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Best Public Schools in Salem, OR


At a glance
59
Schools
32,067
Students
5
Districts
2
5-star schools
Top rankedEarly College High School1st of 271 Oregon high schools
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Biggest riser
Englewood Elementary School up 124 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Chemawa Indian School 12.3 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
1★
0★
5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Salem, Oregon has 58 schools — 38 elementary, 11 middle, 8 high, and 1 alternative — serving roughly 32,067 students, most of them in Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which ranks 105th of 141 Oregon districts (about the 26th percentile, 1 star). Three exceptions report elsewhere: Eagle Charter School and Oregon School for the Deaf fall under the Oregon Department of Education (13th of 141, 5 stars), Pratum Elementary School is in Silver Falls School District 4J (28th of 141, 4 stars), and Chemawa Indian School has its own district with very limited academic data. Citywide medians are about 33.2% in ELA, 23.4% in math, and 19% in science, with roughly 37.0% chronic absenteeism — below the state in every tested subject and above it for absenteeism.

Standouts include Early College High School (89.7% ELA, 74.4% math, 100% graduation), Pratum Elementary School (76.1% ELA), Eagle Charter School (69.3% ELA), Howard Street Charter (66.9% ELA, only 6.2% chronic absenteeism), Candalaria Elementary School (66.4%), Morningside Elementary School (60.1%), and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School (57.7% ELA, 59.4% science despite a 96.84% free/reduced lunch rate). West Salem High School is the strongest traditional comprehensive high school (46.3% ELA, 94.4% graduation) and is trending upward.

At the other end, Roberts High School (13.3% ELA, 17.1% graduation, 78.0% chronic absenteeism), North Salem High School (24.8% ELA), and McKay High School (29.6% ELA) trail peers, as do middle schools Houck, Waldo, and Stephens. Science is the weakest subject, with Hallman Elementary School and Eyre Elementary School under 5%. High absenteeism closely tracks low achievement, yet most comprehensive high schools still meet or exceed the state graduation rate.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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