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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198000546
Lava Ridge Elementary School
20805 Cooley Rd, Bend, OR 97701 · (541) 355-2400 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
195 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 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
42%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
60.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 46.4% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Lava Ridge Elementary School
Lava Ridge Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Ridge Elementary School this school | 404 | 48.3% | 47.7% |
| Juniper Elementary School Bend | 432 | 47.7% | 51.9% |
| Elk Meadow Elementary School Bend | 459 | 48.6% | 33.5% |
| Robert Frost Elementary School Silverton | 349 | 51.0% | 52.7% |
| Banks Elementary School Banks | 430 | 48.4% | 36.8% |
| Buckingham Elementary School Bend | 340 | 47.9% | 47.8% |
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 Lava Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #142 of 591 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #136 of 646 ▲ 33 | #7 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #121 of 646 ▲ 34 | #10 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #193 of 710 | #15 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #475 of 587 | #19 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #414 of 587 | #10 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #568 of 645 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #61 of 493 | #5 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
404
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 404 | 21.2 | 19.0:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 22.8 | 18.4:1 | 38% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 23.8 | 18.2:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 30.7 | 19.5:1 | 29% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 47% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 27 | 24.4:1 | 25% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lava Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (599 to 404); teachers down 31% (30.7 to 21.2).
About Lava Ridge Elementary School
Lava Ridge Elementary School, located in Bend, Oregon, is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 404 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 has 35 schools; together they serve 16,838 students.
Lava Ridge Elementary School is 74% White by enrollment. Other students are 19% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Deschutes County residents are about 87% White. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Lava Ridge Elementary School is 21.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.0:1. That is higher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The school counts 195 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%. On average, public schools in Deschutes County report 60%.
Lava Ridge Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.7% is 3.9 points above the 43.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Deschutes County, the median household income is $92,758, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deschutes County is home to 53 public schools and about 25,823 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Sky View Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lava Ridge Elementary School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Lava Ridge Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The school enrolled 404 students in 2024-25, 22 fewer than the 426 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Lava Ridge Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Sky View Middle School0.1 mi · 598
- Ponderosa Elementary1.1 mi · 464
- Realms Middle School1.5 mi · 156
- Realms High School1.5 mi · 148
- North Star Elementary1.6 mi · 319
- Desert Sky Montessori1.8 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Lava Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lava Ridge Elementary School?
Lava Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lava Ridge Elementary School serve?
Lava Ridge Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lava Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lava Ridge Elementary School is approximately 19.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lava Ridge Elementary School?
Lava Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lava Ridge Elementary School in?
Lava Ridge Elementary School is part of Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.