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Ponderosa Elementary

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Ponderosa Elementary ranks 119 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Ponderosa Elementary is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 469 students in grades K-5. As part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1, Ponderosa has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25-26% of elementary schools in the state.

Ponderosa's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, Ponderosa's 5th-grade students achieved 69.4% proficiency in ELA, compared to 58.4% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school's low-income students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate, which increased from 28.2% in 2021-2022 to 39.7% in 2022-2023, is a significant concern that requires further attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Ponderosa generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, with the exception of Highland School at Kenwood Elementary, which is a top-performing school in the state. Other nearby schools, such as Bear Creek Elementary and Ensworth Elementary, have significantly lower academic proficiency compared to Ponderosa.

464

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,648

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

63100 NE Purcell
Bend, OR 97701

(541) 355-4300

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mountain View Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

119^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	80.1	119 of 706	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	181 of 710	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	151 of 706	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	175 of 706	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	161 of 705	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	145 of 709	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	142 of 701	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	155 of 697	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	58.2	259 of 706	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.1	138 of 695	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	136 of 707	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	180 of 730	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	52.5	344 of 695	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	223 of 674	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	117 of 653	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	192 of 658	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	180 of 652	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	220 of 646	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	219 of 621	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	113 of 681	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	59.2	113 of 364	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	83 of 475	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	122 of 518	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	107 of 523	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	41.6	344 of 595	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.1	172 of 703	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	169 of 597	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	105 of 664	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	160 of 662	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	129 of 665	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	127 of 654	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	143 of 623	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	198 of 680	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	54.6	156 of 481	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	151 of 669	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	235 of 670	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	202 of 656	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	235 of 666	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	203 of 662	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	198 of 683	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2019)69th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2018)68th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+21 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science43%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Ponderosa Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	63567 N.W. Brownrigg Road	Bend	97703	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 355-1000	319	18	17.3	49.5%	238 (74.6%)	4 (1.3%)	46 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.5%)	58.8	247^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.0%		76	140^th of 710 public elementary schools	80.3%	107	53.3	46.5	56.3				48.3	41.3	31.3				24.5		$16,341	$900	$15,441
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Elementary

How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Ponderosa Elementary.

What district is Ponderosa Elementary in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

What schools do graduates of Ponderosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mountain View Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa Elementary?

Students at Ponderosa Elementary are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Ponderosa Elementary a good school?

Ponderosa Elementary ranks 119^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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