Buckingham Elementary School

Buckingham Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Bend, Oregon, overseen by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades K through 5.

Buckingham Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, a district that works with 16,838 students overall.

Demographically, Buckingham Elementary School lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Deschutes County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Buckingham Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 47.8%.

Around the school, Deschutes County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,758 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Buckingham Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Deschutes County (combined enrollment of about 25,823 students).

The closest other public school is Oregon Family School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Buckingham Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.1%.

Buckingham Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckingham Elementary School has edged down 41%, going from 579 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.