Bear Valley Elementary

Bear Valley Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the schools within Anchorage School District, with 316 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Bear Valley Elementary is one of 92 schools operated by Anchorage School District, a district that hosts 40,587 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bear Valley Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 3% Asian. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Bear Valley Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Anchorage Municipality (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Bear Valley Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 68.4%, a residual of +17.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anchorage Municipality put median household income runs about $103,284, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bear Valley Elementary is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

South Anchorage High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Bear Valley Elementary operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Bear Valley Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 316). White enrollment moved from 75% to 67% across the same window.

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