High Desert Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

61000 Diamondback Ln, Bend, OR

Bend-LaPine School District

2.5

2.6

693 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
23:1

Math Proficiency
27%

Reading Proficiency
42%

Academics

B+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

42%

Math Proficiency

27%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 23:1 Teachers 30	Full Time Teachers 30
Teachers in First or Second Year 2.7%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

189:1

Student Diversity

Female 52%	Male 48%
White 71%	Hispanic 23%
Two or more races 2.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5%
Black 1.2%	Native American <1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

3.0

6/3/2025

This school is buns! The teachers yell at us for no reason. I got to this school a month ago from realms thinking it would be better but it isnt. I got suspended for 3 days for pushing a kid that was being racist and they didnt do anything about it

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3.0 other

9/18/2024

I went here a couple years ago, and I have to say the best part about it was the teachers there. Or at least, a handful of them. However, the way that the school handles bullying and racially motivated harassment is absolutely terrible. It is a school's job to make everyone feel welcomed, safe, and...

4.0 parent

8/5/2022

Middle school is hard. Bend LaPine School District have focused a lot of attention to resolve the issues the school has had in its past. I really believe the new team will shake things up. This is from a recent news article about the principal who was appointed July 22,2022. Bend-La Pine Schools Sup...

5.0 parent

6/8/2022

My oldest daughter is about to complete her 3rd year as an 8th grader and 2nd daughter will complete her 1st year as a 6th grader. They are average students, one having high anxiety with high expectations of herself and others the other shall I say an under achiever of sorts and has difficultly focu...

1.0 student

5/19/2022

This school is incredibly bad for neurodivergent And lgbtqia people, you will get constantly harrased by the middle school boys and the teachers wont care, this is happening to me currently and im so glad im moving schools next year, this school has been a living hell for me for 2 years because of t...

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Caldera High School

9th to 12th
Public

Oregon Deschutes County Bend 97702

High Desert Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Bend, OR and is served by the Bend-LaPine School District in Oregon. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 693 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 23:1. Academic records show that 27% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 42% are proficient in reading. High Desert Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B and a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10. Discover additional schools in the area, like Caldera High School, R.E. Jewell Elementary School, Silver Rail Elementary School, and more. Learn more about what Bend has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near High Desert Middle School.

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