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If you had an hour of school board time for Summit High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,282
High
DISTRICT 815 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198001451
Summit High School
2855 NW Clearwater Dr, Bend, OR 97701 · (541) 355-4000 · Deschutes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
618 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 311 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 289 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 335 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 347 | 27% |
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
39.9%
OR avg 43.0%
Math
32.2%
OR avg 31.8%
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 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32.
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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Summit High School
Summit High School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit High School this school | 1,282 | 48.2% | 34.8% |
| Bend Senior High School Bend | 1,204 | 48.3% | 21.4% |
| Mountain View Senior High School Bend | 1,161 | 48.9% | 36.0% |
| Silverton High School Silverton | 1,262 | 50.2% | 35.0% |
| LaPine Senior High School LaPine | 440 | 48.6% | 18.1% |
| Pleasant Hill High School Pleasant Hill | 530 | 52.8% | 24.3% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 Summit High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #64 of 177 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #29 of 194 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #106 of 201 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,282 | #51 of 257 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #163 of 171 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #171 of 171 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #184 of 207 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #13 of 102 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,282
-279 (-18%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,332
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 1,282 | 49 | 26.1:1 | 48% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 1,326 | 51.7 | 25.6:1 | 15% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 1,444 | 58.5 | 24.7:1 | 6% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 1,561 | 64 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,601 | 59.9 | 26.7:1 | 16% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 1,482 | 54 | 27.4:1 | 20% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 1,332 | 53 | 25.1:1 | 25% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,601 to 1,282); teachers down 18% (59.9 to 49).
About Summit High School
Summit High School is a public large high school in Bend, Oregon. It educates 1,282 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Oregon is about 630 students.
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 has 16,838 students in 35 schools, and Summit High School is one of those schools.
About 90% of the student body at Summit High School is White. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers at Summit High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.1:1. That is 6.3 students per teacher above the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%. It compares with 60% for public schools in Deschutes County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Summit High School, the prediction is 43.9% and the result is 34.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Deschutes County, the median household income is $92,758, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, 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.
The closest public school to Summit High School is Pacific Crest Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Summit High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 279 students since 2020-21, to 1,282. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 26.1:1, from 24.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Summit High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- 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
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Bend
- Caldera High SchoolHigh · 1,354 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
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Other Summit High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Summit High. Summit High School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Summit HighFontana, CA · 2,725 students
- Summit High SchoolSpring Hill, TN · 1,609 students
- Summit High SchoolSUMMIT, NJ · 1,198 students
- Summit High SchoolBRECKENRIDGE, CO · 1,060 students
- Summit HighAMERICAN FORK, UT · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Pacific Crest Middle School0.2 mi · 585
- William E Miller Elementary0.4 mi · 501
- High Lakes Elementary School0.5 mi · 415
- Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School1.6 mi · 203
- Cascade Middle School1.8 mi · 687
- Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Summit High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Summit High School?
Summit High School enrolls approximately 1,282 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Summit High School serve?
Summit High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Summit High School have?
Summit High School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit High School?
At Summit High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Summit High School public or private?
Summit High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.