Desert Sky Montessori
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Bend, Oregon
Desert Sky Montessori in Bend, Oregon enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 7.9 full-time teachers, 21.2 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 45%
177 students in 2022-23, 171 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 7.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 177 | 5.5 | 32.4 |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 9.6 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 168 | 7.9 | 21.2 |
21.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools
Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 166 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert Sky Montessori enrolled 166 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 166 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent45.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.2% of students were White, 7.2% of two or more races, 4.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.2%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Hispanic4.8%
- Asian1.2%
- Black0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Desert Sky Montessori scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑49% | 56% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 45% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Bend
19 public elementary schools in Bend report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Elementary | 528 | 19.1 | 48.3% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | 521 | 16.9 | 97.3% |
| William E Miller Elementary | 501 | 19.8 | 48.1% |
| Ponderosa Elementary | 464 | 19.7 | 48.1% |
| Elk Meadow Elementary School | 459 | 17.9 | 48.6% |
| Silver Rail Elementary School | 457 | 19.1 | 48.1% |
| Juniper Elementary School | 432 | 17.6 | 47.7% |
| R E Jewell Elementary School | 421 | 17.5 | 48.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Desert Sky Montessori
- Bend International SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 217 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Juniper Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 432 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Desert Sky Montessori with Bend International SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 spends per student$14,077 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,077
- The largest public schools in OregonDesert Sky Montessori is the number 609 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#609 of 712
- Oregon schools by students per teacher21.2 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.21.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Desert Sky Montessori
How many students attend Desert Sky Montessori?
168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bend, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Sky Montessori?
21.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Desert Sky Montessori a Title I school?
Desert Sky Montessori was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Desert Sky Montessori do on state tests?
The students tested at Desert Sky Montessori scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Desert Sky Montessori in?
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, NCES district ID 4101980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410198001860 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.