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Lava Ridge Elementary School

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Lava Ridge Elementary School ranks 126 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Lava Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 419 students in grades K-5 and part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1. The school consistently ranks among the top 30% of Oregon elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its students demonstrate exceptional academic performance, particularly in 5th-grade English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Lava Ridge's Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10-20% of their respective subgroups in Oregon. The school's female students also excel, ranking in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools. However, Lava Ridge has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 23.2% in 2021-2022 to 34.3% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Highland School at Kenwood Elementary consistently outperforms Lava Ridge, while Bear Creek Elementary struggles academically. Tumalo Community School, in the neighboring Redmond School District, also demonstrates exceptional academic performance, outperforming Lava Ridge in several areas.

404

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,483

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20805 Cooley Rd
Bend, OR 97701-8076

(541) 355-2400

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend Lava Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sky View Middle School
High:	Mountain View Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2014 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

126^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	79.0	126 of 706	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	203 of 710	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	87 of 706	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	188 of 706	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	87 of 705	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	104 of 709	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	152 of 701	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	89 of 697	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	110 of 706	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	149 of 695	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	155 of 707	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	66.9	216 of 730	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	63.4	244 of 695	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	221 of 674	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	169 of 665	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	243 of 655	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	186 of 652	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	223 of 636	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.1	217 of 629	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.7	434 of 586	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	108 of 653	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	158 of 658	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	59 of 652	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	70.5	151 of 646	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	74 of 621	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	91 of 681	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	13 of 362	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	60.2	88 of 365	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	24 of 364	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	60.7	136 of 475	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	56 of 518	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	20 of 523	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	164 of 595	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	185 of 703	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	97 of 597	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	244 of 640	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	146 of 664	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	238 of 662	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	108 of 665	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	209 of 654	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	88 of 623	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	118 of 680	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	63.9	67 of 299	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	32.7	330 of 481	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	142 of 669	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	253 of 670	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	125 of 656	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	216 of 666	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	98 of 662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	128 of 683	81.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)78th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+17 vs state

Mathematics49%+13 vs state

Science47%+17 vs state

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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
Lava Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	20805 Cooley Rd	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-2400	404	21	19.0	48.3%	297 (73.5%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	79	126^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.2%		65.2	203^rd of 710 public elementary schools	71.4%	77	57.7	52.2	70.1				53.7	53.0	42.6				47.1		$15,483	$671	$14,812
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	63100 NE Purcell	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-4300	464	24	19.7	48.1%	363 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.6%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.1%)	80.1	119^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.1%		68.5	181^st of 710 public elementary schools	74.5%	62	57.7	64.6	69.4				56.6	44.3	46.6				42.7		$15,648	$1,209	$14,439
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	63567 N.W. Brownrigg Road	Bend	97703	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-1000	319	18	17.3	49.5%	238 (74.6%)	4 (1.3%)	46 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.5%)	58.8	247^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.0%		76	140^th of 710 public elementary schools	80.3%	107	53.3	46.5	56.3				48.3	41.3	31.3				24.5		$16,341	$900	$15,441
Desert Sky Montessori	Public, Charter	K-6	63175 O B Riley Rd	Bend	97703	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 350-2090	168	8	21.1		144 (85.7%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	56.5	266^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.3%		26.2	527^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.8%	261	57.7	50.0	64.3				32.0	33.3	21.4				38.5		$7,237	$672	$6,566
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lava Ridge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lava Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lava Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sky View Middle School
High : Mountain View Senior High School

Is Lava Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Lava Ridge Elementary School ranks 126^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lava Ridge Elementary School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

What is the racial makeup of Lava Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Lava Ridge Elementary School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lava Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Lava Ridge Elementary School.

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