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Bend-La Pine Administrative School District 1

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bend and La Pine.

Bend’s School Grade A better than 88% of Oregon school districts

Students
16,838
Schools
35
Spent per student
$14,753
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$426.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bend-La Pine Administrative School District 1

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the OR average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $426.2M, about $25,314 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bend. Grade by grade →

K–515 elementary schoolsThis district
6–86 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 30.6% · 7,453 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 44% · 7,654 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 81.3% · 1,507 in the class

81% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,753 per student · 17% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 41%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
15,980’20
16,590’21
17,007’22
17,075’23
16,838’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

35 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

Pine Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A
528 students19:1
Bear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
C+
521 students17:1
William E Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A+
501 students20:1
LaPine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · LaPine
D
483 students18:1
Ponderosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
B
464 students20:1
Elk Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A−
459 students18:1
Silver Rail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A−
457 students19:1
Juniper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
B+
432 students18:1
R E Jewell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
B−
421 students18:1
Three Rivers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sunriver
B−
421 students19:1
High Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A
415 students19:1
Lava Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A
404 students19:1
Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A+
384 students20:1
Buckingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A
340 students17:1
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A
319 students17:1
Bend International School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bend
217 students19:1
Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bend
B−
203 students18:1
Desert Sky Montessori
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bend
B
168 students21:1
Rosland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · LaPine
C
155 students11:1
Amity Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
A−
144 students19:1
Ensworth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bend
C
130 students11:1
Cascade Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
A−
687 students24:1
High Desert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
B−
668 students22:1
Sky View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
B
598 students22:1
Pilot Butte Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
B−
589 students20:1
Pacific Crest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
A
585 students25:1
LaPine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · LaPine
D
284 students17:1
Realms Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bend
A−
156 students19:1
Caldera High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
1,354 students
Summit High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
1,282 students26:1
Bend Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
A
1,204 students22:1
Mountain View Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
1,161 students23:1
LaPine Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · LaPine
440 students17:1
Realms High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
C
148 students13:1
Bend Tech Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Bend
116 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.