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Desert View Elementary School

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Desert View Elementary School ranks 130 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Desert View Elementary School is a K–5 school in Hermiston, Oregon (Umatilla County), serving 351 students as part of Hermiston School District 8. For 2025–2026 it ranks 130th of 709 Oregon schools — 82nd percentile, 4 stars — placing it in the top fifth of the state and well above its own district's 61st percentile. After a dip to the 66th percentile in 2021–22, it has recovered and held steady at 79th–83rd for three straight years.

Desert View outperforms every nearby school on every academic measure. Its proficiency rates are 61.5% in English language arts, 52.5% in math and 43.2% in science — roughly 18 and 20 points above state averages in ELA and math. The closest comparable school, Highland Hills Elementary School (1.7 miles away), trails by 4.5 to 7 points, while West Park Elementary School, Sunset Elementary School, Loma Vista Elementary and Rocky Heights Elementary School — all within 2.6 miles — trail by roughly 20 points per subject. Desert View also runs the largest classes of the six Hermiston elementaries (student-teacher ratio 15.2), and its chronic absenteeism rate of 27.8% is below both district and state levels and down 11.4 points from 2021–22.

Its strongest results appear in 5th grade, where math proficiency reaches 64.0% — nearly double the state average — and in how effectively it serves Hispanic and low-income students, ranking in the top 25 statewide for Hispanic students two years running. Two watch items: 4th-grade math (43.7%) sits only about four points above district and state, and special education, while still above average at the 63rd percentile, is the school's lowest-ranked group. Note also that the reported free/reduced-lunch rate jumped about 24 points in one year, which likely reflects a reporting change rather than a shift in the student body.

351

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,048

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.4%

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

Exemptions: 4% (any vaccine)

1225 SW 9th
Hermiston, OR 97838-2147

(541) 667-6900

District: Hermiston School District 8

Students who attend Desert View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sandstone Middle School
High:	Hermiston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

41.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (55% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Oregon elementary schools

✓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 school55%

District avg35%

Oregon avg37%

130^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	77.6	130 of 709	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	151 of 706	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	142 of 710	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	123 of 706	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	241 of 706	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	193 of 705	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	123 of 709	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	98 of 701	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	96 of 697	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	195 of 706	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	65.0	233 of 695	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	300 of 707	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	279 of 730	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	191 of 695	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.4	320 of 674	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	222 of 665	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	168 of 655	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	172 of 652	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	85 of 636	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	133 of 629	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	78 of 586	86.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	50.3	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	21 of 80	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	22 of 179	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	136 of 655	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	135 of 653	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	175 of 658	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	149 of 652	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	171 of 646	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	223 of 621	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	110 of 681	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	24 of 377	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	20 of 362	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	41 of 365	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	35 of 360	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	62.2	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	55 of 364	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	33 of 475	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	62 of 521	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	102 of 518	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	42 of 523	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	19 of 595	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	239 of 703	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	188 of 597	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	54 of 640	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	112 of 657	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	176 of 664	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	113 of 662	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	101 of 665	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	287 of 654	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	213 of 623	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	146 of 680	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	133 of 355	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	44 of 215	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	136 of 303	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	237 of 481	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	92 of 670	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	86 of 669	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	61 of 670	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	49 of 656	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	121 of 666	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	124 of 662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	72 of 683	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Mathematics52%+20 vs state

Science43%+13 vs state

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Friday, September 11, 2015

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)	20.5			20.5	30.1			30.1			97.2%	2.3%	$21,288	$1,022	$20,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert View Elementary School

What district is Desert View Elementary School in?

Hermiston School District 8

Is Desert View Elementary School a good school?

Desert View Elementary School ranks 130^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Desert View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Desert View Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Desert View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Desert View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandstone Middle School
High : Hermiston High School

What is the racial makeup of Desert View Elementary School?

Students at Desert View Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% Two or more races.

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