Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN UNION·NCES 061317000421
Bend Elementary
22270 Bend Ferry Rd., Red Bluff, CA 96080 · (530) 527-4648 · Tehama County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
43 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 7% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
51.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.5% | 35.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Math | 24.2% | 27.4% | 30.6% | 17.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.4% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 35.9% |
| 2020-21 | 52.8% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.5% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 54.2% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 45.5% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 48.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bend Elementary
Bend Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Elementary this school | 102 | 42.2% | 48.0% |
| Union Street Charter Arcata | 99 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Chicago Park Elementary Grass Valley | 120 | 44.2% | 47.4% |
| Bolinas-Stinson Elementary Bolinas | 109 | 38.5% | 54.9% |
| Cobb Mountain Elementary Cobb | 110 | 46.4% | 30.8% |
| Browns Valley Elementary Browns Valley | 126 | 38.9% | 65.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bend Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tehama County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,864 of 5,151 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,477 of 5,172 ▲ 680 | #1 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #700 of 5,172 ▲ 860 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.9pp | #65 of 5,116 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #5,634 of 5,915 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #4,250 of 5,625 | #14 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
102
+11 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 102 | 6.1 | 16.8:1 | 42% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 6.1 | 15.9:1 | 38% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 6.1 | 16.1:1 | 53% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 48% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 5.3 | 19.4:1 | 65% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 4 | 19.3:1 | 45% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bend Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (102 to 102); teachers up 16% (5.3 to 6.1).
About Bend Elementary
In Red Bluff, California, part of Tehama County, Bend Elementary is an elementary school. The school had 102 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Evergreen Union enrolls 1,231 students, and its 6 schools include Bend Elementary.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Bend Elementary. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Bend Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Bend Elementary employs 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Tehama County average 72%.
Bend Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bend Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%; the prediction is 54.8%.
Census estimates describe Tehama County this way: median household income is about $63,784, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Tehama County number 41 and enroll about 10,948.
Berrendos Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Bend Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Bend Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Bend Elementary had 91 students in 2020-21 and 102 in 2024-25, a 12% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.0:1 to 16.8:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tehama County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students
Quick facts
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- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Evergreen MiddleMiddle · 399 students
- Evergreen Institute of ExcellenceCombined · 184 students
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- Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)Elementary · 2 students
Other schools in Red Bluff
- Red Bluff HighHigh · 1,586 students
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Nearby schools
- Berrendos Middle4.4 mi · 229
- Antelope Elementary5.1 mi · 442
- Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)5.6 mi · 97
- Tehama County Special Education5.7 mi · 51
- Tehama eLearning Academy5.9 mi · 128
- Lincoln Street5.9 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Bend ElementaryHow many students attend Bend Elementary?
Bend Elementary enrolls approximately 102 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Bend Elementary serve?
Bend Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bend Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Bend Elementary.
How diverse is Bend Elementary?
Bend Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bend Elementary?
Bend Elementary is overseen by Evergreen Union in Tehama County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.