Sherwood Heights Elementary School

Sherwood Heights Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Pendleton, Oregon, overseen by Pendleton SD 16, with 439 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Sherwood Heights Elementary School sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Pendleton SD 16, which oversees 8 schools and 2,901 students, Sherwood Heights Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Sherwood Heights Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Native American.

Looking at school resources, Sherwood Heights Elementary School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Sherwood Heights Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.0%, the actual is 21.7%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Umatilla County shows median household income runs about $67,728, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sherwood Heights Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students).

McKay Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Sherwood Heights Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sherwood Heights Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

Sherwood Heights Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherwood Heights Elementary School has decreased 5%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.