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Candalaria Elementary School

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Candalaria Elementary School ranks 115 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Candalaria Elementary School is a K–5 school in south Salem, Oregon, serving 271 students as part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J. Two facts frame everything else. The district itself ranks in the bottom quarter of Oregon districts (105th of 141), while Candalaria Elementary School ranks 115th of 709 Oregon schools — the 84th percentile, with 4 stars in 2025-26. About 88.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and every nearby comparison school falls in a nearly identical 87.5%–89.4% band, which makes comparisons among these schools unusually fair.

By the numbers, Candalaria Elementary School outperforms every nearby school. In 2025-26, 66.4% of students were proficient in English language arts, 50.0% in math, and 42.6% in science — well above the district's 34.5%, 24.1%, and 20.9%. Its closest neighbor, Salem Heights Elementary School (0.61 miles away), scored 30.8% in ELA and 19.8% in math with essentially the same poverty rate, and ranks in the 17th percentile statewide. Attendance is another strength: 22.7% of Candalaria students were chronically absent in 2024-25, the lowest of any school in the comparison group and roughly half the district's 43.1%.

The school's most striking result is how well its highest-need students do: special education students rank at the 91st percentile statewide (5 stars) and low-income students at the 90th, both up sharply from two years earlier. Every measured student group sits at or above the 78th percentile. The clear area to watch is math in the upper grades — math proficiency falls from 62.8% in 3rd grade to 37.0% in 5th, while ELA rises to 72.2% by 5th grade. Notably, these results come with the highest student-teacher ratio in the comparison set (21.8) and the second-lowest per-student spending ($20,429).

271

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,429

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 10% (any vaccine)

935 Hansen Ave S
Salem, OR 97302-5921

(503) 399-3136

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Candalaria Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Leslie Middle School
High:	South Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2023 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (56% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 84th (2026) from a 57th-percentile low (2023)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

115^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	79.9	115 of 709	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	115 of 706	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	227 of 710	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	304 of 706	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	242 of 706	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	77 of 705	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	89 of 709	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	68 of 701	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.8	64 of 697	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	86.5	75 of 706	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	80.1	105 of 695	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	128 of 707	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	86 of 730	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	141 of 695	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	100 of 674	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.7	63 of 665	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	76.8	107 of 655	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	126 of 652	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	191 of 636	70.0%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	179 of 629	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	102 of 586	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	98 of 655	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	115 of 653	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	232 of 658	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	242 of 652	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	233 of 646	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	112 of 621	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	120 of 681	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	81 of 377	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	30 of 362	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	35 of 365	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	21 of 360	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	51 of 339	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	53 of 521	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	40.9	308 of 523	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	135 of 595	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	238 of 703	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	105 of 597	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	109 of 640	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	146 of 657	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	111 of 664	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	213 of 662	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	329 of 665	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	224 of 654	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.4	52 of 623	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	65 of 680	90.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	32 of 355	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	42.7	145 of 299	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	93 of 231	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	97 of 215	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	29 of 481	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	126 of 670	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	130 of 669	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	269 of 670	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	337 of 656	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	306 of 666	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	102 of 662	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	123 of 683	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+23 vs state

Mathematics50%+17 vs state

Science43%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	90%	10%	$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	92.3%	6%	$22,530	$1,024	$21,506
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	95.9%	3%	$23,824	$984	$22,840
Wright Elementary School	Public	K-5	4060 Lone Oak Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3198	378	19	19.6	89.2%	210 (55.6%)	12 (3.2%)	82 (21.7%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	23 (6.1%)	37 (9.8%)	48.4	333^rd of 709 public elementary schools	53.0%		38.3	413^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.5%	80	49.1	33.3	48.1	43.6	35.1	35.2	38.9	36.4	33.3	33.3	92.6%	6.8%	$20,087	$1,121	$18,966
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	91.2%	7.4%	$22,704	$984	$21,719
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	4871 Liberty Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3165	400	21	18.6	89.0%	203 (50.8%)	15 (3.8%)	101 (25.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.3%)	48 (12.0%)	30	498^th of 709 public elementary schools	29.8%		31	489^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.7%	9	28.1	44.8	40.0	37.9	28.1	31.6	18.7	25.4	21.8	21.8	94.5%	5%	$20,559	$984	$19,575
Schirle Elementary School	Public	K-5	4875 Justice Way S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3277	306	17	18.0	87.9%	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	52 (17.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.2%)	49.5	322^nd of 709 public elementary schools	54.6%		60.4	236^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.6%	86	41.5	64.7	43.8	50.0	37.7	47.1	22.9	36.2	24.0	24.0	93.2%	5.4%	$23,526	$984	$22,541
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	96.7%	1.7%	$22,752	$1,191	$21,561
Sumpter Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Rockwood St SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3337	451	24	18.7	88.7%	280 (62.1%)	9 (2.0%)	72 (16.0%)	33 (7.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	41 (9.1%)	63.3	224^th of 709 public elementary schools	68.4%		50.5	302^nd of 706 public elementary schools	57.2%	78	57.4	58.8	44.1	53.8	55.9	47.1	30.9	44.8	29.9	29.9	94.6%	4.9%	$20,248	$984	$19,263
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%)	63.3	223^rd of 709 public elementary schools	68.5%		61.9	224^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.3%	1	42.6	62.1	59.2	54.1	38.2	47.0	37.5	41.2	41.2	41.2	93.5%	6.5%	$20,414	$984	$19,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Candalaria Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Candalaria Elementary School?

Students at Candalaria Elementary School are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Candalaria Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Leslie Middle School
High : South Salem High School

How many students attend Candalaria Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Candalaria Elementary School.

What district is Candalaria Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Is Candalaria Elementary School a good school?

Candalaria Elementary School ranks 115^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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