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Desert Sky Montessori

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Desert Sky Montessori ranks 191 st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Desert Sky Montessori is a K–6 elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 168 students as part of Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1. It is smaller than most nearby elementary schools, and its recent results have improved dramatically: it went from 1 star and the 26th percentile (527th of 710 schools) in 2023–2024 to 4 stars and the 73rd percentile (191st of 709) in 2025–2026, after sitting at the 62nd percentile and 3 stars in 2024–2025.

On 2025–2026 state tests, English language arts and science are the strengths. All-grade ELA proficiency is 58.7%, above the district's 53% and the state's 43.8%, and science is 41.7%, above the district's 33.7% and the state's 30.6%. Math is the weaker spot at 41.1% — below the district's 43.5% but still above the state's 32.9%. The sharpest grade-level concern is 5th-grade math at 29.2%, below both district and state. Sixth-grade ELA and math results are suppressed, so that part of the picture is unknown. Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 18.8% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 34.2% and the state's 33.5%, and down from 40.8% in 2022–2023.

Desert Sky spends $7,010 per student — tied with Bend International School for the lowest among nearby schools, which otherwise range from about $15,800 to $26,300 — and its student–teacher ratio of 21.1 is the highest in that group. Locally, it trails Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School, High Lakes Elementary School, Bend International School, Amity Creek Elementary School, Juniper Elementary School, and Lava Ridge Elementary School in overall rank, but is ahead of Ponderosa Elementary, North Star Elementary, Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School, and Ensworth Elementary School. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank, and the school's small size can make year-to-year rates volatile.

168

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,010

Per pupil spending ?

63175 O B Riley Rd
Bend, OR 97703-9003

(541) 350-2090

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (49% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Oregon median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

Oregon avg37%

191^st of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 22 pts since 2022

From top 49% (2022) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

34^th of 141Bend-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
2026	67.5	191 of 709	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	266 of 706	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	527 of 710	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	423 of 706	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	348 of 706	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	122 of 655	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	229 of 653	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	424 of 658	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	498 of 652	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	344 of 703	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	202 of 657	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	276 of 664	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	319 of 665	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	257 of 670	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	315 of 669	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.0	562 of 670	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	467 of 656	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	362 of 666	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)51st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+15 vs state

Science42%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	67.5	191^st of 709 public elementary schools	73.1%		56.5	266^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.3%	75	60.9	48.0	68.0				58.7	52.2	41.7	29.2				41.1	41.7		41.7	$7,010	$405	$6,606
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%)	87.7	68^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.4%		70.1	168^th of 706 public elementary schools	76.2%	100	62.5	59.3	65.2	68.2	64.3	67.9	64.5	66.7	66.7	43.5	50.0	71.4	46.4	56.5	70.8	48.3	58.5	$7,010	$405	$6,606
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%)	60.7	242^nd of 709 public elementary schools	65.9%		58.8	247^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.0%	5	39.5	63.6	46.5				51.1	44.2	60.7	24.4				44.4	35.6		35.6	$16,823	$405	$16,418
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%)	70.4	176^th of 709 public elementary schools	75.2%		79	126^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.2%	50	61.0	64.7	58.1				60.9	63.3	57.7	34.2				51.2	23.7		23.7	$16,606	$405	$16,201
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%)	65.2	207^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.1	119^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.1%	88	43.7	42.7	68.6				50.6	44.0	48.1	52.2				47.9	39.1		39.1	$16,174	$405	$15,770
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%)	95.9	24^th of 709 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.4	30^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.8%	6	68.3	75.0	86.0				76.1	69.4	78.3	71.4				73.0	57.9		57.9	$15,814	$405	$15,409
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%)	23	565^th of 709 public elementary schools	20.3%		29.5	500^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.2%	65	33.3	23.1	42.9				33.3	23.1	8.3	30.8				21.1	12.5		12.5	$26,333	$1,856	$24,478
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%)	81.5	106^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.0%		74	146^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.3%	40	52.3	53.8	70.4				59.1	53.8	55.1	53.8				54.3	57.8		57.8	$17,162	$1,071	$16,091
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%)	57.6	263^rd of 709 public elementary schools	62.9%		52.5	284^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.8%	21			52.4	40.0	61.5	73.3	56.1			23.8	33.3	18.2	61.5	37.2	52.4	54.2	53.3	$18,812	$405	$18,407
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%)	86.4	77^th of 709 public elementary schools	89.1%		82.7	108^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.7%	31	56.0	73.7	81.8				69.7	56.0	47.4	57.1				53.8	77.3		77.3	$17,221	$405	$16,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Sky Montessori

Is Desert Sky Montessori a good school?

Desert Sky Montessori ranks 191^st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Desert Sky Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Desert Sky Montessori.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Sky Montessori?

Students at Desert Sky Montessori are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Desert Sky Montessori in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

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