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Sunset Elementary School

300 E Catherine Ave, Hermiston, OR 97838 · (541) 667-6700 · Umatilla County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
348 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4612%
Grade 16317%
Grade 25916%
Grade 36918%
Grade 45815%
Grade 58322%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
6417%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
30881%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
19953%
Female
17947%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
37.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.4%26.3%
2023-2432.9%26.2%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% 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 →

Where Sunset Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Umatilla County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.1%#445 of 591#12 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.3%#432 of 646#12 of 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.4%#389 of 646#8 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
378#252 of 710#8 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.0:1#63 of 587#2 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.7%#535 of 587#13 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.5%#37 of 493#2 of 11
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
378
-208 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 18.6:1
% White
17%
was 27%
% Hispanic
81%
was 69%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-253782714.0:192% (348)
2023-2442826.616.1:167% (285)
2022-2342627.915.3:167% (287)
2017-1858631.518.6:180% (469)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Elementary School.

About Sunset Elementary School

Sunset Elementary School, located in Hermiston, Oregon, is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 378 students, from kindergarten through 5.

Sunset Elementary School reports to Hermiston SD 8, which has 9 schools and 5,320 students.

Hispanic students are the large majority at Sunset Elementary School, with 81% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% White. Among people living in Umatilla County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. Sunset Elementary School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Sunset Elementary School's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sunset Elementary School, the prediction is 26.9% and the result is 25.1%.

Among Umatilla County residents, median household income is about $67,728, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Sunset Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County, which together enroll about 13,143 students.

Nearby, Rocky Heights Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sunset Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 586 to 378. The student mix also changed: the Hispanic share increased from 69% to 81%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.6:1 to 14.0:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Sunset Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Umatilla County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sunset Elementary School
District
Hermiston SD 8
Address
300 E Catherine Ave, Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone
(541) 667-6700
County
Umatilla County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
348 (92%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
410630001094
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sunset Elementary School
How many students attend Sunset Elementary School?
Sunset Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sunset Elementary School serve?
Sunset Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sunset Elementary School have?
Sunset Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunset Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sunset Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 81% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Elementary School in?
Sunset Elementary School is part of Hermiston SD 8.
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