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What's the one class at Hermiston High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,705
High
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMISTON SD 8·NCES 410630001097
Hermiston High School
600 S 1st St, Hermiston, OR 97838 · (541) 667-6100 · Umatilla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,705 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Oregon public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,565 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 450 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 428 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 409 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Hermiston SD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 18.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hermiston High School
Hermiston High School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermiston High School this school | 1,705 | 91.8% | 36.2% |
| Central High School Independence | 1,008 | 94.2% | 16.7% |
| North Salem High School Salem | 2,107 | 89.3% | 17.1% |
| McNary High School Keizer | 1,995 | 89.9% | 23.5% |
| North Marion High School Aurora | 564 | 87.4% | 21.8% |
| Forest Grove High School Forest Grove | 1,849 | 78.8% | 33.4% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hermiston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #52 of 177 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #64 of 194 ▲ 18 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #41 of 201 ▼ 11 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,705 | #21 of 257 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #89 of 171 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #73 of 171 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #39 of 207 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #43 of 67 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,705
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,047
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,705 | 85.7 | 19.9:1 | 92% (1,565) |
| 2023-24 | 1,692 | 85.9 | 19.7:1 | 68% (1,158) |
| 2022-23 | 1,739 | 82.4 | 21.1:1 | 48% (840) |
| 2020-21 | 1,703 | 81 | 21.0:1 | 57% (974) |
| 2017-18 | 1,637 | 72.9 | 22.5:1 | 59% (960) |
| 2015-16 | 1,509 | 64 | 23.6:1 | 64% (965) |
| 2010-11 | 1,470 | 63 | 23.3:1 | 55% (803) |
| 2000-01 | 1,175 | 66 | 17.8:1 | 26% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 1,047 | 55 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hermiston High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,637 to 1,705); teachers up 18% (72.9 to 85.7).
About Hermiston High School
Students in Hermiston, Oregon, attend Hermiston High School, a high-enrollment high school. The school has 1,705 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Oregon have about 630 students on average; enrollment here is 171% higher.
Hermiston SD 8 has 9 schools and 5,320 students, and Hermiston High School is one of those schools.
At Hermiston High School, 60% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 35% White and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Umatilla County is roughly 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hermiston High School scores 51%.
Classroom staffing at Hermiston High School totals 85.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. The average ratio among high schools in Oregon is similar, at 19.8:1. Federal data show 92% of students (1,565) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Oregon public high schools, Hermiston High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hermiston High School is +9.3 points: 36.2% actual, 26.9% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Umatilla County show that median household income comes to about $67,728, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 35, with about 13,143 students.
Among nearby public schools, West Park Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hermiston High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hermiston High School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,705, starting from 1,703. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.0:1 to 19.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Hermiston High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hermiston SD 8
- Armand Larive Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 students
- Sandstone Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Rocky Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- West Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Hermiston
- Armand Larive Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 students
- Sandstone Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Rocky Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- West Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- West Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 408
- Sunset Elementary School0.6 mi · 378
- Rocky Heights Elementary School0.7 mi · 442
- Desert View Elementary School0.7 mi · 351
- Armand Larive Middle School0.8 mi · 722
- Highland Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Hermiston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hermiston High School?
Hermiston High School enrolls approximately 1,705 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hermiston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hermiston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hermiston High School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Hermiston High School.
How diverse is Hermiston High School?
Hermiston High School reports a student body of 35% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hermiston High School?
Hermiston High School is overseen by Hermiston SD 8 in Umatilla County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.