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 | #132 | #29 (OR)plausibly #21–93#1 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| West Park Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #321 | #31 (OR)plausibly #13–133#2 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Irrigon Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #397 | #53 (OR)plausibly #24–216#3 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Highland Hills Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #187 | #73 (OR)plausibly #38–168#4 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ferndale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #436 | #87 (OR)plausibly #33–288#5 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Rocky Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #448 | #103 (OR)plausibly #68–257#6 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Windy River Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #634 | #109 (OR)plausibly #67–249#7 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| McNary Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #577 | #146 (OR)plausibly #36–306#8 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Stanfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #225 | #153 (OR)plausibly #30–354#9 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Echo SchoolNeighborhood | Echo SD 5 | #159 | #180 (OR)plausibly #60–419#10 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sandstone Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #334 | #192 (OR)plausibly #78–345#11 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #578 | #196 (OR)plausibly #81–394#12 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)Also HS #43 | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Loma Vista ElementaryNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #291 | #320 (OR)plausibly #125–398#13 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| McKay Creek Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #239 | #330 (OR)plausibly #131–526#14 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #454 | #333 (OR)plausibly #193–504#15 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Central Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 | #633 | #359 (OR)plausibly #163–491#16 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sunset Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #371 | #380 (OR)plausibly #217–479#17 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #466 | #422 (OR)plausibly #202–587#18 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sunridge Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #441 | #430 (OR)plausibly #286–575#19 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Armand Larive Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hermiston SD 8 | #323 | #443 (OR)plausibly #301–521#20 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| A C Houghton Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #543 | #445 (OR)plausibly #245–560#21 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sam Boardman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #611 | #459 (OR)plausibly #285–595#22 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pendleton SD 16 | #534 | #484 (OR)plausibly #332–609#23 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Morrow SD 1 | #595 | #498 (OR)plausibly #276–651#24 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Clara Brownell Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Umatilla SD 6R | #670 | #543 (OR)plausibly #325–603#25 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Stanfield Secondary SchoolNeighborhood | Stanfield SD 61 | #622 | #544 (OR)plausibly #354–644#26 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Ione Community Charter SchoolCharter | Ione SD R2 | #424 | #563 (OR)plausibly #264–652#27 (Hermiston-Pendleton metro)Also HS #70 | Typical Profile | Low | ||
| 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
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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