Summary:
Zip code 97739 has two elementary schools, both serving grades K–5 within the Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1: LaPine Elementary School, with 483 students, and Rosland Elementary, with 155 students. Together they enroll 638 elementary students. LaPine is the larger of the two, with roughly three times as many students, and accounts for about 76% of the elementary enrollment in the zip code.
Academically, LaPine Elementary School is the stronger of the two. It ranks 600 out of 709 Oregon schools for 2025–2026 (15th percentile, 1 star), while Rosland Elementary ranks 686 out of 709 (3rd percentile, 0 stars). LaPine has held a 1-star rating for three years; Rosland has held 0 stars over the same period. On 2025–2026 state tests, LaPine's all-grade proficiency was 23.5% in English language arts, 23.7% in math, and 20.2% in science. Rosland's rates were 14.7%, 14.7%, and 13.0% — lower in every subject, by roughly 7 to 9 percentage points. Both schools fall well below district and state averages; the district's all-grade rates are 53.0% in ELA, 43.5% in math, and 33.7% in science.
Both schools share similar challenges. About 98.8% of students at each qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is high — 48.5% at LaPine and 46.3% at Rosland, compared with roughly 34% districtwide and statewide. Rosland spends more per student ($23,382 versus $16,374) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (10.8 versus 17.5), yet its test scores are lower. Notably, Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1 ranks 34 of 141 districts statewide (76th percentile, 4 stars), showing that strong district averages can mask wide differences among individual schools.
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