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Bush Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Bush Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Salem, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 252 students. 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.

Bush Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Oregon elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.3% of 3rd graders, 20% of 4th graders, and 33.3% of 5th graders at Bush Elementary School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 40.3%, 42.1%, and 46.7%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with most subgroups ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Oregon elementary schools. Additionally, Bush Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 47.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Bush Elementary School faces significant challenges, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Morningside Elementary School and Candalaria Elementary School, perform significantly better and rank in the top 30-40% of Oregon elementary schools. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the issues at Bush Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district and community to support the unique needs of the school's student population.

255

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,355

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 14th St SE
Salem, OR 97301-6315

(503) 399-3134

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Bush Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Leslie Middle School
High:	South Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

White:

27.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

661^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	12.1	661 of 706	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	652 of 710	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	694 of 706	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	623 of 706	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	697 of 705	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	673 of 709	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	661 of 701	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	682 of 697	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	690 of 706	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	661 of 695	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	682 of 707	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	530 of 730	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	583 of 695	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	641 of 674	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	620 of 665	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	620 of 655	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	642 of 652	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	636 of 636	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	612 of 629	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	568 of 586	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	32 of 80	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	125 of 179	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	632 of 653	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	627 of 658	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	625 of 652	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	546 of 646	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	603 of 621	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	642 of 681	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	310 of 365	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	334 of 360	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	353 of 364	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	457 of 475	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	467 of 518	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	407 of 523	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	580 of 595	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	620 of 703	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	583 of 597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	596 of 640	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	589 of 664	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	586 of 662	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	652 of 665	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	586 of 654	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	610 of 623	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	628 of 680	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	274 of 352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	221 of 481	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	607 of 669	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	533 of 670	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	530 of 666	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	607 of 662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	533 of 683	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-22 vs state

Mathematics16%-20 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Bush 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
Bush Elementary School	Public	K-5	410 14th St SE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3134	255	14	18.0	89.0%	69 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (57.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.9%)	19 (7.5%)	12.1	661^st of 706 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.4	652^nd of 710 public elementary schools	8.2%	9	14.3	20.0	33.3	17.9	15.6	13.3	13.3	$21,355	$2,676	$18,678
Richmond Elementary School	Public	K-5	466 Richmond Ave SE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3180	242	16	15.6	88.8%	80 (33.1%)	6 (2.5%)	134 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	7 (2.9%)	10.8	671^st of 706 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.3	699^th of 710 public elementary schools	1.5%	28	13.9	10.6	31.1	25.7		6.7	9.1	$22,685	$2,358	$20,327
Englewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1132 19th St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3143	285	16	17.6	87.7%	139 (48.8%)	5 (1.8%)	97 (34.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	9 (3.2%)	25 (8.8%)	31	488^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.9%		40.9	385^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.8%	103	42.9	34.5	33.3	25.0	25.9	23.1	22.0	$21,413	$2,555	$18,858
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
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	466 McGilchrist St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3167	269	13	21.4	87.7%	167 (62.1%)	4 (1.5%)	71 (26.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.8%)	35.9	441^st of 706 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.9	386^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.6%	55	29.3	42.9	52.0	19.0	30.2	22.0	30.0	$20,576	$1,375	$19,201
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	1104 Savage Rd NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3157	402	20	19.6	88.3%	66 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	304 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.2%)	15.7	628^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.5	621^st of 710 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	14.3	32.8	22.4	22.2	25.0	6.1		$20,650	$3,441	$17,210
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
Morningside Elementary School	Public	K-5	3513 12th St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3173	311	18	17.5	87.5%	168 (54.0%)	10 (3.2%)	78 (25.1%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	29 (9.3%)	62.7	222^nd of 706 public elementary schools	68.6%		77	135^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.0%	87	46.3	67.9	41.0	41.8	54.7	28.9	34.2	$20,887	$1,397	$19,490
Candalaria Elementary School	Public	K-5	935 Hansen Ave S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3136	271	12	21.8	88.9%	193 (71.2%)	4 (1.5%)	50 (18.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	80.8	115^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.7%		61.7	227^th of 710 public elementary schools	68.0%	112	63.2	52.0	70.1	55.3	41.2	50.7	52.2	$18,999	$1,350	$17,650
Salem Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3495 Liberty Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3187	245	13	19.5	89.4%	138 (56.3%)	4 (1.6%)	69 (28.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	25 (10.2%)	26.9	532^nd of 706 public elementary schools	24.6%		13.6	651^st of 710 public elementary schools	8.3%	119	20.4	29.3	34.8	28.6	14.6	28.3	30.4	$20,797	$1,355	$19,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Bush Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bush Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Leslie Middle School
High : South Salem High School

What district is Bush Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Is Bush Elementary School a good school?

Bush Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Bush Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Bush Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bush Elementary School?

Students at Bush Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

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