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Tumalo Community School

Public Grades K-5
75th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 89% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Tumalo Community School is a K–5 school of 266 students located in Bend, Oregon, though it belongs not to Bend's district but to Redmond School District 2J, which ranks 45th of 141 Oregon districts (3 stars) — below Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1 (34th of 141, 4 stars), the district that runs all ten comparable nearby schools. That district mismatch doesn't describe the school itself: in 2025–26 Tumalo ranked 75th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (89th percentile, 4 stars), and it has never fallen below the 73rd percentile in a decade of reporting, peaking at the 96th percentile in 2024–25.

On 2025–26 state tests, 70.7% of Tumalo students were proficient in English language arts and 68.3% in math — 25.3 and 34.4 points above its own district, and far above Oregon's 43.8% and 32.9%. Among nearby schools, Tumalo's ELA trails only Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School (76.1) and High Lakes Elementary School (75.9), and its math is second only to Highland (73.0). Its math score sits just 2.4 points below ELA — a near-parity almost no peer matches, since nearby schools typically see math trail ELA by 8 to 19 points.

Science is the clear soft spot. Tumalo's 34.7% is only about 4 points above the state and ranks 9th of 11 locally; because science is tested only in grade 5, that rests on one small cohort, and 5th-grade math (55.6) is likewise well below the school's standout 4th-grade results (ELA 79.2, math 83.0). Chronic absenteeism was 25.0% in 2024–25 — better than district and state, though four nearby schools did better. Spending is mid-pack ($17,251 per student, 18.3 students per teacher), and the contrast with Ensworth Elementary School — $26,333 per student, 11.4:1 classes, 20th-percentile rank — suggests resources aren't the driver. Low-income students are served exceptionally well, ranking in the 95th–99th percentile in recent years.

266
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,251
Per pupil spending ?
78.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 19835 2nd St
       Bend, OR  97701-9099

(541) 382-2853

District: Redmond School District 2J


Students who attend Tumalo Community School usually attend:

Middle:    Obsidian Middle School
High:    Ridgeview High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.2%
Hispanic:
11.7%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oregon average (64% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of Oregon elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg38%
Oregon avg37%
75th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 8Elementary Schools in the Redmond School District 2J
45th of 141Redmond School District 2J 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202686.775 of 70989.4%★★★★☆
202595.527 of 70696.2%★★★★★
202484.096 of 71086.5%★★★★☆
202381.8106 of 70685.0%★★★★☆
202278.4126 of 70682.2%★★★★☆
201983.8101 of 70585.7%★★★★☆
201884.188 of 70987.6%★★★★☆
201782.099 of 70185.9%★★★★☆
201683.986 of 69787.7%★★★★☆
201567.6191 of 70672.9%★★★★☆
201464.8234 of 69566.3%★★★☆☆
201371.7166 of 70776.5%★★★★☆
201258.0304 of 73058.4%★★★☆☆
201147.2402 of 69542.2%★★☆☆☆
201078.3110 of 67483.7%★★★★☆
200977.3120 of 66582.0%★★★★☆
200857.3294 of 65555.1%★★★☆☆
200767.5184 of 65271.8%★★★★☆
200655.6317 of 63650.2%★★★☆☆
200571.4148 of 62976.5%★★★★☆
200461.8221 of 58662.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202691.441 of 65593.7%★★★★★
202594.229 of 65395.6%★★★★★
202493.532 of 65895.1%★★★★★
202385.672 of 65289.0%★★★★☆
202275.0124 of 64680.8%★★★★☆
201976.9123 of 62180.2%★★★★☆
201878.9107 of 68184.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202427.7298 of 36518.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202685.324 of 52195.4%★★★★★
202596.94 of 51899.2%★★★★★
202482.033 of 52393.7%★★★★★
202367.9142 of 59576.1%★★★★☆
202278.9123 of 70382.5%★★★★☆
201988.426 of 59795.6%★★★★★
201873.799 of 64084.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202676.9125 of 65781.0%★★★★☆
202592.041 of 66493.8%★★★★★
202471.0152 of 66277.0%★★★★☆
202371.6147 of 66577.9%★★★★☆
202272.4146 of 65477.7%★★★★☆
201982.993 of 62385.1%★★★★☆
201882.487 of 68087.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201838.4268 of 48144.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202678.6112 of 67083.3%★★★★☆
202592.834 of 66994.9%★★★★★
202484.980 of 67088.1%★★★★☆
202378.1107 of 65683.7%★★★★☆
202277.4114 of 66682.9%★★★★☆
201979.5120 of 66281.9%★★★★☆
201878.6111 of 68383.7%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201969.194 of 37975.2%★★★★☆
201867.4101 of 38473.7%★★★★☆
201761.9122 of 38268.1%★★★☆☆
201668.692 of 38376.0%★★★★☆
201568.898 of 38174.3%★★★★☆
201473.091 of 38276.2%★★★★☆
201372.188 of 37776.7%★★★★☆
201261.3145 of 39563.3%★★★☆☆
201167.497 of 35772.8%★★★★☆
201072.662 of 34381.9%★★★★☆
200975.061 of 32381.1%★★★★☆
200867.677 of 31575.6%★★★★☆
200781.435 of 29588.1%★★★★☆
200645.9159 of 28544.2%★★☆☆☆
200551.1132 of 27151.3%★★★☆☆
200468.871 of 27073.7%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2018)44th percentile-43 vs school
Hispanic (2024)18th percentile-68 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts71%+27 vs state
Mathematics68%+35 vs state
Science35%+4 vs state

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Students at Tumalo Community School are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Tumalo Community School ranks 75th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Tumalo Community School.

Students who attend Tumalo Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Obsidian Middle School
High : Ridgeview High School

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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