Mid Valley Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary school in Hood River, Oregon, Mid Valley Elementary School works with 381 students from grades K through 5, run under Hood River County SD.

Within Hood River County SD, which oversees 8 schools and 3,602 students, Mid Valley Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Mid Valley Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder consists of 14% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Mid Valley Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at Mid Valley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mid Valley Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.2%, the actual is 21.1%, a residual of -14.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hood River County indicate median household income runs about $88,947, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hood River County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,602 students), of which Mid Valley Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is WyEast Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mid Valley Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Mid Valley Elementary School's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 381). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 78% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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