Bear Valley Elementary School

15001 MOUNTAIN AIR DR ANCHORAGE AK 99516

About Bear Valley Elementary School

Bear Valley Elementary is located at 15001 Mountain Air Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. The school has been in the community since 1984. The school was twice a National Blue Ribbon School, in 2015 and 2023, which shows its continued commitment to high achievement. Bear Valley has approximately 390 to 397 students from PreK through sixth grade. The student ratio is 19:1. This enables the students to receive individual attention and excel in learning. The measure of academic success indicates that approximately 70% of Bear Valley students perform better than their grade level in math and 69% in reading. This compares remarkably well with district and state norms. In 2025, Bear Valley Elementary was ranked #2 Alaska elementary school with a score of 99.31 out of 100. Co-curricular activities of the school include programs for gifted education, student council, choir, drama, STEM, and involvement in the Battle of the Books. The highly active Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is involved in a lot of educational as well as extracurricular activities with high family and community participation. Bear Valley belongs to the Anchorage School District and is situated close enough to the stunning Chugach Mountains to present a special challenge for students to learn and develop.

Contact Information

Address

15001 MOUNTAIN AIR DR ANCHORAGE AK 99516

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Phone

(907) 742-5900

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Academic Performance

Subject Proficiency

Mathematics 48%
Reading 48%
State average proficiency is 48% in Math and 48% in Reading.
20
Full-time Teachers
19 : 1
Student-Teacher Ratio
5
Teachers In First Or Second Year (yrs)
397
Total Students
TOP [percent] IN STEM IN STATE

Robotics & STEM
at Bear Valley Elementary School

2.5X
More likely to persue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
  • 🤖 Coding & Debugging
  • 🧪 Hobby Electronics and Engineering
  • 👩‍💻 Apply Math in Science and Engineering
  • 🛠️ 3D Printing
Detailed program information coming Fall 2025!
🚀
Hands-on with real robots
🏆
Led by competition winners
🎓
STEM career pathways

School Ratings

Ranked

8

of 10 in alaska

Recent News & Updates

New Playground Name

We are so excited to announce the name of our new playground! Following a school-wide and Robinson community vote we narrowed a large list of names down to four. Since our students will be using the playground on a daily basis, we gave them the final vote! 476.....

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MANSFIELD — Inside the brick building on East Street, four educators who began teaching within 2 years of each other, all spending the beginning of their careers teaching fourth grade at Jordan/Jackson Elementary School...

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School Timings

Regular School Hours

All Grades: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Early Dismissal Days

Dismissal Time: 12:15 PM

Note: Doors open at 8:45 AM for student arrival. Please refer to the school calendar for specific early dismissal dates.

After School Activities

Information coming soon

School Session Dates

September to June

School session starts in September 1st week and ends in June 3rd week. For exact dates, please contact the school.

Student Demographics

White 70.8%
Asian 3.3%
Hispanic 9.3%
Black 1.3%
Two+ Races 12.1%
Native Am. 2.5%
White
70.8%
Asian
3.3%
Hispanic
9.3%
Black
1.3%
Two+ Races
12.1%
Native Am.
2.5%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 397
47.6%
189 Female
52.4%
208 Male

Student Population

397 Students

With a student-teacher ratio of 19 : 1

Minority Enrollment

25%

Percentage of minority students

Remarkable Alumni

Being Updated

Latest News

Bear Valley Elementary in Anchorage, Alaska, had been proposed originally for closure under the district's "Rightsizing" proposal but was dropped in November 2024 after public feedback. Enrollment and resource issues persist.

Games & Extracurricular Activities

Sports

  • Soccer Club Grades 1-3 | Mon/Wed 3:30-4:30pm
  • Basketball Grades 2-4 | Tue/Thu 3:30-4:45pm
  • Track & Field Grades 3-5 | Fri 3:30-5:00pm

Arts

  • Art Club Grades K-2 | Mon 3:00-4:00pm
  • Drama Club Grades 3-5 | Wed 3:30-5:00pm
  • Choir Grades 2-5 | Thu 3:15-4:15pm

Clubs

  • Chess Club Grades 2-5 | Fri 3:15-4:15pm
  • Garden Club All Grades | Tue 3:15-4:00pm
  • Robotics Club Grades 3-5 | Thu 3:30-5:00pm

Note: Schedules may change during school holidays. Please contact School for exact Schedule.

Summer Suggested Reading

Horn Book Selections

Vocabulary.com +3 Horn Book +3 What to Read to Your Kids +3
ML

Maggie Lou, Firefox

by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

PS

The Puppets of Spelhorst

by Kate DiCamillo

MLV

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

by Nicholas Day

Vocabulary.com Top Picks

Penguin Random House +10 Vocabulary.com +10 Wikipedia +10
F

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

WR

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

JGP

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

Penguin Random House Features

Horn Book +2 Penguin Random House +2 The Guardian +2
SLB

The Secret Language of Birds

by Lynne Kelly

S

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

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