Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Hermiston-Pendleton, OR
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Elementary / Middle Schools (27 ranked)
27 official · 11 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #121 | #23 (OR)plausibly #17–85#1 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Irrigon Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #325 | #24 (OR)plausibly #9–128#2 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Stanfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #154 | #34 (OR)plausibly #4–166#3 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Ferndale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #504 | #54 (OR)plausibly #18–243#4 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| West Park Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #348 | #63 (OR)plausibly #29–215#5 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Highland Hills Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #208 | #79 (OR)plausibly #30–298#6 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Windy River Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #613 | #105 (OR)plausibly #57–304#7 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Rocky Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #423 | #139 (OR)plausibly #88–327#8 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| A C Houghton Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #459 | #163 (OR)plausibly #80–326#9 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #535 | #185 (OR)plausibly #70–361#10 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sam Boardman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #595 | #193 (OR)plausibly #103–391#11 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Sandstone Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #330 | #230 (OR)plausibly #96–415#12 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #450 | #262 (OR)plausibly #179–458#13 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sunridge Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #365 | #277 (OR)plausibly #174–445#14 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Central Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #592 | #289 (OR)plausibly #103–466#15 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| McNary Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #631 | #299 (OR)plausibly #96–455#16 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Loma Vista ElementaryNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #271 | #301 (OR)plausibly #71–432#17 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Echo SchoolNeighborhood | Echo SD 5 | #189 | #312 (OR)plausibly #110–501#18 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| McKay Creek Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #197 | #329 (OR)plausibly #155–547#19 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #506 | #359 (OR)plausibly #212–528#20 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #625 | #420 (OR)plausibly #200–618#21 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #445 | #426 (OR)plausibly #249–580#22 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Armand Larive Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #296 | #453 (OR)plausibly #264–545#23 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Stanfield Secondary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #589 | #455 (OR)plausibly #251–616#24 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sunset Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #440 | #507 (OR)plausibly #318–601#25 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Clara Brownell Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #629 | #515 (OR)plausibly #283–591#26 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Ione Community Charter SchoolCharter | Ione SD R2 | #509 | #562 (OR)plausibly #264–632#27 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | 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 | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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 | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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 | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Ukiah Charter School | Ukiah SD 80R | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Weston Middle School | Athena-Weston SD 29RJ | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
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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
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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