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Best Public Schools in Umatilla County, OR

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Schools

13,143

Students

Districts

Top rankedDesert View Elementary School130^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sunset Elementary School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Athena Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Athena Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2001 SW Nye Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	InterMountain Education Service District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 966-3131	107	11	9.6	—	92 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Athena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	375 S 5th St	Athena	97813	Umatilla County	Athena-Weston School District 29RJ	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 566-3581	124	13	9.5	74.2%	91 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.7%)	53.4	300^th of 709 public elementary schools	57.7%					(n/a)	44.8	46.8						46.1	48.3	36.2						40.8					$22,790	$2,390	$20,400
Weston Middle School	Public	5-8	205 E Wallace	Weston	97886	Umatilla County	Athena-Weston School District 29RJ	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 566-3548	187	13	14.0	74.3%	134 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.5%)	58.1	118^th of 371 public middle schools	68.2%		60.3	119^th of 368 public middle schools	67.7%	1			52.9	54.3	57.8	41.9		52.4			41.2	31.4	40.0	29.0		35.9	35.3	21.9		28.8	$21,394	$573	$20,820
Weston-McEwen High School	Public	9-12	540 E Main St	Athena	97813	Umatilla County	Athena-Weston School District 29RJ	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 566-3555	173	15	11.7	74.6%	123 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)	41.1	151^st of 271 public high schools	44.3%		50.5	119^th of 270 public high schools	55.9%	32							43.2	43.2							21.6	21.6			27.0	27.0	$25,468	$744	$24,724
Echo School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 E Gerone St	Echo	97826	Umatilla County	Echo School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 376-8436	328	21	15.4	60.7%	268 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)	37.5	77.3	56.0	57.7	27.3	56.7	61.9	53.5	65.2	72.7	32.0	50.0	22.7	27.6	38.1	43.5	32.0	23.3	47.6	32.9	$20,027	$354	$19,673
Helix Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	120 Main	Helix	97835	Umatilla County	Helix School District 1	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 457-2175	190	17	10.9	—	152 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (10.0%)								(n/a)	70.6	64.7	47.1	66.7	37.5	50.0	64.3	57.1	64.7	58.8	29.4	66.7	28.6	50.0	15.4	45.9	35.3	43.8	15.4	32.6	$24,321	$548	$23,773
Sandstone Middle School	Public	6-8	400 NE 10th St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 667-6300	609	31	19.6	92.0%	212 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	362 (59.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	45.5	180^th of 371 public middle schools	51.5%		49.5	163^rd of 368 public middle schools	55.7%	17				32.3	48.5	44.2		41.7				32.0	24.9	27.3		28.0		29.8		29.8	$19,872	$1,119	$18,753
Rocky Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	650 W Standard Ave	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 667-6600	442	31	14.2	92.8%	122 (27.6%)	1 (0.2%)	296 (67.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	28.4	514^th of 709 public elementary schools	27.5%		27	530^th of 706 public elementary schools	24.9%	16	29.3	30.9	41.0					33.3	32.0	29.4	24.6					28.9	21.3			21.3	$19,111	$1,120	$17,991
Sunset Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 E Catherine Ave	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 667-6700	378	27	14.0	92.1%	64 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	308 (81.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	38.5	417^th of 709 public elementary schools	41.2%		30.4	493^rd of 706 public elementary schools	30.2%	76	31.4	45.5	43.9					40.5	25.5	40.0	30.4					32.1	23.6			23.6	$20,562	$1,138	$19,424
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 SW 7th St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 667-6800	408	28	14.5	91.7%	106 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	40.7	396^th of 709 public elementary schools	44.1%		42.2	374^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.0%	22	33.8	41.3	42.2					39.0	39.7	39.7	33.3					37.6	20.3			20.3	$21,053	$1,128	$19,925
Armand Larive Middle School	Public	6-8	1497 SW 9th St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 667-6200	722	43	16.6	91.7%	210 (29.1%)	4 (0.6%)	462 (64.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	44	189^th of 371 public middle schools	49.1%		48.7	166^th of 368 public middle schools	54.9%	23				39.2	36.7	36.6		37.5				43.8	32.0	28.7		34.6		19.7		19.7	$19,893	$1,254	$18,639
