Overview of Butte Elementary:Butte Elementary is a public school situated in Palmer, AK, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Butte Elementary is 289, and the school serves PK-5. At Butte Elementary, 52% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 57% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 24%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 44% female learners and 56% male learners. The school serves 49% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 19 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Butte Elementary: At Butte Elementary, 52% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 57% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, 51% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 45% tested above or at that level for math.

Butte Elementary performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Alaska, 37% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 33% tested above or at that level for math.