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Bush Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Bush Elementary School is a K–5 school with 255 students at 410 14th St SE in Salem, Oregon, part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J. In 2025–26 it ranked 621 of 709 Oregon elementary schools (12th percentile, 1 star), and in ten years of rankings it has never climbed out of the state's bottom 15 percent. The trend is flat to slightly improving — from the 2nd percentile in 2022–23 to 12th in 2025–26 — but the school remains in Oregon's lowest performance tier.

Test scores show where the gaps sit. In 2025–26, 23.3% of students met standards in English language arts, 21.3% in math and 17.0% in science, against district rates of 34.5%, 24.1% and 20.9% and state rates of 43.8%, 32.9% and 30.6%. Bush's reading proficiency is the lowest among ten nearby Salem schools, but its math and science results trail the district by only about 3–4 points. The weakness is concentrated rather than uniform: third-grade math sits at 9.7%, roughly 18 points below the district, while fourth- and fifth-grade math are at or slightly above district averages. Fifth-grade reading, at 23.4%, is 12.3 points below the district.

In 2024–25, 89.0% of Bush students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending reached $22,752, and the student–teacher ratio was 18.0. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 39.7%, better than the district's 43.1% but above the state's 33.5%. The sharpest comparison is with Morningside Elementary School and Candalaria Elementary School, which serve nearly identical poverty levels yet post 60.1% and 66.4% reading proficiency — and Candalaria spends about $2,300 less per student. Bush's results rank far higher for its multilingual learners, low-income students and students in special education than for the school overall, though the special-education figure is a one-year jump that may reflect a very small group of students.

255

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,752

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: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

621^st of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

105^th of 141Salem-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
2026	16.9	621 of 709	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	15.7	592 of 655	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	42.8	196 of 377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.8	227 of 521	56.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	20.4	557 of 657	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	76.6	42 of 355	88.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	18.5	591 of 670	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+76 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-12 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	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%)	16.9	621^st of 709 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.1	661^st of 706 public elementary schools	6.4%	40	21.9	24.0	23.4	23.3	9.7	28.6	21.3	21.3	17.0	17.0	$22,752	$1,191	$21,561
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%)	11.5	671^st of 709 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.8	671^st of 706 public elementary schools	5.0%		19.4	35.3	20.8	24.8	12.9	23.5	6.3	13.3	6.0	6.0	$25,082	$1,362	$23,721
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%)	44.6	364^th of 709 public elementary schools	48.7%		31	488^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.9%	124	35.1	31.9	47.2	38.7	29.7	42.6	28.3	33.6	40.7	40.7	$24,605	$1,180	$23,426
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%)	29.7	503^rd of 709 public elementary schools	29.1%		30	497^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.6%	6	32.1	26.1	46.6	35.0	25.6	27.5	32.4	28.4	19.2	19.2	$21,759	$1,101	$20,657
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%)	32.1	476^th of 709 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.9	441^st of 706 public elementary schools	37.5%	35	27.7	29.5	50.0	34.7	31.9	26.2	23.8	27.3	33.3	33.3	$23,824	$984	$22,840
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%)	15.9	633^rd of 709 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	628^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.0%	5	21.0	26.2	32.9	27.0	19.4	21.7	21.9	21.0	6.8	6.8	$20,609	$1,162	$19,447
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%)	13.8	653^rd of 709 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.2	652^nd of 706 public elementary schools	7.6%	1	24.5	20.9	34.7	27.0	20.4	14.0	14.3	16.3	10.2	10.2	$24,045	$1,432	$22,613
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%)	75	142^nd of 709 public elementary schools	80.0%		62.7	222^nd of 706 public elementary schools	68.6%	80	56.0	55.1	67.8	60.1	46.0	50.0	47.5	47.8	42.4	42.4	$22,704	$984	$21,719
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%)	79.9	115^th of 709 public elementary schools	83.8%		80.8	115^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.7%		60.5	64.9	72.2	66.4	62.8	54.1	37.0	50.0	42.6	42.6	$20,429	$984	$19,444
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%)	20.2	587^th of 709 public elementary schools	17.2%		26.9	532^nd of 706 public elementary schools	24.6%	55	35.5	29.2	29.3	30.8	19.4	26.5	12.2	19.8	19.0	19.0	$22,530	$1,024	$21,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Bush Elementary School

What district is Bush Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Bush Elementary School?

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

Is Bush Elementary School a good school?

Bush Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Oregon elementary schools.

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