Hermiston High School	Public	9-12	600 S 1st St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 667-6100	1,705	86	19.8	91.8%	596 (35.0%)	9 (0.5%)	1,024 (60.1%)	14 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	50 (2.9%)	37.2	167^th of 271 public high schools	38.4%		60.2	88^th of 270 public high schools	67.4%	79							45.6	45.6							16.5	16.5			25.8	25.8	$21,165	$1,111	$20,054
Highland Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 SE 10th St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 667-6500	308	22	14.0	91.2%	128 (41.6%)	1 (0.3%)	163 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	69.1	180^th of 709 public elementary schools	74.6%		62.9	220^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.8%	40	46.0	62.7	61.4					57.0	48.0	56.9	36.2					46.5	36.2			36.2	$23,248	$1,143	$22,105
Desert View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1225 SW 9th	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 667-6900	351	23	15.2	91.7%	145 (41.3%)	2 (0.6%)	183 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	77.6	130^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.7%		73	151^st of 706 public elementary schools	78.6%	21	53.7	60.6	68.0					61.5	48.1	43.7	64.0					52.5	43.2			43.2	$22,048	$1,142	$20,906
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2095 NE 10th St	Hermiston	97838	Umatilla County	Hermiston School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 667-6400	397	29	13.6	92.7%	141 (35.5%)	4 (1.0%)	239 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	33.7	460^th of 709 public elementary schools	35.1%		40.4	394^th of 706 public elementary schools	44.2%	66	35.8	32.8	44.8					37.9	35.8	31.1	28.4					31.8	16.7			16.7	$20,600	$1,129	$19,471
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	306 SW 2nd Ave	Milton Freewater	97862	Umatilla County	Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 938-5504	360	23	15.9	72.8%	127 (35.3%)	3 (0.8%)	223 (61.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	9.4	353^rd of 371 public middle schools	4.9%		15.5	330^th of 368 public middle schools	10.3%	23				13.8	19.0	11.2		14.8				10.1	14.2	5.6		10.1		14.3		14.3	$17,759	$513	$17,246
McLoughlin High School	Public	9-12	120 S Main St	Milton Freewater	97862	Umatilla County	Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 938-5591	449	24	18.5	73.3%	157 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	277 (61.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32.5	184^th of 271 public high schools	32.1%		19.4	229^th of 270 public high schools	15.2%	45							36.8	36.8							19.4	19.4			23.7	23.7	$17,721	$143	$17,577
Ferndale Elementary School	Public	4-5	53445 W Ferndale Rd	Milton Freewater	97862	Umatilla County	Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 938-6611	240	17	14.3	84.6%	94 (39.2%)	1 (0.4%)	140 (58.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.1	533^rd of 709 public elementary schools	24.8%		28	518^th of 706 public elementary schools	26.6%	15		32.0	31.3					31.6		27.2	26.0					26.6	20.6			20.6	$20,571	$863	$19,708
Gib Olinger Elementary School	Public	K-3	1011 S Mill St	Milton Freewater	97862	Umatilla County	Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 938-3233	498	35	14.1	71.7%	182 (36.5%)	2 (0.4%)	300 (60.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)	29.1							29.1	35.9							35.9					$20,464	$962	$19,502
McKay Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1539 SW 44th St	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3000	265	14	18.4	82.6%	203 (76.6%)	4 (1.5%)	26 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	56.9	267^th of 709 public elementary schools	62.3%		57.4	259^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.3%	8	54.8	41.7	54.0					50.8	40.5	36.1	38.0					38.3	34.0			34.0	$16,793	$231	$16,562
Sherwood Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3235 SW Nye Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3050	439	27	16.2	83.8%	274 (62.4%)	8 (1.8%)	87 (19.8%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.0%)	24.7	546^th of 709 public elementary schools	23.0%		19.4	591^st of 706 public elementary schools	16.3%	45	34.3	24.3	35.3					31.4	31.4	20.0	20.2					23.6	24.7			24.7	$17,618	$251	$17,367
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1205 SE Byers Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-5552	420	26	16.4	83.1%	208 (49.5%)	4 (1.0%)	78 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.5%)	28.6	512^th of 709 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.5	470^th of 706 public elementary schools	33.4%	42	25.3	37.6	49.5					38.1	30.4	25.9	12.0					22.3	22.3			22.3	$17,952	$112	$17,840
Pendleton High School	Public	9-12	1800 NW Carden Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3804	763	39	19.7	96.3%	537 (70.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (8.9%)	50.9	117^th of 271 public high schools	56.8%		35.9	174^th of 270 public high schools	35.6%	57							37.3	37.3							20.8	20.8			45.3	45.3	$19,115	$97	$19,018
