John Shaw Elementary (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District SCH DIST.), Alaska - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

John Shaw Elementary is a Elementary in Wasilla, AK. It currently serves 483 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District School District and all schools in Alaska.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:483
Number of Teachers: 30
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.84

Location Info

Location: 3750 E Paradise Ln, Wasilla, AK 99654
Mailing Address: 3750 E Paradise Ln, Wasilla, AK 99654
Phone: (907)352-0500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 71
Grade 2 89
Grade 3 78
Grade 4 75
Grade 5 94
Kindergarten 65
Pre-Kindergarten 11
Gender/Sex of John Shaw Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 271 56.11
Female 212 43.89
Race/Ethnicity Demography of John Shaw Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 27 5.59
Asian 3 0.62
Black or African American 5 1.03
Hispanic/Latino 28 5.80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.21
Two or more races 44 9.11
White 375 77.64
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 5.54
Asian 2 0.74
Black or African American 4 1.48
Hispanic/Latino 10 3.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.37
Two or more races 26 9.59
White 213 78.60
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 5.66
Asian 1 0.47
Black or African American 1 0.47
Hispanic/Latino 18 8.49
Two or more races 18 8.49
White 162 76.42

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 11.27
Black or African American 1 1.41
Hispanic/Latino 3 4.22
Two or more races 5 7.04
White 54 76.06
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3.37
Black or African American 1 1.12
Hispanic/Latino 6 6.74
Two or more races 10 11.24
White 69 77.53
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 8.97
Hispanic/Latino 4 5.13
Two or more races 7 8.97
White 60 76.92
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4.00
Asian 1 1.33
Black or African American 1 1.33
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.67
Two or more races 5 6.67
White 63 84.00
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.06
Asian 1 1.06
Black or African American 2 2.13
Hispanic/Latino 6 6.38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.06
Two or more races 13 13.83
White 70 74.47
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4.62
Asian 1 1.54
Hispanic/Latino 7 10.77
Two or more races 3 4.62
White 51 78.46
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 18.18
Two or more races 1 9.09
White 8 72.73