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High Lakes Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

High Lakes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 435 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1, which is ranked 28 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High Lakes Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Oregon, with a statewide ranking between 22nd and 61st out of over 700 schools in the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Students at High Lakes significantly outperform the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.4% for the district and 40.3% for the state.

While High Lakes Elementary School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 39.7% in 2022-2023, the school's rates remain lower than the district and state averages. The school also outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Bend-LaPine district, including Pine Ridge Elementary, Bend International School, and Amity Creek Elementary. High Lakes Elementary School's consistent high performance over the past decade and its strong performance across various metrics make it a standout among the schools in the Bend-LaPine district and the state of Oregon.

415

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,814

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 NW High Lakes Lp
Bend, OR 97701-5923

(541) 355-1700

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend High Lakes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pacific Crest Middle School
High:	Summit High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (69% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

61^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	90.0	61 of 706	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	30 of 710	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	31 of 706	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	35 of 706	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	40 of 705	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	42 of 709	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	44 of 701	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	44 of 697	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	32 of 706	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	92.9	22 of 695	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	7 of 707	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	27 of 730	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	33 of 695	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	24 of 674	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	33 of 665	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	43 of 655	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	80.1	81 of 652	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	132 of 636	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	22 of 629	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	81.6	56 of 586	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	80 of 653	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	34 of 658	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	43 of 652	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	39 of 646	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	70 of 621	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	57 of 681	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	94.6	33 of 703	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	52 of 597	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	66 of 640	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	33 of 664	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	29 of 662	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	21 of 665	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	33 of 654	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	32 of 623	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	28 of 680	95.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	87.7	14 of 212	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	54 of 231	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	22 of 215	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	82 of 481	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	62 of 669	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	36 of 670	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	28 of 656	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	33 of 666	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	52 of 662	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	51 of 683	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+35 vs state

Mathematics69%+33 vs state

Science39%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Great school, highly engaged parents and community. Classes are way too large -30 in our third grade class - but parent volunteers help alleviate the burden for teachers Close Quote

Schools Near High Lakes 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
High Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 NW High Lakes Lp	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-1700	415	22	19.0	48.4%	360 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	90	61^st of 706 public elementary schools	91.4%		94.8	30^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.8%	31	85.7	80.5	69.2				89.6	69.5	48.7				38.8		$15,814	$672	$15,142
William E Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	300 NW Crosby Dr	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-2500	501	25	19.8	48.1%	450 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	91.2	51^st of 706 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.5	36^th of 710 public elementary schools	94.9%	15	71.9	74.1	71.1				73.4	62.5	61.4				43.0		$15,121	$751	$14,370
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
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
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
Pine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	19840 Hollygrape St	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-2700	528	28	19.1	48.3%	411 (77.8%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.7%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.4%)	92.1	45^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.6%		87.2	77^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.2%	32	69.0	73.6	75.0				68.0	59.3	60.7				48.9		$15,495	$893	$14,602
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
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
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
Elk Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	60880 Brookswood Blvd	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-1500	459	26	17.9	48.6%	327 (71.2%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (22.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	46	344^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.3%		45.9	349^th of 710 public elementary schools	50.8%	5	48.7	49.2	36.7				63.6	32.3	16.0				18.4		$16,308	$953	$15,356

Frequently Asked Questions about High Lakes Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of High Lakes Elementary School?

Students at High Lakes Elementary School are 87% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend High Lakes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended High Lakes Elementary School.

Is High Lakes Elementary School a good school?

Yes. High Lakes Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

What district is High Lakes Elementary School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

What schools do graduates of High Lakes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend High Lakes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pacific Crest Middle School
High : Summit High School

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