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Tumalo Community School

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Tumalo Community School is an exceptional elementary school located in Bend, Oregon, serving 256 students in grades K-5. As part of the Redmond School District 2J, which is ranked 51 out of 140 districts in the state, Tumalo Community School consistently ranks in the top 20-30% of Oregon elementary schools, with a current ranking of 27 out of 706 schools and a 5-star rating.

Tumalo Community School's academic performance is truly outstanding, significantly outperforming both the Redmond School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 79.2% of 3rd graders, 73.9% of 4th graders, and 71.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 43.5% and 40.3% for the district and state, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even more impressive, with 87.5% of 3rd graders, 71.1% of 4th graders, and 57.1% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, far exceeding the district and state averages.

While Tumalo Community School excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Oregon elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students, the school's performance for Hispanic students is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 20% of the state. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.8% to 38.8% over the past few years, which is an issue the school and district should address. Overall, Tumalo Community School is a standout educational institution, providing a high-quality learning experience for its diverse student population.

266

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,057

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19835 2nd St
Bend, OR 97701-9099

(541) 382-2853

District: Redmond School District 2J

Students who attend Tumalo Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Obsidian Middle School
High:	Ridgeview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (72% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg42%

Oregon avg38%

27^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Redmond School District 2J

51^st of 140Redmond School District 2J 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	27 of 706	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	96 of 710	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	106 of 706	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	126 of 706	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	101 of 705	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	88 of 709	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	99 of 701	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	86 of 697	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	191 of 706	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	234 of 695	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.7	166 of 707	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	58.0	304 of 730	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	402 of 695	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	78.3	110 of 674	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	120 of 665	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	57.3	294 of 655	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	184 of 652	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	55.6	317 of 636	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.4	148 of 629	76.5%	★★★★☆
2004	61.8	221 of 586	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	29 of 653	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	32 of 658	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	72 of 652	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	124 of 646	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	123 of 621	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	107 of 681	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	298 of 365	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	4 of 518	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	33 of 523	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	142 of 595	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	123 of 703	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	26 of 597	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.7	99 of 640	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	41 of 664	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	71.0	152 of 662	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	147 of 665	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	146 of 654	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	93 of 623	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	87 of 680	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	38.4	268 of 481	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	34 of 669	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	80 of 670	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	107 of 656	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	114 of 666	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	120 of 662	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	111 of 683	83.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	69.1	94 of 379	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	101 of 384	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	122 of 382	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.6	92 of 383	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.8	98 of 381	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.0	91 of 382	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	61.3	145 of 395	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	97 of 357	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	62 of 343	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	61 of 323	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	77 of 315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.4	35 of 295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	45.9	159 of 285	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.1	132 of 271	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.8	71 of 270	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)44th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+32 vs state

Mathematics73%+37 vs state

Science57%+27 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
Tumalo Community School	Public	K-5	19835 2nd St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 382-2853	266	15	18.3	78.2%	216 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	95.5	27^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.2%		84	96^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.5%	69	79.2	73.9	71.4				87.5	71.1	57.1				57.1		$17,057	$689	$16,368
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tumalo Community School

What district is Tumalo Community School in?

Redmond School District 2J

How many students attend Tumalo Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Tumalo Community School.

Is Tumalo Community School a good school?

Yes! Tumalo Community School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Tumalo Community School attend?

Students who attend Tumalo Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Obsidian Middle School
High : Ridgeview High School

What is the racial makeup of Tumalo Community School?

Students at Tumalo Community School are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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