
- American Indian6.9%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Wasilla
15 public elementary schools in Wasilla report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teeland Middle School | 643 | 18.4 | 33.3% |
| John Shaw Elementary | 507 | 16.4 | 35.1% |
| Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School | 468 | 18.4 | 22.9% |
| Finger Lake Elementary | 445 | 16.5 | 31.7% |
| Iditarod Elementary | 424 | 16.3 | 72.2% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary | 422 | 16.2 | 30.3% |
| Dena'ina Elementary School | 396 | 15.2 | 46.0% |
| Snowshoe Elementary | 346 | 15.0 | 41.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Goose Bay Elementary
- Knik Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 263 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Snowshoe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 346 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Goose Bay Elementary with Knik Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spends per student$15,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,575
- The largest public schools in AlaskaGoose Bay Elementary is the number 75 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#75 of 168
- Alaska schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Goose Bay Elementary
How many students attend Goose Bay Elementary?
305 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 336 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wasilla, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Goose Bay Elementary?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for elementary schools is 15.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Goose Bay Elementary a Title I school?
Goose Bay Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Goose Bay Elementary in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020051000011 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.