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Buckingham Elementary School

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Buckingham Elementary School ranks 217 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Buckingham Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bend, Oregon, serving 369 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1, which is ranked 28 out of 140 school districts in the state.

Buckingham Elementary consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 20-30% of Oregon elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments (OSAS) in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally above the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Buckingham's 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 66.2%, significantly higher than the district's 47.1% and the state's 36.9%. The school has also performed well for female and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 15-20% and top 15% of Oregon elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

While Buckingham Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has performed well for this subgroup, ranking in the top 10% of Oregon elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 29.0% in 2023-2024 to 34.3% in 2023-2024, is a concern. Compared to nearby schools, Buckingham performs well, particularly in academic achievement, but Bear Creek Elementary and Ensworth Elementary have significantly lower academic performance and higher rates of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

340

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,915

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62560 Hamby Rd
Bend, OR 97701-9529

(541) 355-2600

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend Buckingham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pilot Butte Middle School
High:	Mountain View Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2019) to 69th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

217^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	63.4	217 of 706	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	129 of 710	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	93 of 706	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	136 of 706	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	90 of 705	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	114 of 709	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	104 of 701	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	66.9	206 of 697	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	57.2	264 of 706	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	276 of 695	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	228 of 707	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	245 of 730	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	287 of 695	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	299 of 674	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.3	384 of 665	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	357 of 655	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	281 of 652	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.2	372 of 636	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.0	219 of 629	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.0	304 of 586	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	184 of 653	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	90 of 658	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	75 of 652	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	115 of 646	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	137 of 621	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	117 of 681	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	75.7	61 of 475	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	185 of 518	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	45 of 523	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	82 of 595	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	133 of 703	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	49 of 597	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	87 of 640	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	213 of 664	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	156 of 662	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	112 of 665	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	147 of 654	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	127 of 623	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	106 of 680	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	283 of 352	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	208 of 481	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	276 of 669	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	148 of 670	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	108 of 656	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	140 of 666	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	95 of 662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	151 of 683	77.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+12 vs state

Mathematics47%+11 vs state

Science26%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckingham Elementary School

What district is Buckingham Elementary School in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

How many students attend Buckingham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Buckingham Elementary School.

Is Buckingham Elementary School a good school?

Buckingham Elementary School ranks 217^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Buckingham Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pilot Butte Middle School
High : Mountain View Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Buckingham Elementary School?

Students at Buckingham Elementary School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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