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Enrollment
609
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMISTON SD 8·NCES 410630000677
Sandstone Middle School
400 NE 10th St, Hermiston, OR 97838 · (541) 667-6300 · Umatilla County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Oregon public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
560 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 30% |
Student demographics
52%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
Students here typically continue to
Sandstone Middle School→Hermiston High School
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
47.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 25.4% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Sandstone Middle School
Sandstone Middle School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Middle School this school | 609 | 92.0% | 31.7% |
| Armand Larive Middle School Hermiston | 722 | 91.7% | 32.1% |
| Parrish Middle School Salem | 691 | 88.6% | 19.4% |
| Claggett Creek Middle School Keizer | 798 | 88.2% | 22.2% |
| North Marion Middle School Aurora | 410 | 88.0% | 21.9% |
| Talmadge Middle School Independence | 716 | 94.6% | 22.2% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Sandstone Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #82 of 190 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #88 of 200 ▲ 8 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #59 of 201 ▼ 2 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #66 of 208 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #120 of 180 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #88 of 180 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #33 of 194 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #14 of 38 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
609
+45 (+8%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 609 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 92% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 32.6 | 18.2:1 | 67% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 32.5 | 18.2:1 | 68% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 64% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 65% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 66% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 30 | 21.9:1 | 57% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 46% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandstone Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (544 to 609); teachers up 15% (27 to 31).
About Sandstone Middle School
Sandstone Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Hermiston, Oregon, (ZIP code 97838). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 609 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 494-student average for middle schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Hermiston SD 8, which runs Sandstone Middle School, has 9 schools and 5,320 students.
At Sandstone Middle School, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. Next come 35% White and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.6:1. That matches the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon fairly closely. Eligible students account for 92% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Oregon public middle schools, Sandstone Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sandstone Middle School is 4.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.7%. Predicted: 26.9%.
In the county around the school, Umatilla County, the median household income is $67,728, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Umatilla County is home to 35 public schools and about 13,143 public school students.
The nearest public school is Highland Hills Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 31.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 45 students since 2020-21, to 609. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.6:1, from 17.6:1.
Discussions about Sandstone Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Hermiston High SchoolHigh · 1,705 students
- Armand Larive Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 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
- Hermiston High SchoolHigh · 1,705 students
- Armand Larive Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 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
- Highland Hills Elementary School0.5 mi · 308
- Sunset Elementary School1.0 mi · 378
- Loma Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 397
- Hermiston High School1.3 mi · 1,705
- Rocky Heights Elementary School1.5 mi · 442
- West Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Sandstone Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sandstone Middle School?
Sandstone Middle School enrolls approximately 609 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sandstone Middle School serve?
Sandstone Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandstone Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandstone Middle School is approximately 19.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sandstone Middle School?
Sandstone Middle School reports a student body of 35% White, 59% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sandstone Middle School public or private?
Sandstone Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hermiston SD 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.