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Rocky Heights Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hermiston, Oregon, serving 451 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hermiston School District 8, which is ranked 49 out of 140 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively well-performing district, Rocky Heights Elementary School has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has declined from a high of 189 out of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 530 out of 706 in 2024-2025, earning it a 1-star rating. This decline is in contrast to the generally higher rankings and ratings of nearby schools like Loma Vista Elementary, West Park Elementary, and Sunset Elementary. Additionally, Rocky Heights Elementary has struggled with the performance of specific student groups, such as females, Hispanics, and students with special needs, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools for these subgroups.

Another key challenge for Rocky Heights Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 34.3% to 41.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. This, combined with the school's overall lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, suggests that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve outcomes for the students at Rocky Heights Elementary School.

442

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,047

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 W Standard Ave
Hermiston, OR 97838-1297

(541) 667-6600

District: Hermiston School District 8

Students who attend Rocky Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Armand Larive Middle School
High:	Hermiston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

Oregon avg38%

530^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Hermiston School District 8

49^th of 140Hermiston School District 8 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	530 of 706	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	441 of 710	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	550 of 706	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	464 of 706	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	250 of 705	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	189 of 709	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	61.3	242 of 701	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	245 of 697	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	285 of 706	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.8	516 of 695	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	497 of 707	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	518 of 730	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	490 of 695	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.4	346 of 674	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	466 of 655	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	570 of 652	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	66.2	214 of 636	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.6	106 of 629	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	52.9	297 of 586	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	13 of 179	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	523 of 653	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	542 of 652	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	486 of 646	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	279 of 621	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	212 of 681	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	196 of 362	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	121 of 365	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	257 of 360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	167 of 339	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	32 of 364	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	44 of 475	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	298 of 518	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	290 of 523	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	390 of 595	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	460 of 703	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	168 of 597	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	124 of 640	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	446 of 664	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	365 of 662	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	460 of 665	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	356 of 654	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	270 of 623	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	162 of 680	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	146 of 231	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	177 of 215	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	395 of 481	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	403 of 669	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	379 of 670	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	430 of 656	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	332 of 666	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	192 of 662	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	103 of 683	84.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-9 vs state

Science14%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Rocky Heights Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	27	530^th of 706 public elementary schools	24.9%		35.5	441^st of 710 public elementary schools	37.9%	89	37.8	28.8	32.2	31.1	27.6	23.0	13.8	$16,047	$1,140	$14,908
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%)	42.2	374^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.0%		36	435^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.7%	61	42.4	37.5	36.2	49.2	33.8	31.9	15.9	$17,568	$1,135	$16,432
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%)	30.4	493^rd of 706 public elementary schools	30.2%		28	515^th of 710 public elementary schools	27.5%	22	40.3	41.4	32.0	36.1	27.6	17.3	14.7	$17,136	$1,153	$15,983
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%)	73	151^st of 706 public elementary schools	78.6%		75.6	142^nd of 710 public elementary schools	80.0%	9	49.3	54.4	67.3	40.8	60.3	46.9	40.8	$18,219	$1,139	$17,080
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%)	62.9	220^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.8%		57.7	257^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.8%	37	51.9	50.8	50.8	53.8	39.0	43.1	28.8	$18,474	$1,176	$17,298
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%)	40.4	394^th of 706 public elementary schools	44.2%		48	322^nd of 710 public elementary schools	54.6%	72	43.1	39.1	44.9	44.8	27.5	26.9	17.9	$8,613	$1,119	$7,493
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%)	51.5	291^st of 706 public elementary schools	58.8%		59.1	249^th of 710 public elementary schools	64.9%	42	42.2	42.5	47.4	44.4	40.0	34.2	26.3	$16,039	$00	$16,039
McNary Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Columbia Ave	Umatilla	97882	Umatilla County	Umatilla School District 6R	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 922-6650	642	39	16.3	107.2%	167 (26.0%)	4 (0.6%)	452 (70.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	14.8	636^th of 706 public elementary schools	9.9%		9.4	686^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.4%	50	28.7	33.3	15.0	18.3	15.7	11.2	9.3	$18,403	$2,226	$16,177
A C Houghton Elementary School	Public	K-3	1105 N Main Ave	Irrigon	97844	Morrow County	Morrow School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 922-3321	221	16	14.2	75.6%	93 (42.1%)	1 (0.5%)	116 (52.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)	25.5			25.0				$21,019	$1,906	$19,113
Sam Boardman Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 SW Wilson Ln	Boardman	97818	Morrow County	Morrow School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 481-7383	330	25	13.2	74.5%	56 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	13.4			24.7				$20,149	$1,927	$18,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Heights Elementary School

What district is Rocky Heights Elementary School in?

Hermiston School District 8

How many students attend Rocky Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Rocky Heights Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Armand Larive Middle School
High : Hermiston High School

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Heights Elementary School?

Students at Rocky Heights Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 28% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Rocky Heights Elementary School a good school?

Rocky Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

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