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High Desert Middle School

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High Desert Middle School ranks 215 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

High Desert Middle School is a public middle school located in Bend, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 693 students. It is part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1, which is ranked 28 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a well-regarded district, High Desert Middle School faces several challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.2% to 39.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 37.7% in 6th grade ELA, 22.2% in 7th grade Math, and 20.1% in 8th grade Science, compared to the district averages of 52.3%, 41.2%, and 32.3%, respectively.

When compared to other middle schools in the Bend-LaPine district, High Desert Middle School performs significantly worse. For instance, Pacific Crest Middle School and Cascade Middle School consistently rank much higher in the state and have significantly better test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the school's low performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, raises concerns about equity and the ability of the school to serve the needs of all its students effectively.

668

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,643

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

61000 Diamondback Ln
Bend, OR 97702

(541) 355-7200

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Feeder schools for High Desert Middle School:

Elementary:	R E Jewell Elementary School
	Silver Rail Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

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

!Near the bottom of Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg45%

Oregon avg35%

215^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle 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	38.4	215 of 368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	185 of 371	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	155 of 380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	170 of 367	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	232 of 379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	224 of 384	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.3	132 of 382	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	125 of 383	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.5	85 of 381	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	134 of 382	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	122 of 377	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	117 of 395	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.3	83 of 357	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	78 of 343	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	58.6	132 of 323	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.8	172 of 315	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.8	162 of 295	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	126 of 285	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.5	90 of 271	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	107 of 270	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	157 of 316	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	122 of 313	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	115 of 323	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	119 of 310	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	189 of 277	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	198 of 342	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	92 of 103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	68 of 93	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	183 of 196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	137 of 196	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	156 of 201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	130 of 194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	168 of 191	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	176 of 210	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	176 of 240	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	141 of 244	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	252 of 312	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	167 of 364	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	212 of 282	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	298 of 325	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	221 of 330	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	200 of 323	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	140 of 318	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	160 of 312	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	183 of 291	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	215 of 341	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	74 of 133	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	47.6	57 of 150	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	42 of 143	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	151 of 206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	178 of 351	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	159 of 349	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	128 of 360	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	148 of 355	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	189 of 344	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	205 of 357	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)11th percentile-49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-5 vs state

Science20%-7 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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Desert Middle School	Public	6-8	61000 Diamondback Ln	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-7200	668	30	21.9	47.9%	466 (69.8%)	5 (0.7%)	166 (24.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	38.4	215^th of 368 public middle schools	41.6%		44.7	185^th of 371 public middle schools	50.1%	30	37.7	41.2	41.2	28.8	22.2	22.6	20.1	$14,643	$1,086	$13,557
Pilot Butte Middle School	Public	6-8	1501 NE Neff St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-7400	589	30	19.8	47.2%	438 (74.4%)	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.2%)	53.1	148^th of 368 public middle schools	59.8%		69.1	82^nd of 371 public middle schools	77.9%	66	48.5	50.3	39.9	29.8	37.8	29.9	26.2	$15,409	$676	$14,733
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	19619 Mountaineer Wy	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-7000	687	28	24.1	47.9%	565 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	91.9	28^th of 368 public middle schools	92.4%		91.7	26^th of 371 public middle schools	93.0%	2	67.1	66.3	72.1	59.5	57.1	55.9	43.9	$14,843	$672	$14,171
Realms Middle School	Public	6-8	20730 Brinson Blvd	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-5504	156	8	18.8		134 (85.9%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	72.3	75^th of 368 public middle schools	79.6%		82.2	49^th of 371 public middle schools	86.8%	26	77.3	48.7	54.5	58.7	36.8	29.3	34.0	$16,732	$673	$16,059
Pacific Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	3030 NW Elwood Lane	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-7800	585	24	24.6	50.6%	523 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	91.5	31^st of 368 public middle schools	91.6%		80.5	56^th of 371 public middle schools	84.9%	25	71.3	66.5	58.9	58.0	53.2	65.6	51.0	$14,504	$815	$13,689
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	63555 NE 18th St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-7600	598	27	21.8	47.8%	470 (78.6%)	7 (1.2%)	75 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	71	83^rd of 368 public middle schools	77.4%		73.1	70^th of 371 public middle schools	81.1%	13	44.4	68.6	55.0	36.7	44.5	43.0	31.4	$15,030	$753	$14,277
Obsidian Middle School	Public	6-8	1335 SW Obsidian Ave	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 923-4900	568	26	21.9	79.8%	350 (61.6%)	5 (0.9%)	175 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	48.3	169^th of 368 public middle schools	54.1%		46.5	175^th of 371 public middle schools	52.8%	6	45.5	46.1	46.3	22.6	23.8	36.1	24.8	$14,526	$712	$13,814

Frequently Asked Questions about High Desert Middle School

What district is High Desert Middle School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Is High Desert Middle School a good school?

High Desert Middle School ranks 215^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of High Desert Middle School?

Students at High Desert Middle School are 70% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend High Desert Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended High Desert Middle School.

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