Wasilla High School

701 East Bogard Road

School District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Grade

PK, 9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 06, 2021

WHS is a great school. The staff care about the students and are always available to help when they need it. The principal is the best in the state in my opinion. He listens and has an open mind when you have a concern or suggestion. He is always available to parents, students and staff alike.
Submitted by student on May 15, 2019

Its a good school teachers are great there, the counselors and principal's take care of there students when they need help
Submitted by other on November 26, 2013

This is a great school. I attended there in 1995 and it was a great experience.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2013

I believe Wasilla High School to be comparable to any good high school in the state. My son will graduate a year early due to the many Accelerated Placement courses available to him. I believe the high dropout rate is due to many families withdrawing students and moving around the state. The school still shows those kids on their rolls. When I went to parent/teacher conferences this year few parents showed up and my son's teachers were so happy to see me. If a child is having a hard time in school I would look to the parent before blaming the staff. My son attended his first semester of 9th grade in New Mexico and is much happier now that we moved and he attends Wasilla High.
Submitted by other on September 25, 2011

WHS is one of the worst high schools in the Matanuska Valley area. Wasilla has such a high drop out rate that the community has had to open alternative schools in recent years. Most of the students that attend the alternative schools come form wasilla and do well because the teacher student ratio is better. also the alternative schools simply graduate students using work study credit. Some of the teachers at wasilla high school simply have been there to long and do not have the passion they started with years ago. I have seen and know teachers that have been teaching for years and still are motivated and enjoy teaching different student mentalities. Wasilla teachers are not that way they dont care if the students fail.