Summary:
The North Bend School District 13 in Oregon is home to two elementary schools: Hillcrest Elementary School and North Bay Elementary School. Based on the available data, Hillcrest Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Oregon elementary schools, while North Bay Elementary has ranked in the bottom 30%.
Hillcrest Elementary outperforms North Bay and the district as a whole on most academic measures, including higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Hillcrest's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 66.2% in ELA, 66.2% in Math, and 53% in Science, compared to North Bay's rates of 35.2%, 19.7%, and 23.4%, respectively.
Despite the significant performance gap between the two schools, both North Bend School District 13 schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This suggests that factors other than just funding, such as effective teaching practices, curriculum, and school leadership, may play a more significant role in driving student success.
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