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Juniper Elementary School

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Juniper Elementary School ranks 146 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Juniper Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 437 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1, which is ranked 28 out of 140 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Juniper Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 70.7%, significantly higher than the district average of 58.4% and the state average of 46.7%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 47.3% was also higher than the district and state averages. Juniper's Gifted and Talented program has also shown strong performance, with the school ranking 8th out of 35 Oregon elementary schools in this category in 2021-2022.

While Juniper Elementary faces some challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which reached 39.7% in 2022-2023, this rate is still lower than the state average of 38.1%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite these factors, Juniper Elementary has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a high level of academic achievement and student outcomes.

432

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,550

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 NE Norton St
Bend, OR 97701-4499

(541) 355-1800

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend Juniper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pilot Butte Middle School
High:	Bend Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Oregon elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2019) to 79th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

146^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	74.0	146 of 706	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	106 of 710	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	85 of 706	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	91 of 706	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	73 of 705	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	105 of 709	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.7	146 of 701	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	98 of 697	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	141 of 706	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.6	178 of 695	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	277 of 707	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	368 of 730	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	403 of 695	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	318 of 674	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.6	445 of 665	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	374 of 655	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	444 of 652	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	501 of 636	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.8	502 of 629	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.6	441 of 586	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	197 of 653	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	135 of 658	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	134 of 652	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	96 of 646	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	118 of 621	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	185 of 681	72.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	31 of 362	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	59 of 364	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	179 of 475	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	198 of 518	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	72 of 523	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	201 of 595	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.4	89 of 703	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	87 of 597	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	161 of 640	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	104 of 664	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	79 of 662	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	51 of 665	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	103 of 654	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	39 of 623	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	66 of 680	90.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	59.8	82 of 212	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	174 of 352	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	161 of 669	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	109 of 670	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	56 of 656	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	82 of 666	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	69 of 662	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	87 of 683	87.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)61st percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+17 vs state

Mathematics48%+12 vs state

Science42%+12 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
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
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
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 SE 13th St	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-1400	521	31	16.9	97.3%	258 (49.5%)	5 (1.0%)	236 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	27.5	522^nd of 706 public elementary schools	26.1%		34.7	451^st of 710 public elementary schools	36.5%	71	18.8	39.2	45.0				19.8	30.1	26.3				15.9		$16,314	$1,116	$15,198
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
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
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
Silver Rail Elementary School	Public	K-5	61530 SE Stone Creek St	Bend	97702	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2900	457	24	19.0	48.1%	373 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	67.2	189^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.2%		67.9	184^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.1%	5	50.6	55.4	52.7				54.4	40.2	40.5				35.6		$16,239	$1,297	$14,943
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
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
Buckingham Elementary School	Public	K-5	62560 Hamby Rd	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-2600	340	20	16.8	47.9%	273 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	63.4	217^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.3%		78	129^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.8%	88	50.9	62.9	49.3				50.0	66.2	25.0				26.1		$15,915	$994	$14,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Juniper Elementary School

What district is Juniper Elementary School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

What schools do graduates of Juniper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Juniper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pilot Butte Middle School
High : Bend Senior High School

How many students attend Juniper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Juniper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Juniper Elementary School?

Students at Juniper Elementary School are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Juniper Elementary School a good school?

Juniper Elementary School ranks 146^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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