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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDMOND SD 2J·NCES 411035001645
Tom McCall Elementary School
1200 NW Upas Ave, Redmond, OR 97756 · (541) 526-6400 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
344 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
50.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 41.4% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Tom McCall Elementary School
Tom McCall Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McCall Elementary School this school | 463 | 74.3% | 40.9% |
| Sage Elementary School Redmond | 493 | 75.7% | 50.3% |
| Creslane Elementary School Creswell | 480 | 71.9% | 35.3% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School St Helens | 426 | 72.3% | 26.3% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary Albany | 510 | 76.3% | 37.1% |
| Allen Dale Elementary School Grants Pass | 397 | 74.3% | 33.5% |
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 Tom McCall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #215 of 591 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #259 of 646 ▼ 42 | #19 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #215 of 646 ▲ 18 | #19 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #107 of 710 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #440 of 587 | #16 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #427 of 587 | #12 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #323 of 645 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #471 of 493 | #19 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
463
+71 (+18%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 74% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 50% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 26.6 | 17.9:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 24.4 | 19.5:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 53% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 49% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom McCall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (476 to 463); teachers up 3% (24.4 to 25).
About Tom McCall Elementary School
Tom McCall Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Redmond, Oregon. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 463 students. That compares with an average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
Redmond SD 2J has a total of 13 schools and 6,889 students, Tom McCall Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Tom McCall Elementary School, about 74 are White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Deschutes County, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for Tom McCall Elementary School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Tom McCall Elementary School reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.5:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. Roughly 74% of students at Tom McCall Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Deschutes County average 60%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Tom McCall Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Deschutes County show that the median household earns about $92,758 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Deschutes County, 53 public schools serve about 25,823 students.
Among nearby public schools, Elton Gregory Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 31.0% proficiency; Tom McCall Elementary School posts 40.9%.
The federal government classifies Tom McCall Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment increased 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.5:1, from 17.0:1.
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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 Redmond SD 2J
- Redmond Proficiency AcademyHigh · 906 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Elton Gregory Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Obsidian Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Sage Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Redmond
- Redmond Proficiency AcademyHigh · 906 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Elton Gregory Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Obsidian Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Sage Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Elton Gregory Middle School0.1 mi · 695
- John Tuck Elementary School1.8 mi · 382
- Hugh Hartman Elementary2.0 mi · 376
- Redmond Proficiency Academy2.3 mi · 906
- Redmond High School2.4 mi · 896
- M A Lynch Elementary School2.7 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Tom McCall Elementary SchoolHow large is Tom McCall Elementary School?
Tom McCall Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Tom McCall Elementary School serve?
Tom McCall Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tom McCall Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tom McCall Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tom McCall Elementary School?
Tom McCall Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Tom McCall Elementary School public or private?
Tom McCall Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redmond SD 2J.
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