Bend Elementary: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Bend posts 24.2% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65 | 24% | 57% | — | 9.4% | 1.8% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Bend Elementary scores 65 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 87th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.
Most rating sites would stop at “57% proficient” and call it done. Bend deserves a closer read. The school sits in Red Bluff, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +0.0pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 62nd to the 87th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 1400 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 57% of students meet the standard today, above the 50% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | 33% | 46% | 27% | — |
| Grade 4 | — | 56% | 40% | 57% | 58% |
| Grade 5 | 55% | — | 46% | 54% | 64% |
| Grade 6 | — | — | — | 45% | 64% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | 40% | 38% | 27% | — |
| Grade 4 | — | 50% | 53% | 57% | 42% |
| Grade 5 | 45% | — | 31% | 23% | 64% |
| Grade 6 | — | — | — | 27% | 36% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$2,248 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 102 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 67% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 25% | 33% | 17% | 25% | 58% | +14 |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 36% | 27% | 18% | 18% | 64% | +16 |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 36% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 64% | +18 |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% | 33% | 42% | 17% | 42% | +0 |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 27% | 36% | 9% | 27% | 64% | +28 |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 14% | 21% | 43% | 21% | 36% | +1 |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 18 | 11% | 56% | 33% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Elementary ← | — | 65 | 24.2% | 56.8% | — | 1.8% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48 | 62 | #2109 | 22.7% | 50.0% | 2.4% | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 36 | 52 | #2779 | 15.9% | 44.9% | 22.9% | 4.2% | — |
| 2023 | 36 | 43 | #3253 | 12.9% | 42.5% | 17.7% | 2.9% | -3.8pp |
| 2024 | 42 | 51 | #2814 | 11.6% | 41.0% | 13.4% | 2.5% | +11.2pp |
| 2025 | 65 | 87 | #742 | 24.2% | 56.8% | 9.4% | 1.8% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0.0% | 1.9% | +1.9pp |
| Male | 0.0% | 5.8% | +5.8pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.0% | 8.7% | +8.7pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 0.0% | 7.0% | +7.0pp |
| All Students | 0.0% | 3.8% | +3.8pp |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 9.1% | — |
| Homeless | — | 0.0% | — |
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