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Brush College Elementary School

Q: Is Brush College Elementary School a good school?

Brush College Elementary School ranks 218 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Brush College Elementary School is a public elementary school in Salem, Oregon, serving 265 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 Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brush College Elementary School consistently outperforms the Salem-Keizer School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Brush College's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored 46.4%, 59.3%, and 60% proficient or better in ELA, respectively, compared to the district's 25.3%, 27.4%, and 34.7%, and the state's 40.3%, 42.1%, and 46.7%. In Mathematics, Brush College's students also outperformed the district and state. The school's female students, Hispanic students, and students from low-income families also performed well compared to their peers in the district and state.

However, Brush College Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 47.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The nearby Highland Elementary School, Grant Community School, and Keizer Elementary School also have high percentages of students from low-income families, ranging from 66% to 82% free and reduced-price lunch recipients. While Brush College outperforms these nearby schools, the highest-performing school in the area is Kalapuya Elementary School, which ranks in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools.

250

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,621

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2623 Doaks Ferry Rd NW
Salem, OR 97304-1318

(503) 399-3132

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Brush College Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Straub Middle School
High:	West Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

218^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	63.2	218 of 706	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	273 of 710	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	268 of 706	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	276 of 706	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	242 of 705	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	300 of 709	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.3	208 of 701	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	59.3	259 of 697	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	248 of 706	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	23.1	578 of 695	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	566 of 707	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	558 of 730	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	472 of 695	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	419 of 674	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	344 of 665	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	416 of 655	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	481 of 652	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	559 of 636	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	435 of 629	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.8	326 of 586	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	137 of 653	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	219 of 658	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	239 of 652	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	259 of 646	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	300 of 621	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	339 of 681	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	239 of 362	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	35 of 339	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	156 of 518	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	249 of 523	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	88 of 595	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	272 of 703	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	420 of 597	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	510 of 640	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	260 of 664	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	266 of 662	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	262 of 665	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	258 of 654	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	189 of 623	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	229 of 680	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	109 of 352	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	115 of 299	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	186 of 481	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	192 of 669	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	321 of 670	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	292 of 656	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	310 of 666	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	267 of 662	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	349 of 683	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%+5 vs state

Science34%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 20, 2012

We have 2 children in Brush College and are so glad we moved to this school. We love the emphasis on being a part of a historical rural community - Brush College just celebrated it's 150th birthday. The old school bell is still there, and the kids get to ring it occasionally. Great teachers. Supportive emphasis on reading in the early years. Great parent involvement, but no endless stream of fundraising gimmicks. Many extra activities for different interests: Morning "Bouncers" club, choir, musical performances, Storyweavers. This is a very real, well-rounded, historical community school that feeds into one of the state's top high schools. Close Quote

Schools Near Brush College Elementary School

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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
Brush College Elementary School	Public	K-5	2623 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3132	250	14	18.5	88.8%	164 (65.6%)	5 (2.0%)	54 (21.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.0%)	63.2	218^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.1%		55.8	273^rd of 710 public elementary schools	61.5%	55	46.4	59.3	60.0	39.3	55.6	35.3	34.0	$20,621	$1,390	$19,231
Kalapuya Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2110	483	22	21.7	88.4%	299 (61.9%)	15 (3.1%)	111 (23.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.7%)	67.4	186^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.7%		72.7	156^th of 710 public elementary schools	78.0%	30	44.8	56.3	56.8	47.1	51.3	35.1	40.4	$18,834	$1,372	$17,462
Harritt Elementary School	Public	K-5	2112 Linwood St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3457	498	27	18.2	88.4%	188 (37.8%)	8 (1.6%)	238 (47.8%)	11 (2.2%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	34 (6.8%)	21.5	572^nd of 706 public elementary schools	19.0%		28.5	505^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.9%	67	22.5	20.3	43.2	21.3	19.7	17.0	23.3	$18,286	$1,318	$16,968
Chapman Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3195	306	18	17.0	87.6%	188 (61.4%)	11 (3.6%)	68 (22.2%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	48	326^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.8%		42.8	373^rd of 710 public elementary schools	47.5%	47	52.1	37.7	37.0	54.2	35.8	22.2	29.4	$20,780	$1,356	$19,424
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	2160 Jewel St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3175	342	17	20.1	88.3%	195 (57.0%)	6 (1.8%)	109 (31.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	61.9	224^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.3%		57.9	255^th of 710 public elementary schools	64.1%	31	50.8	51.1	58.2	49.2	51.1	23.6	29.8	$19,679	$1,392	$18,287
Cummings Elementary School	Public	K-5	613 Cummings Ln N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3141	397	20	19.5	88.9%	185 (46.6%)	5 (1.3%)	151 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	40 (10.1%)	10.3	676^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.2%		20.5	593^rd of 710 public elementary schools	16.5%	83	20.5	20.0	11.6	17.9	17.1	13.0	7.2	$19,207	$2,250	$16,957
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Highland Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3155	263	15	17.4	90.1%	107 (40.7%)	9 (3.4%)	117 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	17 (6.5%)	13.2	652^nd of 706 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.6	683^rd of 710 public elementary schools	3.8%	31	24.4	18.0	29.3	9.8	18.0	9.8	17.1	$22,865	$1,400	$21,465
Eagle Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	999A Locust Ave NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 339-7114	150	7	21.1	64.7%	104 (69.3%)	8 (5.3%)	24 (16.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	80.2	117^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.2	128^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.0%	11	50.0	56.0	79.2	42.3	60.0	54.2	54.2
Grant Community School	Public	K-5	725 Market St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3151	444	23	19.1	89.0%	109 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	290 (65.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	15 (3.4%)	30	497^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.6%		31.7	475^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.1%	22	24.3	25.0	41.8	17.1	19.1	35.4	30.4	$22,287	$2,187	$20,100
Keizer Elementary School	Public	K-5	5600 McClure St N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3161	565	28	20.2	90.1%	197 (34.9%)	9 (1.6%)	301 (53.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	40 (7.1%)	10.1	678^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.0%		24.1	549^th of 710 public elementary schools	22.7%	129	12.4	18.5	22.7	9.0	21.1	12.5	9.3	$18,134	$2,123	$16,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Brush College Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Brush College Elementary School?

Students at Brush College Elementary School are 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Brush College Elementary School a good school?

Brush College Elementary School ranks 218^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brush College Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Brush College Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Brush College Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brush College Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Straub Middle School
High : West Salem High School

What district is Brush College Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

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