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Sisters Elementary School

Q: Is Sisters Elementary School a good school?

Sisters Elementary School ranks 209 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Sisters Elementary School in Sisters, OR, is a K–5 campus of Sisters School District 6 with 491 students, located in a small single-town Central Oregon district whose nearest comparable schools are roughly 12–20 miles away. In 2025–2026 it ranked 209th of 709 Oregon elementary schools—71st percentile, 4 stars—while the district ranks 8th of 141 with 5 stars. On state tests, 52.0% met standards in English language arts, 42.9% in math, and 43.5% in science, all above Oregon’s 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 25.2% (better than the state’s 33.5%); 52.1% qualify for free/reduced lunch, spending is $18,847 per student, and the student–teacher ratio is 15.3.

Compared with nearby schools, Sisters has high spending and low class sizes. Science is a strength relative to its demographics—43.5% proficiency while 52.1% qualify for free/reduced lunch—and it outperforms higher-income Bend schools such as North Star Elementary School (35.6% science), coming within about 4 points of High Lakes Elementary School (47.7%). Yet High Lakes posts 75.9% ELA and 63.6% math, ranks in the 94th percentile, and spends less per student. The most instructive local mirror is Tumalo Community School, which achieves 70.7% ELA and 68.3% math at a similar size and spending level despite a higher poverty rate of 78.2%. Bend International School has the lowest absenteeism (13.1%) and highest science (58.5%), but it is a K–8 school with lower poverty and much lower spending.

Watch items: the percentile rank slipped from 86th in 2021–22 to 71st in 2025–26. Low-socioeconomic-status students fell from the 83rd to 71st to 57th percentile while that population grew from 29% to 52%. Math proficiency declines by grade—48.5% in 3rd, 43.8% in 4th, 37.3% in 5th—and 5th-grade ELA (46.3%) is the only subject/grade result below the state average (47.1%). Bottom line: Sisters Elementary is above-average, 4-star school with strong proficiency, generous staffing, and better-than-state attendance, but its four-year slide and subgroup and grade-level trends are worth watching. The district’s 5-star rating is not driven by this elementary campus in science or ELA, where middle and high school grades pull the average up.

491

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,847

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2155 W McKinney Butte Rd.
Sisters, OR 97759

(541) 549-8981

District: Sisters School District 6

Students who attend Sisters Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sisters Middle School
High:	Sisters High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (47% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

Oregon avg37%

209^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 141Sisters School District 6 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	65.1	209 of 709	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	177 of 706	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	127 of 710	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	143 of 706	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	101 of 706	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	186 of 705	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	212 of 709	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	45.4	365 of 701	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.2	267 of 697	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.2	128 of 706	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	91.8	31 of 695	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	103 of 707	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	62.8	248 of 730	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	153 of 695	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	168 of 674	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	219 of 665	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	149 of 655	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	100 of 652	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	77 of 636	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.2	38 of 629	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	39 of 586	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	258 of 655	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	265 of 653	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	181 of 658	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	210 of 652	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	145 of 646	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	175 of 681	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	223 of 377	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	224 of 521	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	150 of 518	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	88 of 523	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	99 of 703	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	78 of 597	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	142 of 640	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	139 of 657	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	113 of 664	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	58 of 662	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	82 of 665	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	48 of 654	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	62.9	225 of 680	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	242 of 670	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	228 of 669	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	157 of 670	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	189 of 656	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	138 of 666	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	217 of 662	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	239 of 683	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Science44%+13 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

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Friday, September 28, 2018

I won't move away from Sisters so my daughter can continue to go to school here.
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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Sisters Elementary School	Public	K-5	2155 W McKinney Butte Rd.	Sisters	97759	Deschutes County	Sisters School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 549-8981	491	32	15.3	52.1%	418 (85.1%)	6 (1.2%)	51 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	65.1	209^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.5%		69	177^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.9%	32	50.0	59.5	46.3				52.0	48.5	43.8	37.3				42.9	43.5		43.5	$18,847	$911	$17,936
Black Butte School	Public	K-8	25745 SW Forest Service Road 1	Camp Sherman	97730	Jefferson County	Black Butte School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 595-6203	24	3	7.3	—	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)							83.3							50.0				$31,180	$1,038	$30,143
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%)	86.7	75^th of 709 public elementary schools	89.4%		95.5	27^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.2%	48	57.1	79.2	73.3				70.7	63.4	83.0	55.6				68.3	34.7		34.7	$17,251	$207	$17,044
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
Vern Patrick Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 SW Obsidian	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-4830	333	19	17.6	75.7%	241 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	37.1	436^th of 709 public elementary schools	38.5%		52.5	285^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.6%	151	23.6	37.8	52.0				37.3	34.5	24.4	32.0				30.7	30.0		30.0	$19,709	$804	$18,905
Sage Elementary School	Public	K-5	2790 SW Wickiup	Redmond	97756	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 316-2830	493	25	19.7	75.7%	353 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.9%)	67.7	190^th of 709 public elementary schools	73.2%		65.3	203^rd of 706 public elementary schools	71.2%	13	53.6	50.6	61.8				55.5	45.2	43.8	42.2				43.7	40.0		40.0	$16,399	$449	$15,949
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
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%)	31.3	488^th of 709 public elementary schools	31.2%		28.4	513^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.3%	25	24.4	16.7	50.0				31.8	34.1	20.4	27.4				26.8	29.0		29.0	$19,056	$694	$18,362
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sisters Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sisters Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sisters Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sisters Middle School
High : Sisters High School

What is the racial makeup of Sisters Elementary School?

Students at Sisters Elementary School are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Sisters Elementary School a good school?

Sisters Elementary School ranks 209^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sisters Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Sisters Elementary School.

What district is Sisters Elementary School in?

Sisters School District 6

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