West Park Elementary School

Summary:

West Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hermiston, Oregon, serving 447 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hermiston School District 8, which is ranked 47 out of 140 school districts in the state.

While West Park Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, the school has shown strong performance for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups. However, the school's performance for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups is significantly lower than the state averages. Over the past few years, West Park Elementary's ranking has declined, and it currently has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Hermiston School District, such as Loma Vista Elementary, Desert View Elementary, and Highland Hills Elementary, generally outperform West Park Elementary in both overall and subgroup academic performance. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at West Park Elementary suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance, and identifying and replicating the successful strategies used to support the school's Hispanic and ELL students could potentially benefit the school's overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 555 SW 7th St
       Hermiston, OR  97838-2298


(541) 667-6800

District: Hermiston School District 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
435th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,568 Help


Students who attend West Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Armand Larive Middle School
High:    Hermiston High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  447

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.7%
White:
28.4%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Park Elementary School ranks worse than 61.3% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Hermiston School District 8. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.03. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details West Park Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hermiston School District 8. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.7%), White (28.4%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Hermiston School District 8. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Park Elementary School is 15.4. 3 elementary schools in the Hermiston School District 8 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Park Elementary School is $17,568, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Hermiston School District 8.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Park Elementary School 435th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See West Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 West Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.01 369th 586 37.0%
2005 62.29 234th 629 62.8%
2006 61.32 260th 636 59.1%
2007 37.08 446th 652 31.6%
2008 37.22 471st 655 28.1%
2009 40.01 452nd 665 32.0%
2010 39.19 458th 674 32.0%
2011 29.15 564th 695 18.8%
2012 16.29 669th 730 8.4%
2013 23.62 591st 707 16.4%
2014 36.08 482nd 695 30.6%
2015 29.82 523rd 706 25.9%
2016 33.02 490th 697 29.7%
2017 43.26 395th 701 43.7%
2018 48.39 353rd 709 50.2%
2019 50.65 335th 705 52.5%
2022 31.49 486th 706 31.2%
2023 38.66 405th 706 42.6%
2024 36.03 435th 710 38.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.16 60th 179 66.5%
2019 47.25 38th 97 60.8%
2022 44.96 34th 80 57.5%
2023 72.70 6th 87 93.1%
2024 66.59 12th 97 87.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.00 169th 481 64.9%
2019 50.88 114th 303 62.4%
2022 32.54 151st 215 29.8%
2023 18.95 221st 231 4.3%
2024 20.21 274th 299 8.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.70 223rd 640 65.2%
2019 62.17 167th 597 72.0%
2022 31.65 482nd 703 31.4%
2023 55.61 228th 595 61.7%
2024 57.96 145th 523 72.3%
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Rank History for Female students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.31 335th 681 50.8%
2019 30.73 464th 621 25.3%
2022 27.13 480th 646 25.7%
2023 45.97 314th 652 51.8%
2024 37.61 397th 658 39.7%
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Rank History for Male students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.41 348th 680 48.8%
2019 41.24 362nd 623 41.9%
2022 36.50 413th 654 36.9%
2023 31.24 451st 665 32.2%
2024 35.02 413th 662 37.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.74 164th 475 65.5%
2019 68.34 84th 364 76.9%
2022 46.49 155th 339 54.3%
2023 60.48 92nd 360 74.4%
2024 60.71 84th 365 77.0%
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Rank History for White students at West Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.39 182nd 683 73.4%
2019 74.33 149th 662 77.5%
2022 55.42 267th 666 59.9%
2023 51.12 309th 656 52.9%
2024 38.69 403rd 670 39.9%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West Park Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 335 5 9 66 4 n/a n/a 0 419
1989 418 4 9 96 3 n/a n/a 0 530
1990 412 3 6 100 6 n/a n/a 0 527
1991 369 4 9 125 5 n/a n/a 0 512
1992 387 4 6 132 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1993 373 4 4 106 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1994 391 7 4 157 3 n/a n/a 0 562
1995 364 7 7 163 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1996 364 7 7 163 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1997 324 3 7 132 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1998 313 0 9 152 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 332 5 12 155 4 n/a n/a 0 508
2000 315 11 14 164 4 n/a n/a 0 508
2001 302 7 14 181 4 n/a n/a 0 508
2002 220 7 3 122 2 n/a n/a 0 354
2003 220 7 3 122 2 n/a n/a 0 354
2004 207 2 1 158 3 n/a n/a 0 371
2005 237 4 3 185 3 n/a n/a 1 433
2006 216 7 3 174 5 n/a n/a 0 405
2007 245 3 2 199 4 n/a n/a 2 455
2008 252 2 7 210 2 n/a n/a 1 474
2009 248 3 5 219 3 n/a n/a 0 478
2010 225 1 5 240 1 n/a n/a 3 475
2011 235 0 2 249 1 1 8 0 496
2012 244 2 3 349 3 0 9 0 610
2013 226 2 4 370 5 0 11 0 618
2014 190 0 4 346 3 0 11 0 554
2015 179 0 5 342 1 2 9 0 538
2016 156 0 1 339 3 2 8 0 509
2017 179 2 1 365 3 1 9 0 560
2018 196 1 0 362 3 2 12 0 576
2019 193 4 0 367 1 5 13 0 583
2020 162 3 0 381 1 1 10 0 558
2021 139 2 1 351 3 2 11 0 509
2022 125 2 1 364 3 0 13 0 508
2023 127 2 1 307 0 0 10 0 447

