Bear Valley Elementary School
Anchorage, AK 99516
Phone: (907) 742-5900
District: Anchorage School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 • 316 students
Bear Valley Elementary School, a public school located in Anchorage, AK, serves grades PK-6 in the Anchorage School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Bear Valley Elementary School is a public school located in Anchorage, AK. 316 students attend Bear Valley Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 10/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Alaska Science Assessment data from Alaska Department of Education, and using 2024 Alaska System of Academic Readiness data from Alaska Department of Education. |
| Academic Progress | 10/10 | The Academic Progress Rating is a growth proxy rating based on a model using unmatched cohorts, or school-level data instead of student-level data. The Academic Progress Rating was created using 2019 and 2022 Alaska Science Assessment data from Alaska Department of Education, using 2019 Alaska Performance Evaluation for Alaska's Schools data from Alaska Department of Education, using 2022 Alaska System of Academic Readiness data from Alaska Department of Education, and using 2019 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Posted: November 18, 2013
Great school! My child goes there and the buses are never late! I like how the teachers teachers teach so well!
Posted: June 14, 2011
I am a parent and certified teacher who has taught in both public and private schools and this school does not cater to all types of students. When my son was in 1st grade we tried it out, he slipped through the cracks, we observed lack of principal leadership 2006. Preference seems to gravitate towards the gifted child and female students. We decided to transfer my son, to Aquarian charter where he did great, that same year two other boys in that class transferred out. As the years went by I kept noticing the same trend with neighborhood boys that had either been wrongly labeled ADD or ADHD or were simply active boys struggling to keep up with the academics. This year , I decided to give it a second try with my daughter entering into 6th grade, and again encounter lack of principal leadership, to this date she hasn't returned 2 of my calls related to my daughter 's placement. I just have never felt this is a quality school. We are in the wait list for Northern Lights ABC which in my opinion is the best ASD school, excellent principal and teachers, If that doesn't work out we are going private to Grace Christian truly outstanding.
Posted: February 28, 2008
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huffman Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 2.8 mi | |
| 2 | Spruce Mobile Home Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 4.8 mi | |
| 3 | Strawberry Lane Apartment Homes | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 7.9 mi | |
| 4 | Cheney Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 8.1 mi | |
| 5 | Rogers Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 8.2 mi | |
| 6 | Westbury Drive | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 8.3 mi | |
| 7 | Airport Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 8.7 mi | |
| 8 | Spenard Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 9.1 mi | |
| 9 | Turnagain Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 10.1 mi | |
| 10 | Scenic Way in Downtown Anchorage | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 10.3 mi | |
| 11 | Elmendorf Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 11.9 mi | |
| 12 | Fort Richardson Housing Area | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Anchorage | AK | 13.5 mi | |
| 13 | Eagle Pointe | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Eagle River | AK | 16 mi | |
| 14 | The Bluffs at The Ranch | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Wasilla | AK | 34.9 mi | |
| 15 | Wasilla Alaska | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Wasilla | AK | 37.2 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Elmendorf AFB | 11.7 mi. |
| Fort Richardson | 11.8 mi. |
