Sandstone Middle School

Summary:

Sandstone Middle School is a public middle school located in Hermiston, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 591 students. The school is part of the Hermiston School District 8, which is ranked 47 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandstone Middle School has consistently performed better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 6th grade ELA proficiency at 44.3% compared to the state average of 40.7% in 2023-2024. However, the school's mathematics proficiency lags behind the state average, with 6th grade math proficiency at 30.5% compared to the state average of 28.4% in 2023-2024. The school's 8th grade science proficiency is also lower than the state average, at 23.8% compared to 25.9% in 2023-2024. Sandstone Middle School has a strong performance among Hispanic students, ranking 46th out of 196 Oregon middle schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 4-star rating. The school also performs well for White students, ranking 114th out of 349 Oregon middle schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 3-star rating. However, the school's performance for Special Education students is relatively low, ranking 91st out of 153 Oregon middle schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-star rating.

Interestingly, Armand Larive Middle School, another school in the Hermiston School District 8, outperforms Sandstone Middle School in several areas, including ELA and mathematics proficiency. On the other hand, Clara Brownell Middle School, located in the Umatilla School District 6R, which is ranked 139th out of 140 districts in Oregon, significantly underperforms Sandstone Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. Overall, Sandstone Middle School appears to be a solid performer within the Hermiston School District, with particular strengths in serving Hispanic and White students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, but could benefit from targeted efforts to improve mathematics and science proficiency, as well as support for its Special Education population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 400 NE 10th St
       Hermiston, OR  97838-2077


(541) 667-6300

District: Hermiston School District 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
166th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,555 Help


Students who attend Sandstone Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hermiston High School

Feeder schools for Sandstone Middle School:

Elementary:    Desert View Elementary School
    Highland Hills Elementary School
    Sunset Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  591

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.2%
White:
36.7%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.9% Help


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Compare Details Sandstone Middle School ranks better than 55.3% of middle schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.14. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.2%), White (36.7%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sandstone Middle School is 18.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sandstone Middle School is $16,555.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sandstone Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandstone Middle School 166th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Sandstone Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hermiston School District 8:

SchoolDigger ranks Hermiston School District 8 47th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sandstone Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 38.52 179th 270 33.7%
2005 46.27 150th 271 44.6%
2006 44.36 162nd 285 43.2%
2007 48.23 168th 295 43.1%
2008 58.74 118th 315 62.5%
2009 70.09 73rd 323 77.4%
2010 70.51 71st 343 79.3%
2011 67.09 100th 357 72.0%
2012 60.25 156th 395 60.5%
2013 61.13 134th 377 64.5%
2014 65.82 125th 382 67.3%
2015 52.99 173rd 381 54.6%
2016 66.84 102nd 383 73.4%
2017 53.04 168th 382 56.0%
2018 56.88 144th 384 62.5%
2019 51.05 167th 379 55.9%
2022 48.46 167th 367 54.5%
2023 40.78 203rd 380 46.6%
2024 48.14 166th 371 55.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.28 12th 46 73.9%
2019 82.51 3rd 29 89.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.72 50th 206 75.7%
2019 41.99 71st 156 54.5%
2022 32.48 102nd 143 28.7%
2024 37.92 91st 153 40.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.66 99th 325 69.5%
2019 55.88 97th 282 65.6%
2022 48.82 164th 364 54.9%
2023 61.45 87th 312 72.1%
2024 62.14 58th 244 76.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.09 124th 342 63.7%
2019 62.12 103rd 277 62.8%
2022 55.38 117th 310 62.3%
2023 48.83 150th 323 53.6%
2024 48.43 144th 313 54.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.44 167th 341 51.0%
2019 53.37 127th 291 56.4%
2022 42.32 167th 312 46.5%
2023 34.58 209th 318 34.3%
2024 47.65 145th 323 55.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.72 51st 210 75.7%
2019 57.60 61st 191 68.1%
2022 61.48 44th 194 77.3%
2023 57.34 59th 201 70.6%
2024 60.36 46th 196 76.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sandstone Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.73 114th 357 68.1%
2019 66.79 102nd 344 70.3%
2022 64.88 97th 355 72.7%
2023 49.99 155th 360 56.9%
2024 60.61 114th 349 67.3%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sandstone Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 437 2 6 133 2 n/a n/a 0 580
1996 437 2 6 133 2 n/a n/a 0 580
1997 346 3 5 101 4 n/a n/a 0 459
1998 398 0 8 103 5 n/a n/a 0 514
1999 381 2 11 128 6 n/a n/a 0 528
2000 387 5 11 139 9 n/a n/a 0 551
2001 360 1 10 144 8 n/a n/a 0 523
2002 370 7 16 156 4 n/a n/a 2 555
2003 370 7 16 156 4 n/a n/a 2 555
2004 391 8 9 171 4 n/a n/a 2 585
2005 431 4 8 174 5 n/a n/a 0 622
2006 422 7 11 177 7 n/a n/a 0 624
2007 424 8 13 185 8 n/a n/a 5 643
2008 419 5 11 208 8 n/a n/a 5 656
2009 403 5 9 231 8 n/a n/a 1 657
2010 374 4 10 231 3 n/a n/a 0 622
2011 379 5 9 250 4 3 6 0 656
2012 296 6 5 204 2 1 5 0 519
2013 290 5 5 233 1 2 8 0 544
2014 246 6 3 254 1 4 5 0 519
2015 244 6 6 252 1 4 5 0 518
2016 229 8 5 272 3 4 1 0 522
2017 237 3 5 279 3 4 0 0 531
2018 221 3 10 296 3 4 7 0 544
2019 240 4 9 307 1 2 8 0 571
2020 229 5 10 305 2 1 14 0 566
2021 234 4 7 304 3 1 11 0 564
2022 200 2 4 311 2 3 11 0 533
2023 217 1 6 350 0 4 11 2 591

