Loma Vista Elementary

Loma Vista Elementary, a mid-sized K-5 school in Hermiston, Oregon, part of Hermiston SD 8, teaches 397 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 24% larger than typical.

Loma Vista Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Hermiston SD 8, a district that serves 5,320 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Loma Vista Elementary shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Loma Vista Elementary shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Loma Vista Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Loma Vista Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Loma Vista Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.6%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Umatilla County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,728, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loma Vista Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students).

Sandstone Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Loma Vista Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.