Elk Meadow Elementary School

Elk Meadow Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in Bend, Oregon, one of the schools within Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1. The school works with 459 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 321.

Across the 35 schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 (16,838 students total), Elk Meadow Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Elk Meadow Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Elk Meadow Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Elk Meadow Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Deschutes County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elk Meadow Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 33.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Deschutes County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,758 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Elk Meadow Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Deschutes County (combined enrollment of about 25,823 students).

The closest other public school is Pine Ridge Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elk Meadow Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Elk Meadow Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 585 (now 459). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 71%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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