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Enrollment
668
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198000263
High Desert Middle School
61000 Diamondback Ln, Bend, OR 97702 · (541) 355-7200 · Deschutes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
320 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 206 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%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
40.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 26.7% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 High Desert Middle School
High Desert Middle School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Desert Middle School this school | 668 | 47.9% | 29.5% |
| Pilot Butte Middle School Bend | 589 | 47.2% | 38.5% |
| Gardiner Middle School Oregon City | 699 | 54.2% | 29.9% |
| Sky View Middle School Bend | 598 | 47.8% | 42.9% |
| Estacada Middle School Estacada | 460 | 51.5% | 21.9% |
| Silverton Middle School Silverton | 425 | 50.8% | 31.9% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 High Desert Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #100 of 190 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #115 of 200 ▼ 24 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #100 of 201 ▼ 12 | #8 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #54 of 208 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #164 of 180 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #117 of 180 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #169 of 194 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #49 of 141 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
668
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 668 | 30.4 | 22.0:1 | 48% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 30.3 | 22.8:1 | 43% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 32.2 | 21.0:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 36 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 35.5 | 22.4:1 | 45% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 36 | 21.8:1 | 48% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 32% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Desert Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (793 to 668); teachers down 14% (35.5 to 30.4).
About High Desert Middle School
High Desert Middle School sits in Bend, Oregon, and is classified as a middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 668 students. That is 35% larger than the average of about 494 students for middle schools in Oregon.
The 35 schools of Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, including High Desert Middle School, enroll 16,838 students.
The student body at High Desert Middle School is 70% White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Deschutes County's residents are about 87% White, 18 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at High Desert Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At High Desert Middle School, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Deschutes County report 60%.
High Desert Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% is 14.5 points below the 44.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Deschutes County, the median household earns about $92,758 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Deschutes County has 53 public schools with about 25,823 students, including High Desert Middle School.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Caldera High School, is the closest to High Desert Middle School. High Desert Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. High Desert Middle School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for High Desert Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 763 (2020-21) to 668 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 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
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Other High Desert Middle schools
One other US public school is named High Desert Middle. High Desert Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- High Desert Middle SchoolGlobe, AZ · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Caldera High School1.3 mi · 1,354
- R E Jewell Elementary School1.8 mi · 421
- Silver Rail Elementary School2.1 mi · 457
- Bear Creek Elementary School2.7 mi · 521
- Bend Senior High School3.0 mi · 1,204
- Pine Ridge Elementary3.5 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About High Desert Middle SchoolHow many students attend High Desert Middle School?
High Desert Middle School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 06-08.
Is High Desert Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
High Desert Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at High Desert Middle School?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at High Desert Middle School.
What is the student diversity at High Desert Middle School?
Student demographics at High Desert Middle School are roughly 70% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is High Desert Middle School in?
High Desert Middle School is part of Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1.
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