Desert View Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school in Hermiston, Oregon, Desert View Elementary School works with 351 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Hermiston SD 8.

Within Hermiston SD 8, which oversees 9 schools and 5,320 students, Desert View Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Desert View Elementary School records that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Desert View Elementary School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Desert View Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Desert View Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 27.0%; this one delivers 48.8%, a residual of +21.8 points.

Across the wider county, Umatilla County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,728 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Umatilla County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students), of which Desert View Elementary School is one.

Armand Larive Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert View Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Desert View Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Desert View Elementary School has ticked down 43%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 52% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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