Elementary Schools in Redmond School District 2J

Redmond School District 2J serves grades K–5 at eight elementary schools with a combined enrollment of 2,980 students, ranging from 266 at Tumalo Community School to 493 at Sage Elementary School. As a group these schools outperform their district and the state: average ELA proficiency is 47.4% (district 45.4%, state 43.8%), math is 40.8% (district 33.9%, state 32.9%), and science is 31.9% (district 26.8%, state 30.6%). Chronic absenteeism averages 24.5%, with every school below the district's 33.1% and the state's 33.5%. Redmond School District 2J is ranked 45th of 141 districts in Oregon, at the 68th percentile with 3 stars, but that average hides a wide spread — its elementary schools run from the 31st to the 89th percentile.

Tumalo Community School is the clear standout, with 70.7% ELA and 68.3% math — roughly 30 points above the district — plus 34.7% science, ranking 75th of 709 (89th percentile, 4 stars). Sage Elementary School is strong in all three subjects (55.5% ELA, 43.7% math, 40.0% science) and ranks in the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, even though it is the largest school and has the lowest per-student spending ($16,399) and highest student-teacher ratio (19.7). Tom McCall Elementary School leads in science at 47.0%, far above district and state, while John Tuck Elementary School posts solid ELA and math (52.2% and 41.3%) but weak science (20.4%).

At the other end, Hugh Hartman Elementary has the lowest ELA (31.8%) and math (26.8%) and the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (81.91%), ranking in the 31st percentile with 2 stars. M A Lynch Elementary School has the lowest science (18.2%), and Vern Patrick Elementary School — despite the group's lowest absenteeism (21.8%) — has slipped in rank. Science is the most uneven subject, spanning 18.2% to 47.0%. Poverty and spending don't map neatly to results: Tumalo and Sage achieve the most with high poverty and modest resources, while the highest-spending school, Vern Patrick ($19,709), shows lower and declining achievement. Terrebonne Community School shows large grade-level swings, from 15% in 3rd-grade ELA to 50% in 4th-grade math.