High Desert Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bend, Oregon
High Desert Middle School in Bend, Oregon enrolled 668 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
677 students in 2022-23, 693 students in 2023-24, 668 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.2 to 30.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 677 | 32.2 | 21.0 |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 30.3 | 22.8 |
| 2024-25 | 668 | 30.4 | 22.0 |
22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle 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 177 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection High Desert Middle School enrolled 709 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 177 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions76
- Chronically absent42.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.8% of students were White, 24.9% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.8%
- Hispanic24.9%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Asian0.9%
- Black0.7%
- American Indian0.4%
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 High Desert Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 | 47% | 56% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 32% | 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.
Middle schools in Bend
6 public middle schools in Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; High Desert Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Middle School | 687 | 24.2 | 47.9% |
| High Desert Middle School | 668 | 22.0 | 47.9% |
| Sky View Middle School | 598 | 21.9 | 47.8% |
| Pilot Butte Middle School | 589 | 19.9 | 47.2% |
| Pacific Crest Middle School | 585 | 24.6 | 50.6% |
| Realms Middle School | 156 | 18.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about High Desert Middle School
- Pilot Butte Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 589 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Cascade Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 687 students, 24.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare High Desert Middle School with Pilot Butte Middle 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 OregonHigh Desert Middle School is the number 53 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.22.0:1
- 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 High Desert Middle School
How many students attend High Desert Middle School?
668 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 677 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bend, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at High Desert Middle School?
22.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is High Desert Middle School a Title I school?
High Desert Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at High Desert Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at High Desert Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 High Desert Middle School in?
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, NCES district ID 4101980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410198000263 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.