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Barnes Butte Elementary

Q: Is Barnes Butte Elementary a good school?

Barnes Butte Elementary ranks 297 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Barnes Butte Elementary is a public elementary school in Prineville, Oregon, serving 516 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Crook County School District, which is ranked 22 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Barnes Butte Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of Oregon elementary schools, it stands out for its strong performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of schools in this category. However, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29% to 38.1% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Barnes Butte Elementary ranks lower than Powell Butte Community Charter School but higher than Steins Pillar Elementary.

In terms of academic performance, Barnes Butte Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. The school's per-student spending is higher than nearby Crooked River Elementary School and Steins Pillar Elementary, but its student-teacher ratio is slightly lower. Overall, addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and learning from the successful strategies used by the nearby charter school could be key focus areas for improving student outcomes at Barnes Butte Elementary.

510

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,285

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 NE Ironhorse Dr
Prineville, OR 97754

(541) 416-4150

District: Crook County School District

Students who attend Barnes Butte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crook County Middle School
High:	Crook County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2018 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the Oregon median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Crook County School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Oregon avg38%

297^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2018

From bottom 41% (2018) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Crook County School District

22^nd of 140Crook County School District 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	50.9	297 of 706	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	320 of 710	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	336 of 706	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	294 of 706	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	434 of 705	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	418 of 709	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	228 of 653	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	247 of 658	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	243 of 652	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	279 of 646	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	469 of 621	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	413 of 681	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	141 of 362	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	167 of 365	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	68 of 360	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	184 of 364	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.8	385 of 475	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	123 of 518	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	60 of 523	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	154 of 595	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	290 of 703	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	310 of 597	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	408 of 640	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	355 of 664	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	341 of 662	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	393 of 665	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	285 of 654	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	301 of 623	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	391 of 680	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	31.1	161 of 212	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	405 of 481	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	293 of 669	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	312 of 670	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	380 of 656	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	304 of 666	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	448 of 662	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	352 of 683	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)76th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)24th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science33%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Barnes Butte 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
Barnes Butte Elementary	Public	K-5	1875 NE Ironhorse Dr	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 416-4150	510	36	14.0	79.4%	346 (67.8%)	1 (0.2%)	124 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.9%)	50.9	297^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.9%		48.9	320^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.9%	23	37.0	45.9	51.1				43.1	35.0	29.8				33.0		$18,285	$1,052	$17,232
Crooked River Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	1400 SE 2nd St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(541) 447-6488	553	34	16.1	79.9%	466 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	67.3	187^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.5%		47.3	334^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.0%	147	53.8	41.6	58.6				57.0	49.4	50.0				26.3		$16,734	$1,000	$15,734
Steins Pillar Elementary	Public	K-5	640 East 3rd St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 416-4230	267	18	15.0	79.8%	229 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	46.5	337^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.3%		50.5	304^th of 710 public elementary schools	57.2%	33	36.2	48.7	53.2				29.8	35.9	29.8				29.2		$14,620	$214	$14,405
Grizzly Mountain HomeLink	Public, Virtual	K-8	641 E 1st St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(541) 416-4153	160	9	18.7		145 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Powell Butte Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	13650 SW Hwy 126	Powell Butte	97753	Crook County	Crook County School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 548-1166	212	13	16.3	72.6%	181 (85.4%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.2%)	62.1	223^rd of 706 public elementary schools	68.4%		74.9	145^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.6%	78	44.0	56.0	82.1	66.7	88.9	68.4	36.0	24.0	32.1	20.8	61.1	21.1	50.0	40.0	$6,604	$302	$6,302
Tom McCall Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 NW Upas Ave	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 526-6400	463	25	18.5	74.3%	343 (74.1%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.5%)	56.6	265^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.5%		61.1	229^th of 710 public elementary schools	67.7%	36	45.3	55.3	49.4				44.2	41.7	27.8				30.0		$15,432	$868	$14,563
John Tuck Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 NW 10th St	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-4884	382	23	16.6	74.9%	267 (69.9%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (17.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.2%)	53.2	278^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.6%		70.3	170^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.1%	108	37.0	32.6	60.7				29.7	37.0	55.4				39.3		$17,622	$986	$16,636
Terrebonne Community School	Public	K-5	1199 B Ave	Terrebonne	97760	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-4856	315	18	18.0	75.9%	249 (79.0%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	49.2	310^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.1%		56.1	269^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.1%	41	34.8	53.3	45.3				31.9	45.0	30.2				26.4		$16,839	$1,132	$15,708
M A Lynch Elementary School	Public	K-5	1314 SW Kalama Ave	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-4876	352	23	15.3	76.1%	254 (72.2%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (20.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.7%)	46.3	340^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.8%		40.3	393^rd of 710 public elementary schools	44.6%	53	48.2	22.5	63.5				53.6	21.1	25.0				32.1		$16,770	$1,463	$15,307
Hugh Hartman Elementary	Public	K-5	2105 W Antler Ave	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-8900	376	24	15.4	81.9%	131 (34.8%)	1 (0.3%)	230 (61.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	28.4	513^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.3%		45	356^th of 710 public elementary schools	49.9%	157	24.1	32.8	44.4				27.1	29.7	25.4				14.1		$15,408	$911	$14,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnes Butte Elementary

Is Barnes Butte Elementary a good school?

Barnes Butte Elementary ranks 297^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barnes Butte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Barnes Butte Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Barnes Butte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barnes Butte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crook County Middle School
High : Crook County High School

What is the racial makeup of Barnes Butte Elementary?

Students at Barnes Butte Elementary are 68% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Barnes Butte Elementary in?

Crook County School District

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