Bear Valley Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Anchorage, Alaska
Bear Valley Elementary in Anchorage, Alaska enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 18.2 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 71% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
397 students in 2022-23, 382 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.4 to 18.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 397 | 20.4 | 19.4 |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 21.4 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 316 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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 Bear Valley Elementary enrolled 384 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent29.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.4% of students were White, 15.2% of two or more races, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White67.4%
- Two or more races15.2%
- Hispanic8.2%
- American Indian4.1%
- Asian3.2%
- Black1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bear Valley Elementary scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 69% | 34% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 71% | 27% (2021-22) | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Anchorage
50 public elementary schools in Anchorage report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights ABC K-8 School | 582 | 18.9 | 21.6% |
| Bowman Elementary | 536 | 16.2 | 24.3% |
| Rilke Schule Charter School | 485 | 18.9 | not reported |
| Government Hill Elementary | 424 | 16.9 | 29.0% |
| Muldoon Elementary | 417 | 18.4 | 100.0% |
| Creekside Park Elementary | 399 | 18.0 | 84.0% |
| Susitna Elementary | 394 | 18.5 | 69.3% |
| Ptarmigan Elementary | 392 | 15.1 | 83.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bear Valley Elementary
- O'Malley ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 350 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Huffman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 268 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Bear Valley Elementary with O'Malley ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Anchorage School District spends per student$16,636 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,636
- The largest public schools in AlaskaBear Valley Elementary is the number 66 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#66 of 168
- Alaska schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.17.4:1
- 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 Bear Valley Elementary
How many students attend Bear Valley Elementary?
316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 397 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anchorage, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Valley Elementary?
17.4 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 Bear Valley Elementary a Title I school?
Bear Valley Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bear Valley Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Bear Valley Elementary scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bear Valley Elementary in?
Anchorage School District, NCES district ID 0200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020018000533 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.