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Bend Elementary

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Bend Elementary ranks 1462 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bend Elementary is a small, high-performing K-8 school of about 102 students in rural Red Bluff, part of the Evergreen Union district, that has shown impressive improvement in recent years.

Academically, Bend stands out in the area, with students scoring significantly higher than both the district and state averages in all core subjects, especially in English (70.97% proficient) and Science (66.67% proficient). This is notable given that over 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school outperforms others with similar demographics, like Evergreen Elementary in the same district, as well as nearby schools in the Red Bluff Union Elementary district such as William M. Metteer Elementary and Lincoln Street. Another key strength is attendance; Bend's chronic absenteeism rate is an exceptionally low 3.8%, a dramatic improvement and far better than most local schools.

The school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than many comparables, which appears to support its strong results. While other small schools like Cottonwood Creek Charter also perform well, Bend's model of combining small class sizes, focused resources, and effective school-level practices in areas like science instruction and attendance initiatives has proven successful. Its steady rise from a 3-star to a 4-star rating demonstrates a commitment to quality that distinguishes it within the region.

102

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,346

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22270 Bend Ferry Rd.
Red Bluff, CA 96080-9642

(530) 527-4648

District: Evergreen Union

Students who attend Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evergreen Middle
High:	Red Bluff High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg47%

California avg41%

1,462^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Evergreen Union

496^th of 1,543Evergreen Union among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1462 of 5857	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	2370 of 5869	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2609 of 5859	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	2190 of 5883	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	1428 of 5789	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	1826 of 5611	67.5%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science67%+34 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Bend Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bend Elementary	Public	K-8	22270 Bend Ferry Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-4648	102	6	16.7	42.2%	72 (70.6%)	1 (1.0%)	21 (20.6%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	73.2	1462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		53.5	2370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	908	54.6		66.7		58.3	63.6	64.3			71.0		41.7	63.6	35.7			51.6							$19,346	$2,697	$16,649
Antelope Elementary	Public	K-5	22630 Antelope Blvd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-1272	442	22	20.0	59.5%	263 (59.5%)	3 (0.7%)	146 (33.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	52.7	2449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.8	2296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	153	37.5		37.5	45.0	43.5	50.0				46.0	45.0	42.7	35.4				41.3	96.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.1	$16,484	$744	$15,740
Lincoln Street	Public, Charter	K-8	1125 Lincoln St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Tehama County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 528-7301	82	3	23.9	86.6%	44 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (11.0%)								(n/a)			25.0		9.1					18.8		0.0					10.4							$13,272	$00	$13,272
Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1256 Walnut St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7171	387	20	19.6	66.9%	191 (49.4%)	8 (2.1%)	142 (36.7%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	29.8	3981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.5	3970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	11	21.4		21.4	25.0	39.0	19.6				27.8	40.3	40.7	17.9				33.7							$21,111	$2,737	$18,374
Jackson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Jackson St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7150	407	19	21.1	82.3%	212 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	157 (38.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	35.5	3535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		26.6	4244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	709	36.1		36.1	19.7	25.8	55.6				34.2	18.1	23.8	40.3				27.5							$19,517	$3,270	$16,247
William M. Metteer Elementary	Public	K-5	695 Kimball Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-9015	458	20	22.9	77.5%	169 (36.9%)	5 (1.1%)	236 (51.5%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	17.2	5080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.4	5270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	190	19.3		19.3	27.6	20.2	26.3				24.4	22.4	18.1	17.5				19.4	95.8	95.8	96.9		95.8		$19,733	$3,089	$16,644
Red Bluff Community Day	Public	K-8	1770 S. Jackson	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7200	16	3	4.9	62.5%	11 (68.8%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)										9.1							9.1							$88,609	$00	$88,609
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-4	19415 Hooker Creek Rd.	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	541	24	22.5	60.1%	405 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (17.9%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	69.5	1622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		59.5	2092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	470				75.6	51.8					62.3	57.8	43.0					49.5	97.1				97.1		$15,012	$2,093	$12,919
Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)	Public	K-5	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	2	1	4.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$36,838	$00	$36,838
Cottonwood Creek Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3425 Brush St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Creek Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-7200	294	11	26.1	26.5%	252 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	85.7	892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		91.8	588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	304	37.0	35.7	36.4	77.4	78.6	63.0	59.4	71.4	60.7	68.4	87.1	75.0	55.6	62.5	82.1	50.0	69.0	70.4	88.9	88.9		92.6	92.6	$12,688	$214	$12,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Bend Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bend Elementary?

Students at Bend Elementary are 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Bend Elementary in?

Evergreen Union

How many students attend Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Bend Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evergreen Middle
High : Red Bluff High

Is Bend Elementary a good school?

Bend Elementary ranks 1462^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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