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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97838

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Schools

2,284

Students

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

Loma Vista Elementary 13.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 97838 covers Hermiston, Oregon, where six K–5 elementary schools serve a combined 2,284 students: Rocky Heights Elementary School, West Park Elementary School, Loma Vista Elementary, Sunset Elementary School, Desert View Elementary School, and Highland Hills Elementary School. All six belong to Hermiston School District 8, which ranks 55 of 141 districts (61st percentile, 3 stars). School sizes are similar, from 308 to 442 students.

The schools split clearly into two tiers. Desert View Elementary School is the strongest, ranking 130 of 709 (82nd percentile, 4 stars) with 61.5% ELA, 52.5% math, and 43.2% science — all well above the district and state. Highland Hills Elementary School follows at 180 of 709 (75th percentile, 4 stars), with 57.0% ELA, 46.5% math, and 36.2% science, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group (20.1%). The other four trail. West Park Elementary School (44th percentile) and Sunset Elementary School (41st) sit near the middle, while Loma Vista Elementary (35th) and Rocky Heights Elementary School (28th, 1 star) lag. Desert View's ELA is 28.2 points above Rocky Heights, and its 5th grade math (64.0%) is far above Rocky Heights' 24.6%.

Science is the broadest weakness: the district's 25.8% trails the state's 30.6%, and four schools fall below both. Poverty is uniformly high (free/reduced lunch 91.23% to 92.76%), so it does not separate the schools here, and spending and class size show no simple pattern. Rank trends differ too — Highland Hills and Sunset are improving, while Loma Vista and Rocky Heights have slipped.

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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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 97838

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hermiston	0.3 mi	9	88^th
Stanfield	4.44 mi	2	143^rd
Umatilla	5.55 mi	4	192^nd
Echo	8.31 mi	1
Irrigon	10.54 mi	4	145^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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