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Pine Ridge Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 57.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 59% 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%.
Schools most like Pine Ridge Elementary
Pine Ridge Elementary's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Elementary this school | 528 | 48.3% | 59.0% |
| Ponderosa Elementary Bend | 464 | 48.1% | 49.3% |
| Silver Rail Elementary School Bend | 457 | 48.1% | 44.8% |
| Banks Elementary School Banks | 430 | 48.4% | 36.8% |
| Juniper Elementary School Bend | 432 | 47.7% | 51.9% |
| Sisters Elementary School Sisters | 491 | 52.1% | 52.9% |
Where Pine Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #70 of 591 | #6 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #58 of 646 ▲ 30 | #5 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #42 of 646 ▲ 37 | #4 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #45 of 710 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #483 of 587 | #22 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #482 of 587 | #14 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #567 of 645 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #77 of 88 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 528 | 27.6 | 19.1:1 | 48% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 28.8 | 19.0:1 | 34% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 27.3 | 19.0:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 38% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 55% (308) |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (518 to 528); teachers up 1% (27.3 to 27.6).
About Pine Ridge Elementary
Pine Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The student body numbers 528 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 64% above that.
The district for Pine Ridge Elementary is Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, with 35 schools and 16,838 students.
At Pine Ridge Elementary, White students make up 78% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 87% share among Deschutes County residents. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Pine Ridge Elementary counts 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.1 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 19.1:1 here. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Deschutes County report 60%.
On BeatsExpectations, Pine Ridge Elementary is 15.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
Within Deschutes County, the median household income is $92,758, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Deschutes County has 53 public schools and roughly 25,823 students.
Elk Meadow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Pine Ridge Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.0% is above the 39.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Pine Ridge Elementary grew 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 453 to 528 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.8:1 to 19.1:1.
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