Summary:
Six elementary schools serving grades K–5 make up the elementary network in Hermiston School District 8, together enrolling 2,284 students in schools that range from 308 to 442 students. Their circumstances are strikingly similar: free/reduced-price lunch rates run from 91.23% to 92.76%, per-student spending from $19,111 to $23,248, and student-teacher ratios from 13.6 to 15.2. Yet outcomes vary widely — all-grade English Language Arts proficiency spans 33.3% to 61.5%, math 28.9% to 52.5%, and science 16.7% to 43.2% — so families will find very different academic environments within the same district.
Two schools stand out academically. Desert View Elementary School ranks 130th of 709 schools (82nd percentile, 4 stars) and leads the group in every subject: ELA 61.5%, math 52.5%, and science 43.2%. Highland Hills Elementary School follows at 180th of 709 (75th percentile, 4 stars) with ELA 57.0%, math 46.5%, and science 36.2%, along with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 20.1% and an improving three-year trend (64th to 75th percentile). At the other end, Rocky Heights Elementary School ranks 514th of 709 (28th percentile, 1 star), posts the lowest ELA (33.3%) and math (28.9%) results, and has the highest chronic absenteeism at 39.2%. Loma Vista Elementary shows the steepest decline, slipping from the 55th to the 35th percentile over three years, with the group's lowest science score (16.7%).
Science is the weakest subject across most of the district, averaging 26.9% against the state's 30.6%; only Desert View and Highland Hills exceed the state science average. Rank trends also diverge: Sunset Elementary School improved from the 27th to the 41st percentile, while West Park Elementary School held steady in the low-to-mid 40s. The district's overall 3-star rating, at 55th of 141 districts (61st percentile), masks this internal split between two 4-star and four lower-rated schools.
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