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Bear Creek Elementary School

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Bear Creek Elementary School ranks 522 nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Bear Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 508 students in grades K-5 and part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1.

While the district is ranked 28 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating, Bear Creek Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.4% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school's performance is also lower for specific student groups, such as ranking 528 out of 653 Oregon elementary schools for female students and 284 out of 362 for Hispanic students in 2024-2025. Additionally, Bear Creek Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.0% to 39.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Buckingham Elementary, Bend International School, and Juniper Elementary, generally outperform Bear Creek Elementary in academic metrics and student group performance. Despite the school's high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, the per-student spending at Bear Creek Elementary is higher than the district average, suggesting that additional resources and funding alone may not be sufficient to address the school's challenges. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and targeting the specific needs of the school's student population could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Bear Creek Elementary School.

521

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,314

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 SE 13th St
Bend, OR 97702-1555

(541) 355-1400

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend Bear Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pilot Butte Middle School
High:	Bend Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

45.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

522^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

28^th of 140Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	522 of 706	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	451 of 710	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	365 of 706	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	501 of 706	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	372 of 705	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	330 of 709	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	326 of 701	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.6	469 of 697	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	410 of 706	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	312 of 695	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	150 of 707	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	242 of 730	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	157 of 695	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	54.0	341 of 674	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	305 of 665	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.9	190 of 655	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	167 of 652	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	64.1	230 of 636	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.9	160 of 629	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	46.7	347 of 586	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	136 of 179	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	528 of 653	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	507 of 658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	403 of 652	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	501 of 646	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	414 of 621	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	407 of 681	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	284 of 362	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	243 of 365	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	198 of 360	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	286 of 339	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	221 of 364	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	314 of 475	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	480 of 518	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	462 of 523	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.4	193 of 595	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	497 of 703	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	431 of 597	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.5	102 of 640	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	442 of 664	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	313 of 662	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	279 of 665	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	440 of 654	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	251 of 623	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	230 of 680	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	307 of 481	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	352 of 669	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	350 of 670	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	239 of 656	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	354 of 666	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	186 of 662	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	109 of 683	84.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2018)36th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-11 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Bear Creek Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 SE 13th St	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-1400	521	31	16.9	97.3%	258 (49.5%)	5 (1.0%)	236 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	27.5	522^nd of 706 public elementary schools	26.1%		34.7	451^st of 710 public elementary schools	36.5%	71	18.8	39.2	45.0				19.8	30.1	26.3				15.9		$16,314	$1,116	$15,198
Juniper Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 NE Norton St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-1800	432	25	17.6	47.7%	319 (73.8%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	74	146^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.5	106^th of 710 public elementary schools	85.1%	40	41.5	65.8	70.7				34.8	59.5	47.3				41.9		$16,550	$1,130	$15,420
Silver Rail Elementary School	Public	K-5	61530 SE Stone Creek St	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2900	457	24	19.0	48.1%	373 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	67.2	189^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.2%		67.9	184^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.1%	5	50.6	55.4	52.7				54.4	40.2	40.5				35.6		$16,239	$1,297	$14,943
Amity Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	437 NW Wall St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-2800	144	8	18.9	47.2%	130 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	82.7	108^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.7%		85.4	85^th of 710 public elementary schools	88.0%	23	55.0	87.0	66.7				65.0	69.6	42.9				33.3		$16,163	$672	$15,492
Ensworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 NE Daggett Ln	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-1600	130	11	11.4	97.7%	86 (66.2%)	2 (1.5%)	27 (20.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.5%)	29.5	500^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.2%		14.8	642^nd of 710 public elementary schools	9.6%	142	35.0	40.0	42.1				20.0	20.0	26.3				18.2		$21,780	$1,598	$20,182
Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 NW Newport Ave	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-1900	384	19	20.4	48.2%	348 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	95.4	30^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.1	29^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.9%	1	67.2	67.9	80.0				71.2	70.9	76.4				60.0		$15,217	$672	$14,545
R E Jewell Elementary School	Public	K-5	20550 Murphy Rd	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2100	421	24	17.5	48.5%	276 (65.6%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (28.5%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	28.8	507^th of 706 public elementary schools	28.2%		52.3	293^rd of 710 public elementary schools	58.7%	214	31.9	35.2	40.9				27.5	28.8	16.7				19.7		$16,218	$1,132	$15,086
Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-8	1101 NW 12th St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2000	203	12	17.4	47.3%	168 (82.8%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	52.5	284^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.8%		67.8	187^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.7%	97	63.6	44.0	47.6	47.1	75.0	41.7	66.7	16.0	14.3	25.0	55.0	33.3	56.5	47.1	$18,704	$1,633	$17,071
Buckingham Elementary School	Public	K-5	62560 Hamby Rd	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2600	340	20	16.8	47.9%	273 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	63.4	217^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.3%		78	129^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.8%	88	50.9	62.9	49.3				50.0	66.2	25.0				26.1		$15,915	$994	$14,921
Bend International School	Public, Charter	K-8	63020 OB Riley Road	Bend	97703	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 797-7038	217	12	18.7	32.3%	164 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	70.1	168^th of 706 public elementary schools	76.2%		77.7	133^rd of 710 public elementary schools	81.3%	35	60.0	61.9	80.0	50.0	65.2	70.0	52.0	47.6	20.0	20.0	65.2	45.0	56.0	35.0	$7,237	$672	$6,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Creek Elementary School

Is Bear Creek Elementary School a good school?

Bear Creek Elementary School ranks 522^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bear Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bear Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pilot Butte Middle School
High : Bend Senior High School

How many students attend Bear Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Bear Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bear Creek Elementary School?

Students at Bear Creek Elementary School are 50% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Bear Creek Elementary School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

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