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.

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.