M A Lynch Elementary School

M A Lynch Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Redmond, Oregon, run under Redmond SD 2J, educates 352 students, covering grades K through 5.

Redmond SD 2J runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,889 students. M A Lynch Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, M A Lynch Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, M A Lynch Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Deschutes County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), M A Lynch Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Deschutes County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,758, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Deschutes County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,823 students), M A Lynch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Obsidian Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around M A Lynch Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts M A Lynch Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. M A Lynch Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 352). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 31% to 20%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.