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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198000245
Elk Meadow Elementary School
60880 Brookswood Blvd, Bend, OR 97702 · (541) 355-1500 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
223 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 38.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Elk Meadow Elementary School
Elk Meadow Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Meadow Elementary School this school | 459 | 48.6% | 33.5% |
| Lava Ridge Elementary School Bend | 404 | 48.3% | 47.7% |
| Juniper Elementary School Bend | 432 | 47.7% | 51.9% |
| R E Jewell Elementary School Bend | 421 | 48.5% | 32.6% |
| River Mill Elementary School Estacada | 506 | 53.2% | 36.3% |
| Warrenton Grade School Warrenton | 405 | 43.5% | 29.3% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Elk Meadow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #302 of 591 | #23 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #266 of 646 ▼ 11 | #20 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #280 of 646 ▲ 27 | #21 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #112 of 710 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #393 of 587 | #13 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #386 of 587 | #6 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #563 of 645 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #217 of 493 | #9 of 21 |
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
459
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 459 | 25.6 | 17.9:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 27.6 | 16.6:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 26.9 | 16.9:1 | 45% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 29.4 | 19.9:1 | 50% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 51% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 55% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 42% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Meadow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (585 to 459); teachers down 13% (29.4 to 25.6).
About Elk Meadow Elementary School
Elk Meadow Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, located in Bend, Oregon. Enrollment stands at 459 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 43% above the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Elk Meadow Elementary School is part of Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, where 35 schools serve 16,838 students.
Of every 100 students at Elk Meadow Elementary School, about 71 are White. It is also 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Deschutes County's residents are about 87% White, 16 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
A staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.9:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That is 11 points below the 60% average for public schools in Deschutes County.
Elk Meadow Elementary School scores 33.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.7%.
The county, Deschutes County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,758, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 53 public schools and about 25,823 students.
Elk Meadow Elementary School's nearest public school is Pine Ridge Elementary (about 0.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Elk Meadow Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Elk Meadow Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
Elk Meadow Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Deschutes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
25,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
- Caldera High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Bend Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,204 students
- Mountain View Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- High Desert Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in Bend
- Caldera High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Bend Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,204 students
- Mountain View Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- High Desert Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Ridge Elementary0.9 mi · 528
- Cascade Middle School1.6 mi · 687
- R E Jewell Elementary School2.4 mi · 421
- Silver Rail Elementary School2.9 mi · 457
- William E Miller Elementary2.9 mi · 501
- Caldera High School3.0 mi · 1,354
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Meadow Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elk Meadow Elementary School?
Elk Meadow Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Elk Meadow Elementary School serve?
Elk Meadow Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Elk Meadow Elementary School have?
Elk Meadow Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Elk Meadow Elementary School?
Elk Meadow Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Elk Meadow Elementary School public or private?
Elk Meadow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.