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North Salem High School

Public Grades 9-12

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon high schools

Summary

North Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, serving 2,176 students in grades 9-12. 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.

North Salem High School consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages in academic metrics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 32.2% and the state average of 44.4%. Similarly, in math, only 8% of 11th-graders were proficient, compared to the district's 10.1% and the state's 20.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 80% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, North Salem High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.3% to 64.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While North Salem High School is part of the same school district as several other high schools, it consistently underperforms compared to its neighbors. For example, Cascade Senior High School, Sprague High School, McNary High School, and West Salem High School all outperform North Salem High School in academic metrics and have higher graduation rates. One notable exception is the Early College High School, which significantly outperforms North Salem High School and the district as a whole.

2,107

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,210

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 14th St NE
Salem, OR 97301-2611

(503) 399-3241

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Feeder schools for North Salem High School:

Elementary:	Auburn Elementary School
	Englewood Elementary School
	Eyre Elementary School
	Four Corners Elementary School
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	Grant Community School
	Highland Elementary School
	Miller Elementary School
Middle:	Houck Middle School
	Parrish Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (17% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Oregon avg33%

237^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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	15.6	237 of 270	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	230 of 268	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	241 of 258	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	216 of 241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	215 of 283	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	234 of 292	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	232 of 292	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	245 of 301	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	231 of 303	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	245 of 308	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.0	229 of 299	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	211 of 285	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	227 of 263	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	183 of 244	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	199 of 235	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	197 of 231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.0	173 of 225	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	48.6	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	193 of 211	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	184 of 213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	193 of 200	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	171 of 194	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	117 of 199	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	173 of 251	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	70 of 74	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	42 of 144	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	78 of 156	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	148 of 170	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	193 of 224	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	216 of 241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.2	60 of 229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	195 of 216	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	187 of 214	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	178 of 200	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	116 of 206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	184 of 250	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	22 of 47	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	48 of 66	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	89 of 98	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2023	27.9	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.6	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2018	15.1	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	72 of 94	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	62 of 69	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	78 of 80	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	65 of 98	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	133 of 244	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	196 of 237	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	178 of 228	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	128 of 245	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	141 of 266	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2024)75th percentile+61 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile+31 vs school

Asian (2018)44th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Migrant (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics8%-12 vs state

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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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Salem High School	Public	9-12	765 14th St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3241	2,107	105	20.1	89.3%	421 (20.0%)	67 (3.2%)	1,357 (64.4%)	42 (2.0%)	15 (0.7%)	85 (4.0%)	109 (5.2%)	15.6	237^th of 270 public high schools	12.2%		18.9	230^th of 268 public high schools	14.2%	7			25.7		8.0		15.6	$19,210	$1,412	$17,799
South Salem High School	Public	9-12	1910 Church St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3252	2,195	93	23.5	89.5%	985 (44.9%)	37 (1.7%)	843 (38.4%)	69 (3.1%)	13 (0.6%)	56 (2.6%)	165 (7.5%)	26.9	204^th of 270 public high schools	24.4%		30.4	187^th of 268 public high schools	30.2%	17			35.5		6.3		26.9	$18,934	$1,385	$17,549
Willamette Career Academy	Public	11-12	1200 Lancaster Dr NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Willamette Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 588-5330	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Roberts High School	Public	7-12	3620 State St SE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 391-4075	515	42	12.3	120.8%	193 (37.5%)	8 (1.6%)	248 (48.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	44 (8.5%)								(n/a)	19.4	10.5		9.4		5.7		$33,612	$1,270	$32,342
McKay High School	Public	9-12	2440 Lancaster Dr NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3080	2,380	96	24.6	90.2%	352 (14.8%)	23 (1.0%)	1,751 (73.6%)	69 (2.9%)	11 (0.5%)	108 (4.5%)	61 (2.6%)	6.1	266^th of 270 public high schools	1.5%		11.8	250^th of 268 public high schools	6.7%	16			12.3				10.5	$18,907	$1,418	$17,488
Early College High School	Public	9-12	4071 Winema Pl Bldg 50	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 365-4800	193	10	18.6		66 (34.2%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (44.0%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	18 (9.3%)	99.7	2^nd of 270 public high schools	99.3%		99.6	2^nd of 268 public high schools	99.3%				91.3		69.6		73.9	$32,893	$2,674	$30,219
West Salem High School	Public	9-12	1776 Titan Way	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5533	1,606	64	25.0	89.5%	903 (56.2%)	39 (2.4%)	426 (26.5%)	40 (2.5%)	14 (0.9%)	22 (1.4%)	148 (9.2%)	37.7	162^nd of 270 public high schools	40.0%		24.9	210^th of 268 public high schools	21.6%	48			41.6		13.7		27.5	$19,265	$1,366	$17,899
McNary High School	Public	9-12	595 Chemawa Rd N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3233	1,995	82	24.2	89.9%	890 (44.6%)	20 (1.0%)	850 (42.6%)	26 (1.3%)	8 (0.4%)	44 (2.2%)	136 (6.8%)	37.1	166^th of 270 public high schools	38.5%		21.5	219^th of 268 public high schools	18.3%	53			45.7		16.1		20.4	$18,921	$1,387	$17,535
Chemawa Indian School	Public	9-12	3700 Chemawa Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Chemawa Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(503) 399-5721	198	16	12.3	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sprague High School	Public	9-12	2373 Kuebler Blvd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3261	1,712	70	24.4	88.8%	1,056 (61.7%)	36 (2.1%)	333 (19.5%)	56 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	165 (9.6%)	29.7	193^rd of 270 public high schools	28.5%		28.1	196^th of 268 public high schools	26.9%	3			35.4		10.7		26.4	$19,702	$1,390	$18,313

Frequently Asked Questions about North Salem High School

What is the racial makeup of North Salem High School?

Students at North Salem High School are 64% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is North Salem High School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What schools feed into North Salem High School?

North Salem High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Auburn Elementary School
Elementary : Englewood Elementary School
Elementary : Eyre Elementary School
Elementary : Four Corners Elementary School
Elementary : Grant Community School
Elementary : Highland Elementary School
Elementary : Miller Elementary School
Middle : Houck Middle School
Middle : Parrish Middle School

Is North Salem High School a good school?

North Salem High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Oregon high schools.

How many students attend North Salem High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,107 students attended North Salem High School.

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