Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDMOND SD 2J·NCES 411035000280
Tumalo Community School
19835 2nd St, Bend, OR 97701 · (541) 382-2853 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Oregon public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
208 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
32%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
75.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 63.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Oregon's top 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 Tumalo Community School
Tumalo Community School's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumalo Community School this school | 266 | 78.2% | 63.4% |
| Central Linn Elementary School Halsey | 241 | 77.6% | 28.4% |
| Steins Pillar Elementary Prineville | 267 | 79.8% | 36.8% |
| Foster Elementary School Foster | 277 | 75.1% | 30.7% |
| Oakland Elementary School Oakland | 252 | 78.2% | 32.6% |
| Brooklyn Primary School Baker City | 249 | 81.9% | 25.9% |
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 Tumalo Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #44 of 591 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #18 of 646 ▲ 34 | #1 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #30 of 646 ▲ 43 | #2 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #471 of 710 | #24 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #426 of 587 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #527 of 587 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #287 of 645 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #58 of 493 | #4 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
266
+53 (+25%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 266 | 14.5 | 18.3:1 | 78% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 13.9 | 18.4:1 | 47% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 16.5 | 16.1:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 13 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 19.8 | 20.1:1 | 36% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | 65% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | 27% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tumalo Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (398 to 266); teachers down 27% (19.8 to 14.5).
About Tumalo Community School
Tumalo Community School sits in Bend, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 266 students.
Redmond SD 2J enrolls 6,889 students, and its 13 schools include Tumalo Community School.
About 81% of the student body at Tumalo Community School is White. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.3:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. That is 18 points above the 60% average for public schools in Deschutes County.
allk12 grades Tumalo Community School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 63.4%, is 31.2 points above the 32.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Oregon schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Deschutes County, the median household income is $92,758, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Tumalo Community School is one of 53 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Tumalo Community School is North Star Elementary, at a distance of about 3.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tumalo Community School is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tumalo Community School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- North Star Elementary3.1 mi · 319
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- Sky View Middle School4.0 mi · 598
- Desert Sky Montessori4.1 mi · 168
- Bend International School4.5 mi · 217
- Ponderosa Elementary5.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Tumalo Community SchoolHow large is Tumalo Community School?
Tumalo Community School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tumalo Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tumalo Community School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tumalo Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tumalo Community School is approximately 18.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tumalo Community School?
At Tumalo Community School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Tumalo Community School public or private?
Tumalo Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redmond SD 2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.