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 West Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 419 26.3 15.9 n/a
1989 530 27.4 19.3 26
1990 527 26.2 20.1 25.6
1991 512 26.7 19.1 37.9
1992 530 21.0 25.2 34.2
1993 487 28.1 17.3 38.2
1994 562 28.0 20.1 34
1995 541 27.6 19.6 39.2
1996 541 27.6 19.6 39.2
1997 466 25.0 18.6 43.3
1998 474 24.7 19.2 57
1999 508 25.8 19.7 42.9
2000 508 26.8 19.0 53.5
2001 508 29.0 17.5 51.2
2002 354 21.6 16.4 55.6
2003 354 21.6 16.4 55.6
2004 371 21.0 17.7 53.9
2005 433 23.0 18.8 68.1
2006 405 23.0 17.6 71.9
2007 455 25.5 17.8 65.8
2008 474 25.5 18.6 68.1
2009 478 26.0 18.4 80.3
2010 475 25.0 19.0 72.7
2011 496 25.0 19.8 74.4
2012 610 29.9 20.3 78.5
2013 618 30.2 20.4 81.2
2014 554 29.5 18.7 83.2
2015 538 31.0 17.3 83.1
2016 509 30.0 16.9 83.9
2017 560 33.0 16.9 83.2
2018 576 33.0 17.4 83
2019 583 33.0 17.6 82
2020 558 33.0 16.9 82.1
2021 509 33.0 15.4 73.9
2022 508 33.0 15.3 n/a
2023 447 29.0 15.4 67.3

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 West Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 419 26.3 15.9 n/a
1989 530 27.4 19.3 26
1990 527 26.2 20.1 25.6
1991 512 26.7 19.1 37.9
1992 530 21.0 25.2 34.2
1993 487 28.1 17.3 38.2
1994 562 28.0 20.1 34
1995 541 27.6 19.6 39.2
1996 541 27.6 19.6 39.2
1997 466 25.0 18.6 43.3
1998 474 24.7 19.2 57
1999 508 25.8 19.7 42.9
2000 508 26.8 19.0 53.5
2001 508 29.0 17.5 51.2
2002 354 21.6 16.4 55.6
2003 354 21.6 16.4 55.6
2004 371 21.0 17.7 53.9
2005 433 23.0 18.8 68.1
2006 405 23.0 17.6 71.9
2007 455 25.5 17.8 65.8
2008 474 25.5 18.6 68.1
2009 478 26.0 18.4 80.3
2010 475 25.0 19.0 72.7
2011 496 25.0 19.8 74.4
2012 610 29.9 20.3 78.5
2013 618 30.2 20.4 81.2
2014 554 29.5 18.7 83.2
2015 538 31.0 17.3 83.1
2016 509 30.0 16.9 83.9
2017 560 33.0 16.9 83.2
2018 576 33.0 17.4 83
2019 583 33.0 17.6 82
2020 558 33.0 16.9 82.1
2021 509 33.0 15.4 73.9
2022 508 33.0 15.3 n/a
2023 447 29.0 15.4 67.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Park Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $11,718
2020 n/a n/a $12,636
2021 n/a n/a $14,399
2022 $1,215 (7.6%) $14,823 (92.4%) $16,038
2023 $1,135 (6.5%) $16,432 (93.5%) $17,568

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Park Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 335th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 405th of 706 Elementary schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Park Elementary School)43.527.3
 16.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)48.131.4
 16.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Park Elementary School)5628.9
 27.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)5232.6
 19.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Park Elementary School)42.938.6
 4.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)45.341.1
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Park Elementary School)53.842.2
 11.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)46.637.3
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Park Elementary School)4945.2
 3.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hermiston School District 8)56.249.5
 6.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Park Elementary School)47.429.2
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hermiston School District 8)50.334.1
 16.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (West Park Elementary School)25.821.9
 3.9%
   5th Grade Science (Hermiston School District 8)33.223.3
 9.9%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students583447
 23.3%
African American42
 50%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic367307
 16.3%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White193127
 34.2%
Two or More Races1310
 23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82%67.3%
 14.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Park Elementary School

Students at West Park Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 28% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend West Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Armand Larive Middle School
High : Hermiston High School

West Park Elementary School ranks 435th of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 447 students attended West Park Elementary School.


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