Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Hermiston-Pendleton, OR
27 ranked · 38 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
Elementary / Middle Schools (27 ranked)
27 official · 11 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Ferndale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #17 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Irrigon Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #8 | #2 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Desert View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #1 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Rocky Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #12 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Stanfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #2 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| West Park Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #10 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Central Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #22 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Sandstone Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #9 | #8 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #20 | #9Also HS #2 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Windy River Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #24 | #10 | Typical Profile | High | |
| McNary Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #27 | #11 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #15 | #12 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Highland Hills Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #5 | #13 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Sunridge Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #11 | #14 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| A C Houghton Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #16 | #15 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Sam Boardman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #23 | #16 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #14 | #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Stanfield Secondary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #21 | #18Also HS #8 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Armand Larive Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #7 | #19 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Loma Vista ElementaryNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #6 | #20 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #18 | #21 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Echo SchoolNeighborhood | Echo SD 5 | #3 | #22Also HS #3 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #25 | #23Also HS #5 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Clara Brownell Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #26 | #24 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| McKay Creek Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #4 | #25 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Sunset Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #13 | #26 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Ione Community Charter SchoolCharter | Ione SD R2 | #19 | #27 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Unranked (11 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Athena Elementary School | Athena-Weston SD 29RJ | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Helix Charter School | Helix SD 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Heppner Elementary School | Morrow SD 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Heppner Junior/Senior High School | Morrow SD 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy | InterMountain ESD | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Morrow Education Center | Morrow SD 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Pendleton Early Learning Center | Pendleton SD 16 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Pilot Rock Elementary School | Pilot Rock SD 2 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Pilot Rock High School | Pilot Rock SD 2 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Ukiah Charter School | Ukiah SD 80R | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Weston Middle School | Athena-Weston SD 29RJ | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Oregon OSAS 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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