Armand Larive Middle School

As a reasonably sized intermediate school in Hermiston, Oregon, Armand Larive Middle School caters to 722 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Hermiston SD 8. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 494.

Hermiston SD 8 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,320 students. Armand Larive Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Armand Larive Middle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Roughly 92% of students at Armand Larive Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Armand Larive Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.0%; this one delivers 32.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Umatilla County put median household earnings sit near $67,728, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Armand Larive Middle School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students).

Nearest neighbor: Desert View Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Armand Larive Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Armand Larive Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Armand Larive Middle School's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 810 (now 722). Over the same period, the White share fell from 45% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.