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sandstone Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 580 32.0 18.1 27.1
1996 580 32.0 18.1 27.1
1997 459 28.4 16.2 28.3
1998 514 29.0 17.7 29.6
1999 528 31.5 16.8 44.7
2000 551 31.4 17.5 45.2
2001 523 31.4 16.7 45.9
2002 555 30.5 18.2 45.6
2003 555 30.5 18.2 45.6
2004 585 30.0 19.5 52.8
2005 622 31.0 20.1 53.5
2006 624 30.0 20.8 51.6
2007 643 35.5 18.1 49.8
2008 656 34.0 19.3 50.4
2009 657 33.0 19.9 54.9
2010 622 31.5 19.7 55.5
2011 656 30.9 21.2 56.6
2012 519 24.9 20.8 57.4
2013 544 26.0 20.9 60.8
2014 519 26.5 19.5 64.9
2015 518 26.0 19.9 65.6
2016 522 26.0 20.0 65.9
2017 531 26.5 20.0 64.6
2018 544 27.0 20.1 65.3
2019 571 29.0 19.6 69
2020 566 30.0 18.8 64.7
2021 564 32.4 17.3 63.7
2022 533 31.9 16.6 n/a
2023 591 32.5 18.1 67.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sandstone Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 580 32.0 18.1 27.1
1996 580 32.0 18.1 27.1
1997 459 28.4 16.2 28.3
1998 514 29.0 17.7 29.6
1999 528 31.5 16.8 44.7
2000 551 31.4 17.5 45.2
2001 523 31.4 16.7 45.9
2002 555 30.5 18.2 45.6
2003 555 30.5 18.2 45.6
2004 585 30.0 19.5 52.8
2005 622 31.0 20.1 53.5
2006 624 30.0 20.8 51.6
2007 643 35.5 18.1 49.8
2008 656 34.0 19.3 50.4
2009 657 33.0 19.9 54.9
2010 622 31.5 19.7 55.5
2011 656 30.9 21.2 56.6
2012 519 24.9 20.8 57.4
2013 544 26.0 20.9 60.8
2014 519 26.5 19.5 64.9
2015 518 26.0 19.9 65.6
2016 522 26.0 20.0 65.9
2017 531 26.5 20.0 64.6
2018 544 27.0 20.1 65.3
2019 571 29.0 19.6 69
2020 566 30.0 18.8 64.7
2021 564 32.4 17.3 63.7
2022 533 31.9 16.6 n/a
2023 591 32.5 18.1 67.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sandstone Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $12,201
2020 n/a n/a $13,222
2021 n/a n/a $14,305
2022 $1,199 (7.2%) $15,356 (92.8%) $16,555

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sandstone Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 167th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 203rd of 380 Middle schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sandstone Middle School)54.736
 18.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)58.744
 14.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sandstone Middle School)38.928
 10.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)48.834.9
 13.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sandstone Middle School)56.244.8
 11.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)5840.1
 17.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sandstone Middle School)32.430.2
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)43.129.1
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sandstone Middle School)5336.5
 16.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)57.238.1
 19.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sandstone Middle School)30.520.8
 9.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)34.714.2
 20.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Sandstone Middle School)47.624.7
 22.9%
   8th Grade Science (Hermiston School District 8)42.119.8
 22.3%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students571591
 3.5%
African American41
 75%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian96
 33.3%
Hispanic307350
 14%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White240217
 9.6%
Two or More Races811
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69%67.9%
 1.2%


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Sandstone Middle School ranks 166th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 591 students attended Sandstone Middle School.

Students who attend Sandstone Middle School usually go on to attend Hermiston High School

Students at Sandstone Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 37% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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