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Bear Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 175 Alaska Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Alaska elementary schools

Summary

Bear Valley Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, serving 382 students in grades PK-6. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 1st out of 171 Alaska elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Bear Valley Elementary's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the Anchorage School District and the state of Alaska in ASA/Science (75% vs. 39.69% and 37.87%), STAR/English Language Arts (61.24% vs. 35.6% and 32.69%), and STAR/Mathematics (64.04% vs. 35.34% and 32.18%). The school's strong performance extends to various student groups, with Bear Valley Elementary ranking among the top schools in Alaska for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Anchorage School District, Bear Valley Elementary consistently outperforms its peers. The school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its exceptional educational outcomes. Overall, Bear Valley Elementary's sustained academic excellence, focus on equity, and resource allocation make it a standout example of effective elementary education in the state of Alaska.

316

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,945

Per pupil spending ?

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15001 Mountain Air Dr
Anchorage, AK 99516-4400

(907) 742-5900

District: Anchorage School District

Students who attend Bear Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goldenview Middle School
High:	South Anchorage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alaska average (64% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alaska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anchorage School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg36%

Alaska avg33%

7^th of 175

Alaska public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Anchorage School District

14^th of 24Anchorage School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	7 of 175	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	3 of 173	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	2 of 176	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	1 of 171	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	6 of 173	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	7 of 185	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	13 of 186	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	7 of 180	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	3 of 246	98.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	2 of 218	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	2 of 223	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	2 of 227	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	5 of 223	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	6 of 229	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.8	8 of 226	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	5 of 219	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	10 of 212	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	2 of 218	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	7 of 213	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	1 of 142	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	1 of 152	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 143	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	3 of 141	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	2 of 159	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	3 of 122	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	4 of 149	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	9 of 150	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	6 of 148	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	5 of 148	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	11 of 142	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	10 of 159	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	11 of 139	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	5 of 133	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	3 of 138	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	2 of 137	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	13 of 127	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	8 of 147	94.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)72nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2023)39th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+37 vs state

Mathematics64%+32 vs state

English Language Arts61%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)				STAR Mathematics (2025)				ASA Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	STAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 5th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15001 Mountain Air Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5900	316	18	17.3	8.5%	213 (67.4%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.2%)	10 (3.2%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (15.2%)	90.6	7^th of 175 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.9	3^rd of 173 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	53.3	62.1	68.3	61.2	53.3	74.1	65.0	64.0	75.0	75.0	$12,945	$771	$12,174
O'Malley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11100 Rockridge Dr	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5800	350	23	15.0	11.1%	244 (69.7%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.3%)	75.9	30^th of 175 public elementary schools	82.9%		79.6	22^nd of 173 public elementary schools	87.3%	8	41.7	45.5	64.3	50.9	45.8	36.4	75.0	52.8	75.0	75.0	$14,082	$925	$13,156
Huffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12000 Lorraine St	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5650	268	16	16.9	17.2%	180 (67.2%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.8%)	14 (5.2%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.9%)	89.1	10^th of 175 public elementary schools	94.3%		84.8	16^th of 173 public elementary schools	90.8%	6	37.5	64.7	70.8	59.0	55.0	66.7	79.2	67.6	76.6	76.6	$16,181	$1,161	$15,019
Rabbit Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13650 Lake Otis Pkwy	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5700	288	18	15.6	20.8%	189 (65.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	7 (2.4%)	25 (8.7%)	11 (3.8%)	36 (12.5%)	75.4	34^th of 175 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.2	29^th of 173 public elementary schools	83.2%	5	41.2	37.3	61.7	45.9	64.7	50.9	55.3	56.7	72.3	72.3	$14,715	$1,081	$13,634
Bowman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11700 Gregory Rd	Anchorage	99516	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-5600	536	33	16.2	28.9%	251 (46.8%)	9 (1.7%)	56 (10.4%)	58 (10.8%)	43 (8.0%)	16 (3.0%)	103 (19.2%)	68.1	51^st of 175 public elementary schools	70.9%		79.3	23^rd of 173 public elementary schools	86.7%	28	45.8	43.3	48.9	46.3	51.4	44.8	55.0	50.9	53.3	53.3	$19,570	$1,703	$17,867
Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5151 Abbott Rd	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5500	364	23	15.8	23.4%	168 (46.2%)	8 (2.2%)	42 (11.5%)	44 (12.1%)	30 (8.2%)	16 (4.4%)	56 (15.4%)	69.3	46^th of 175 public elementary schools	73.7%		81.2	20^th of 173 public elementary schools	88.4%	26	45.3	50.8	52.4	49.7	37.7	60.0	58.7	53.0	44.4	44.4	$13,949	$911	$13,037
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9911 Lake Otis Pwky	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5450	291	20	14.3	86.6%	60 (20.6%)	17 (5.8%)	37 (12.7%)	44 (15.1%)	40 (13.7%)	28 (9.6%)	65 (22.3%)	11.9	158^th of 175 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.7	154^th of 173 public elementary schools	11.0%	4		18.6	19.1	13.0	9.3	27.9	23.8	19.4	21.4	21.4	$18,288	$1,706	$16,581
Ocean View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11911 Johns Rd	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 742-5850	285	17	16.9	44.9%	132 (46.3%)	7 (2.5%)	34 (11.9%)	13 (4.6%)	41 (14.4%)	20 (7.0%)	38 (13.3%)	73.7	39^th of 175 public elementary schools	77.7%		69.8	44^th of 173 public elementary schools	74.6%	5	42.9	50.0	53.1	48.9	53.7	47.7	69.4	57.5	50.0	50.0	$15,401	$1,251	$14,150
Kasuun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4000 E 68th Ave	Anchorage	99507	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 349-9444	343	20	17.1	50.4%	85 (24.8%)	14 (4.1%)	44 (12.8%)	49 (14.3%)	48 (14.0%)	36 (10.5%)	67 (19.5%)	19.5	147^th of 175 public elementary schools	16.0%		33.2	118^th of 173 public elementary schools	31.8%	29	24.2	31.3	26.5	27.3	24.6	15.6	26.5	22.3	25.0	25.0	$19,194	$1,773	$17,420
Klatt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Puma St	Anchorage	99515	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 742-5750	294	20	14.6	62.9%	59 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	87 (29.6%)	63 (21.4%)	33 (11.2%)	10 (3.4%)	41 (13.9%)	33	120^th of 175 public elementary schools	31.4%		49.3	92^nd of 173 public elementary schools	46.8%	28	27.9	17.7	43.1	31.3	30.2	20.6	43.1	32.8	37.3	37.3	$18,278	$1,379	$16,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bear Valley Elementary?

Students at Bear Valley Elementary are 67% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Bear Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bear Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goldenview Middle School
High : South Anchorage High School

What district is Bear Valley Elementary in?

Anchorage School District

How many students attend Bear Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Bear Valley Elementary.

Is Bear Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! Bear Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 175 Alaska elementary schools.

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