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Yoshikai Elementary School

Q: Is Yoshikai Elementary School a good school?

Yoshikai Elementary School ranks 527 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Yoshikai Elementary School is a public elementary school in Salem, Oregon, serving 483 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yoshikai Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger since the 2021-2022 school year. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.3% to 47.9%, and consistently lower test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 22.9%, compared to 25.3% for the district and 40.3% for the state.

Interestingly, Yoshikai Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly (top 15%) for English Language Learner and Special Education students, but performing poorly (bottom 50%) for female, male, and White student subgroups. Additionally, the school's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the district, such as Valley Inquiry Charter School, which consistently outperforms Yoshikai Elementary in test scores and other metrics. The school's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 231 out of 706 schools in 2014-2015 to 527 out of 706 schools in 2024-2025.

478

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,036

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Jade St NE
Salem, OR 97305-3169

(503) 399-3438

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Yoshikai Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephens Middle School
High:	McKay High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

White:

12.1%

Pacific Islander:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 34% Oregon)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

527^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

110^th of 140Salem-Keizer School District 24J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	527 of 706	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	528 of 710	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	548 of 706	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	574 of 706	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	453 of 705	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	477 of 709	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	393 of 701	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.0	309 of 697	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	231 of 706	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	228 of 695	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.7	212 of 707	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	54.5	338 of 730	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	264 of 695	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	353 of 674	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	348 of 665	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	507 of 655	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	616 of 652	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	39.6	464 of 636	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.5	441 of 629	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	239 of 586	59.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	13 of 101	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	31 of 87	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	25 of 80	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	37 of 179	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	438 of 653	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	501 of 658	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	503 of 652	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	514 of 646	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	521 of 621	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	457 of 681	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	51.2	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	171 of 362	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	185 of 365	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	194 of 360	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	214 of 339	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	161 of 364	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	230 of 475	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	250 of 518	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	267 of 523	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	409 of 595	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	570 of 703	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	213 of 597	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	288 of 640	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	514 of 664	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	503 of 662	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	473 of 665	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	540 of 654	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	499 of 623	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	463 of 680	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	63.1	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	87 of 299	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	23.0	199 of 231	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	184 of 303	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	295 of 481	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	322 of 670	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	260 of 666	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	337 of 662	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	327 of 683	52.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+62 vs school

Migrant (2024)78th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2024)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-3 vs state

English Language Arts25%-18 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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Friday, February 8, 2019

The principal at this school takes no action against regular bullies and dismisses most parents when a complaint comes in. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yoshikai Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Jade St NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3438	478	23	21.0	87.4%	58 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	374 (78.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.3%)	27.4	527^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.4%		26	528^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.6%	1	22.9	26.2	25.3	51.4	32.1	14.9	16.0	$20,036	$2,046	$17,990
Hayesville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4545 Ward Dr NE	Salem	97304	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3153	442	24	18.6	88.9%	56 (12.7%)	11 (2.5%)	312 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	26 (5.9%)	10.6	673^rd of 706 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.7	681^st of 710 public elementary schools	4.1%	8	16.9	23.8	16.7	22.2	16.3	6.2	7.7	$21,879	$2,327	$19,552
Lamb Elementary School	Public	K-5	4930 Herrin Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3477	436	22	19.7	90.4%	62 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	329 (75.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	17 (3.9%)	10.4	675^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.5	691^st of 710 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	14.6	13.0	25.7	22.9	6.5	11.4	14.5	$21,221	$1,391	$19,830
Hammond Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Bayne St NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3454	460	23	20.2	88.3%	114 (24.8%)	9 (2.0%)	290 (63.0%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.6%)	18.6	602^nd of 706 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.4	603^rd of 710 public elementary schools	15.1%	1	27.8	26.2	37.7	22.2	16.4	13.0	14.3	$18,109	$1,312	$16,797
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4700 Arizona Ave NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3302	464	28	16.5	88.6%	71 (15.3%)	7 (1.5%)	331 (71.3%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	12.8	654^th of 706 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.8	689^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.0%	35	20.5	22.8	24.7	25.3	19.0	10.2	5.7	$19,165	$1,374	$17,791
Hallman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Deerhaven Dr NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3451	339	18	18.9	88.8%	57 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (76.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		11.8	667^th of 710 public elementary schools	6.1%	38	6.7	11.1	16.1	10.0	9.3		5.4	$20,357	$2,296	$18,061
Valley Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5774 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3150	149	9	16.5	91.3%	72 (48.3%)	2 (1.3%)	52 (34.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	19 (12.8%)	36.1	438^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.0%		46.3	342^nd of 710 public elementary schools	51.8%	96	40.7	44.4	40.0	37.0	22.2	20.0	20.0	$15,327	$1,397	$13,929
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Walker Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-2571	464	24	19.2	88.1%	61 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (77.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	18 (3.9%)	9.8	681^st of 706 public elementary schools	3.5%		11.3	669^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.8%	12	16.3	11.8	31.5	12.8	9.2	13.5	9.5	$19,365	$1,799	$17,565
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3165 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3193	365	20	18.3	88.8%	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	269 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)	10 (2.7%)	6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.3	694^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.3%	8		16.2	12.7	12.9	10.3	7.0	5.6	$20,752	$2,597	$18,155
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4912 Noren Ave NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3163	358	17	20.5	90.8%	103 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	220 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.4%)	17 (4.7%)	16.1	626^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.3%		12.2	663^rd of 710 public elementary schools	6.6%	37	18.8	13.6	39.3	20.3	15.0	22.4	11.9	$21,099	$2,203	$18,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Yoshikai Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Yoshikai Elementary School?

Students at Yoshikai Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Yoshikai Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Yoshikai Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephens Middle School
High : McKay High School

What district is Yoshikai Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Yoshikai Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Yoshikai Elementary School.

Is Yoshikai Elementary School a good school?

Yoshikai Elementary School ranks 527^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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