Sunridge Middle School	Public	6-8	700 SW Runnion Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3416	672	34	19.9	83.5%	415 (61.8%)	7 (1.0%)	105 (15.6%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.8%)	34.4	243^rd of 371 public middle schools	34.5%		36.4	223^rd of 368 public middle schools	39.4%	20				39.9	33.9	33.5		35.7				22.2	19.6	27.9		23.1		26.6		26.6	$16,029	$316	$15,712
Nixyaawii Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	73300 July Grounds Ln	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 429-7900	89	7	12.4	—	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.6%)	10.9	257^th of 271 public high schools	5.2%		66	65^th of 270 public high schools	75.9%	192							28.6	28.6							< 5%	< 5%			6.3	6.3	$5,147	$89	$5,057
Hawthorne Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1700 NW 15th Dr	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3378	56	2	31.1	—	39 (69.6%)	1 (1.8%)	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	9.9	259^th of 271 public high schools	4.4%		8.5	261^st of 270 public high schools	3.3%	2							9.1	9.1											18.2	18.2	$4,823	$89	$4,734
Pendleton Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	455 SW 13th St	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 966-3300	197	14	13.8	—	120 (60.9%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (20.3%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.6%)								(n/a)																					$23,482	$4,618	$18,864
Pilot Rock Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 Vern McGowan Dr	Pilot Rock	97868	Umatilla County	Pilot Rock School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 443-2361	136	10	13.6	72.8%	107 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	20.7	582^nd of 709 public elementary schools	17.9%		36.5	435^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.4%	147	27.8	17.6	42.9	37.5				32.5	16.7	11.8	10.0	20.8				15.2	13.6			13.6	$19,201	$1,087	$18,113
Pilot Rock High School	Public	7-12	101 NE Cherry St	Pilot Rock	97868	Umatilla County	Pilot Rock School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 443-2671	149	14	10.6	65.8%	116 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	30.5	190^th of 271 public high schools	29.9%		87.4	29^th of 270 public high schools	89.3%	161					32.0	43.5	35.7	36.8					24.0	39.1	10.7	23.7		26.1	31.0	28.8	$26,398	$54	$26,344
Stanfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1120 N Main St	Stanfield	97875	Umatilla County	Stanfield School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 449-3305	235	15	15.9	90.6%	124 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	54.4	288^th of 709 public elementary schools	59.4%		51.5	291^st of 706 public elementary schools	58.8%	3	48.6	51.1	46.2					48.8	54.3	42.6	30.8					42.1	21.1			21.1	$16,233	$00	$16,233
Stanfield Secondary School	Public	6-12	1100 N Main	Stanfield	97875	Umatilla County	Stanfield School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 449-3851	264	17	15.5	75.4%	113 (42.8%)	1 (0.4%)	137 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	35.1	173^rd of 271 public high schools	36.2%		30	191^st of 270 public high schools	29.3%	18				20.5	18.6	14.0	41.7	23.0				7.9	< 5%	7.0	11.4	7.5		7.0	31.4	17.9	$18,431	$00	$18,431
Ukiah Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Hill St	Ukiah	97880	Umatilla County	Ukiah School District 80R	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 427-3731	32	6	5.3	—	29 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								35.3								< 5%					$45,657	$3,733	$41,924
Clara Brownell Middle School	Public	7-8	1300 7th St	Umatilla	97882	Umatilla County	Umatilla School District 6R	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 922-6625	342	20	17.5	—	81 (23.7%)	3 (0.9%)	250 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	8.6	358^th of 371 public middle schools	3.5%		7.3	361^st of 368 public middle schools	1.9%	3					8.3	9.4		8.9					8.3	7.9		8.1		15.6		15.6	$18,207	$1,123	$17,084
McNary Heights Elementary School	Public	K-3	120 Columbia Ave	Umatilla	97882	Umatilla County	Umatilla School District 6R	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 922-6650	642	39	16.3	—	167 (26.0%)	4 (0.6%)	452 (70.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)	22.8							22.8	15.0							15.0					$19,600	$1,029	$18,571
Umatilla High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1400 7th St	Umatilla	97882	Umatilla County	Umatilla School District 6R	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(541) 922-6525	466	23	20.0	—	123 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	328 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	12.3	251^st of 271 public high schools	7.4%		25	210^th of 270 public high schools	22.2%	41							18.1	18.1							6.2	6.2			19.5	19.5	$20,441	$637	$19,803
Columbia Vista Intermediate	Public	4-6	251 Grant Street	Umatilla	97882	Umatilla County	Umatilla School District 6R	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 922-6501	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		21.5	17.8	13.3				17.6		18.2	12.1	11.5				14.1	17.8			17.8

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