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Sunset Elementary School

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Sunset Elementary School ranks 417 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 378 students at 300 E Catherine Ave in Hermiston, a mid-sized agricultural city in eastern Oregon, and is part of the Hermiston School District 8. Statewide, Sunset ranks 417th of 709 Oregon elementary schools — 41st percentile, 2 stars — the strongest position the school has held in ten years of available history, and its percentile has risen four reporting periods in a row (24 → 27 → 30 → 41).

Attendance is the school's clearest strength: chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, which is 6.8 points better than the district and 5.8 points better than the state, and down from 35.3% three years earlier. Among nearby Hermiston elementaries, only Highland Hills Elementary School (20.1%) does meaningfully better. Results for the school's core student populations are also strong — its Hispanic students and its low-income students each rank in the top quarter of comparable Oregon schools and have improved sharply year over year, well above what the overall 41st-percentile ranking would suggest. Overall proficiency is middling and close to district averages: ELA 40.5%, math 32.1%, science 23.6%. Sunset spends $20,562 per student, less than most of its neighboring schools.

The closest comparison shows both the opportunity and the gap. Highland Hills is about a mile away, serves 308 students with the same 14.0 student–teacher ratio, and outperforms Sunset by 16.5 points in ELA and 12.6 in science. Desert View Elementary School leads the area at the 82nd percentile. Sunset, though, outranks West Park Elementary School, Loma Vista Elementary, and Rocky Heights Elementary School. Grade by grade, third grade is the weak spot, trailing the state by 10–16 points in reading and math, while fourth grade beats state averages in both. Science runs low across most local schools, and English language learners and special education students remain the biggest areas to watch.

378

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,562

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.5%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0.6% (any vaccine)

300 E Catherine Ave
Hermiston, OR 97838-1889

(541) 667-6700

District: Hermiston School District 8

Students who attend Sunset Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sandstone Middle School
High:	Hermiston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

White:

16.9%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Oregon avg37%

417^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

55^th of 141Hermiston 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
2026	38.5	417 of 709	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	493 of 706	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	515 of 710	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	540 of 706	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	444 of 706	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	432 of 705	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	514 of 709	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	515 of 701	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.9	467 of 697	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	484 of 706	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	540 of 695	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	529 of 707	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	594 of 730	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	605 of 695	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	547 of 674	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	575 of 665	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	554 of 655	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	586 of 652	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	53.7	339 of 636	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.2	358 of 629	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.8	371 of 586	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	45 of 80	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	137 of 179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	360 of 655	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	407 of 653	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	495 of 658	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	505 of 652	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	417 of 646	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	329 of 621	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	420 of 681	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	89 of 377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	114 of 362	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	147 of 365	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	164 of 360	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	83 of 339	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	91 of 364	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	236 of 475	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	118 of 521	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	178 of 518	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	306 of 523	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	383 of 595	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	440 of 703	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	309 of 597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	438 of 640	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	406 of 657	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	491 of 664	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	460 of 662	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	506 of 665	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	414 of 654	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	475 of 623	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	580 of 680	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	191 of 231	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	177 of 303	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	350 of 481	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	263 of 670	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.3	415 of 669	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	421 of 670	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	386 of 656	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	378 of 666	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	336 of 662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	418 of 683	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+35 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%~ state avg

Science24%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	96.5%	0.6%	$20,562	$1,138	$19,424
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	96.5%	1.8%	$19,111	$1,120	$17,991
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	97.1%	1.9%	$21,053	$1,128	$19,925
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	94.5%	4.4%	$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	95.4%	4%	$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	96.3%	3.2%	$20,600	$1,129	$19,471
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	92.6%	5.8%	$16,233	$00	$16,233
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			94.6%	4%	$19,600	$1,029	$18,571
A C Houghton Elementary School	Public	K-6	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)	27.5			26.9	33.3			32.7			95.4%	4.6%	$24,569	$898	$23,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary School

Is Sunset Elementary School a good school?

Sunset Elementary School ranks 417^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunset Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Sunset Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary School?

Students at Sunset Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 17% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Sunset Elementary School in?

Hermiston School District 8

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandstone Middle School
High : Hermiston High School

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