Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDMOND SD 2J·NCES 411035000942
Vern Patrick Elementary School
3001 SW Obsidian, Redmond, OR 97756 · (541) 923-4830 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
252 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
43%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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 37.9% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Vern Patrick Elementary School
Vern Patrick Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Patrick Elementary School this school | 333 | 75.7% | 38.8% |
| M A Lynch Elementary School Redmond | 352 | 76.1% | 33.9% |
| Periwinkle Elementary School Albany | 325 | 76.6% | 28.0% |
| Harrisburg Elementary School Harrisburg | 338 | 74.0% | 42.3% |
| Parkside Elementary Grants Pass | 361 | 73.4% | 28.1% |
| Fremont/Hay Elementary School Lakeview | 275 | 76.4% | 31.4% |
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 Vern Patrick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #237 of 591 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #246 of 646 ▲ 12 | #17 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #335 of 646 ▼ 12 | #24 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #347 of 710 | #21 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #375 of 587 | #12 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #405 of 587 | #8 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #308 of 645 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #367 of 493 | #13 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
333
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 333 | 18.8 | 17.7:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 65% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 22.9 | 14.4:1 | 68% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 19.4 | 19.6:1 | 77% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 77% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 75% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 39% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vern Patrick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (380 to 333); teachers down 3% (19.4 to 18.8).
About Vern Patrick Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Vern Patrick Elementary School serves students in Redmond, Oregon. Enrollment totals 333 students across kindergarten through 5.
Vern Patrick Elementary School is part of Redmond SD 2J, where 13 schools serve 6,889 students.
More than half of the students at Vern Patrick Elementary School are White (72%). Next come 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 87% White among all Deschutes County residents. The diversity index for Vern Patrick Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Vern Patrick Elementary School totals 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 76% of students (252) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Deschutes County.
Vern Patrick Elementary School is 5.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.8% versus 33.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
The school's county is Deschutes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $92,758, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 53 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,823, Vern Patrick Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Redmond High School, is about 0.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Vern Patrick Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Vern Patrick Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 306 to 333, a 9% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 17.7:1.
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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
- Redmond High School0.8 mi · 896
- Obsidian Middle School1.0 mi · 568
- M A Lynch Elementary School1.1 mi · 352
- Sage Elementary School1.1 mi · 493
- Hugh Hartman Elementary1.2 mi · 376
- Redmond Proficiency Academy1.5 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Vern Patrick Elementary SchoolHow large is Vern Patrick Elementary School?
Vern Patrick Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-05.
Is Vern Patrick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vern Patrick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vern Patrick Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vern Patrick Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vern Patrick Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vern Patrick Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vern Patrick Elementary School in?
Vern Patrick Elementary School is part of Redmond SD 2J.
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