The brief
A Bend-Lapine Administrative Sd 1 charter elementary school where students score 41 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 258 of 1,229 schools in Oregon and 13 of 35 in Bend-Lapine Administrative Sd 1.
Desert Sky Montessori is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202541%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202230%
- 2021*40%
- 2020*40%
- 2018–2019: no results on file
- 201750%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 18% (multi-year average, 2017-2025) · reading/ELA 63% (multi-year average, 2017-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 97703; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2017-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $118,160
- Median home value
- $915,900
- Median rent
- $1,831/mo
- College educated
- 60%
- Homeownership
- 76.6%
- Poverty rate
- 6.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 97703; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 37
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 19
- Minimal Transit
- Bike Score
- 39
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,520/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Bend. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Bend), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Desert Sky Montessori serve?
Desert Sky Montessori serves students in grades Kindergarten through 6th.
How many students attend Desert Sky Montessori?
Desert Sky Montessori has an enrollment of approximately 171 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Sky Montessori?
The student-teacher ratio at Desert Sky Montessori is 19:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Desert Sky Montessori rank in OR?
Desert Sky Montessori ranks #258 of 1,229 schools in OR.
What is Desert Sky Montessori's MySchoolScout rating?
Desert Sky Montessori has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.8 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Desert Sky Montessori?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Desert Sky Montessori has 18% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2017-2025) and 63% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2017-2025).
Is Desert Sky Montessori a charter school?
Yes, Desert Sky Montessori is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Desert Sky Montessori a Title I school?
No, Desert Sky Montessori is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 6th
- Enrollment
- 171
- Student-teacher ratio
- 19:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Midsize City
- County
- Deschutes County
- Phone
- (541) 350-2090
- Rank in district
- #13 of 35
- Schools in district
- 35
- District spending per student
- $14,369
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 7.3%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 97703)
- 34,476
- Area average commute
- 19.3 min
- Area median age
- 45.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Oregon Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.