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North Star Elementary

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North Star Elementary ranks 247 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

North Star Elementary is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving 306 students in grades K-5 and part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1.

North Star Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, often outperforming the district average as well. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy among its male students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 198 out of 664 and 6 out of 523 Oregon elementary schools, respectively. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 23.6% in 2021-2022 to 34.3% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Amity Creek Elementary has consistently outperformed North Star Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, while Tumalo Community School, in the neighboring Redmond School District, has also outperformed North Star in both subjects. North Star's spending per student has increased from $15,943 in 2021-2022 to $16,341 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

319

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,341

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

63567 N.W. Brownrigg Road
Bend, OR 97703

(541) 355-1000

District: Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oregon median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg49%

Oregon avg38%

247^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2022

From top 21% (2022) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	58.8	247 of 706	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	140 of 710	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	202 of 706	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	145 of 706	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	274 of 653	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	110 of 658	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	184 of 652	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	207 of 646	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	97.8	6 of 523	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	48.1	283 of 595	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	140 of 703	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	198 of 664	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	158 of 662	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	193 of 665	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	79 of 654	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	230 of 669	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	178 of 670	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	259 of 656	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	149 of 666	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%+5 vs state

Science24%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
Tumalo Community School	Public	K-5	19835 2nd St	Bend	97701	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 382-2853	266	15	18.3	78.2%	216 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	95.5	27^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.2%		84	96^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.5%	69	79.2	73.9	71.4				87.5	71.1	57.1				57.1		$17,057	$689	$16,368
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Star Elementary

Is North Star Elementary a good school?

North Star Elementary ranks 247^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended North Star Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Star Elementary?

Students at North Star Elementary are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is North Star Elementary in?

Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1

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