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Schools in Bear Valley

Bear Valley’s public schools

Mariposa County Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 8% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,582 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Bear Valley’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary places highest (better than 96%); Greeley Hill Elementary lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Bear Valley, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Mariposa County High, Coulterville High and Yosemite Park High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bear Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–86 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mariposa County Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mariposa County Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 1,685 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,472CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 46.7% · 840 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.1% · 841 students tested

Bear Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Bear Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Valley—Mariposa County Unified

Every school in Bear Valley

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bear Valleyin other towns
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mariposa
B−
435 students19:1Rate it →
Mariposa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mariposa
B−
386 students23:1Rate it →
Lake Don Pedro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · La Grange
C+
195 students22:1Rate it →
Yosemite National Park El Portal
Elementary · Grades K–8 · El Portal
B−
46 students14:1Rate it →
Greeley Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Coulterville
D
25 students8:1Rate it →
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Yosemite
A+
25 students10:1Rate it →
Mariposa County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mariposa
A−
461 students16:1Rate it →
Coulterville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Coulterville
7 students5:1Rate it →
Yosemite Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Yosemite
2 students1:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Valley’s schools

Are Bear Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bear Valley. Mariposa County Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bear Valley in?

Mariposa County Unified School District.

Where do Bear Valley kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mariposa County High, Coulterville High and Yosemite Park High.

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What Bear Valley families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.