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Sunset Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
300 E Catherine Ave
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone
(541) 667-6700
District
Hermiston SD 8
County
UMATILLA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
428
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oregon

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.0% of all OR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Sunset Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
40%
42%
40%
42%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
40%
30%
42%
15%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
39%
28%
47%
23%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 56 13.1%
Grade 1 64 15.0%
Grade 2 68 15.9%
Grade 3 72 16.8%
Grade 4 81 18.9%
Grade 5 87 20.3%
Total 428 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.6% 36.2% 63.6%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 2.6%
Hispanic 76.7% 62.4% 27.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.7% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 2.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.6% 67.4% 51.4%
Free lunch eligible 66.6% 67.4% 49.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,347 4,233,358
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 190.9 43
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.9% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.7% 34.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,448 1,701,548
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.6% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 36.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.8% 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 18.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 13.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,417 $45,621,000 35.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,291 $6,998,000 5.5%
Staff $645 $3,494,000 2.7%
General Administration $132 $713,000 0.6%
School Administration $802 $4,347,000 3.4%
Operation $1,230 $6,664,000 5.2%
Transportation $358 $1,938,000 1.5%
Other $1,160 $6,287,000 4.9%
Total Support $5,616 $30,441,000 23.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,585 $51,953,000 40.6%
Total Expenditures $23,619 $128,015,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,108 $4,480,175,000 42.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,236 $682,861,000 6.5%
Staff $567 $313,153,000 3.0%
General Administration $204 $112,811,000 1.1%
School Administration $916 $506,381,000 4.8%
Operation $1,083 $598,214,000 5.7%
Transportation $510 $281,831,000 2.7%
Other $1,047 $578,502,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,563 $3,073,753,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,274 $2,914,323,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $18,944 $10,468,251,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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