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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198001839
Pacific Crest Middle School
3030 NW Elwood Lane, Bend, OR 97701 · (541) 355-7800 · Deschutes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
296 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 | 180 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%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
65.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 50.2% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Pacific Crest Middle School
Pacific Crest Middle School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Crest Middle School this school | 585 | 50.6% | 53.0% |
| Cascade Middle School Bend | 687 | 47.9% | 56.0% |
| Sky View Middle School Bend | 598 | 47.8% | 42.9% |
| Tumwata Middle School Oregon City | 685 | 54.6% | 31.0% |
| Chehalem Valley Middle School Newberg | 422 | 49.8% | 44.6% |
| Sellwood Middle School Portland | 575 | 41.7% | 58.6% |
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 Pacific Crest Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #13 of 190 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #9 of 200 ▲ 5 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #12 of 201 ▲ 11 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #74 of 208 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #177 of 180 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #179 of 180 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #163 of 194 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #15 of 141 | #1 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
585
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 585 | 23.7 | 24.6:1 | 51% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 25.8 | 24.2:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 24.8 | 24.6:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 29.9 | 25.5:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 13% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Crest Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (764 to 585); teachers down 21% (29.9 to 23.7).
About Pacific Crest Middle School
Pacific Crest Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in Bend, Oregon. The school counts 585 students across grades 6 through 8.
Pacific Crest Middle School is one school in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, a system of 35 schools with 16,838 students.
The large majority of students at Pacific Crest Middle School, 89%, are White. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Pacific Crest Middle School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pacific Crest Middle School was 24.6:1. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%. It compares with 60% for public schools in Deschutes County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pacific Crest Middle School is 42.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.0%.
Federal survey data for Deschutes County show that median household income is about $92,758, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 53 public schools operate in Deschutes County, serving about 25,823 students.
The nearest other public school, William E Miller Elementary, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pacific Crest Middle School. Pacific Crest Middle School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 565 to 585. Students per teacher rose from 21.7 in 2020-21 to 24.6 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- William E Miller Elementary0.2 mi · 501
- Summit High School0.2 mi · 1,282
- High Lakes Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Cascade Middle School1.7 mi · 687
- Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School1.8 mi · 203
- Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Crest Middle SchoolHow large is Pacific Crest Middle School?
Pacific Crest Middle School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pacific Crest Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pacific Crest Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pacific Crest Middle School have?
Pacific Crest Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
How diverse is Pacific Crest Middle School?
Pacific Crest Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacific Crest Middle School?
Pacific Crest Middle School is overseen by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 in Deschutes County.
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