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Cummings Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Cummings Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Keizer, Oregon, serving 416 students in grades K-5. 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. Cummings Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a ranking between 522 and 676 over the past 10 years and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cummings Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 20.5% of 3rd graders, 20% of 4th graders, and 11.6% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.3%, 27.4%, and 34.7% for the district, and 40.3%, 42.1%, and 46.7% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Cummings Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 47.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.35% to 97.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, compared to the district average of around 66-68%.

While Cummings Elementary has struggled for many years, the school's performance for Hispanic and special education students suggests that with the right interventions and support, the school can improve outcomes for its students. For example, Gubser Elementary, located just 2 miles away, consistently outperforms Cummings Elementary in academic proficiency rates and has a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Addressing the root causes of Cummings Elementary's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic disparities, could be a starting point for improvement.

397

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,207

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

613 Cummings Ln N
Keizer, OR 97303-5853

(503) 399-3141

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Cummings Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Claggett Creek Middle School
High:	McNary High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.6%

Hispanic:

38.0%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

676^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	10.3	676 of 706	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	593 of 710	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	648 of 706	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	670 of 706	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	611 of 705	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	590 of 709	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	522 of 701	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	521 of 697	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.0	444 of 706	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	470 of 695	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	388 of 707	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	484 of 730	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	410 of 695	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	348 of 674	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	355 of 665	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	342 of 655	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	450 of 652	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	334 of 636	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	489 of 629	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.9	308 of 586	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	624 of 653	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	595 of 658	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	630 of 652	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	628 of 646	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	425 of 621	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	550 of 681	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	291 of 362	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	151 of 365	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	243 of 360	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	280 of 475	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	475 of 518	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	446 of 523	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	518 of 595	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	667 of 703	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	546 of 597	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	484 of 640	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	634 of 664	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	506 of 662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	569 of 665	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	595 of 654	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	599 of 623	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	577 of 680	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	12.5	206 of 212	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	134 of 299	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	132 of 303	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	263 of 481	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	646 of 669	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	582 of 670	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	656 of 666	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	550 of 662	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	603 of 683	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-20 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Best school in the district even tho the building is old and falling apart. Close Quote

Schools Near Cummings 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
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
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
Weddle Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Alder Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3604	352	18	20.1	88.6%	86 (24.4%)	4 (1.1%)	230 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	15 (4.3%)	6.9	698^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.9	702^nd of 710 public elementary schools	1.1%	4	11.1	10.6	14.9	19.4	12.8	6.8	6.8	$22,747	$2,175	$20,571
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4912 Noren Ave NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3163	358	17	20.5	90.8%	103 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	220 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.4%)	17 (4.7%)	16.1	626^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.3%		12.2	663^rd of 710 public elementary schools	6.6%	37	18.8	13.6	39.3	20.3	15.0	22.4	11.9	$21,099	$2,203	$18,896
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
Gubser Elementary School	Public	K-5	6610 14th Ave NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3275	423	19	22.7	87.9%	214 (50.6%)	5 (1.2%)	146 (34.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	45 (10.6%)	32.1	474^th of 706 public elementary schools	32.9%		33.5	461^st of 710 public elementary schools	35.1%	13	30.2	30.9	44.7	41.3	22.1	22.4	20.8	$17,226	$1,321	$15,905
Hallman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Deerhaven Dr NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3451	339	18	18.9	88.8%	57 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (76.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		11.8	667^th of 710 public elementary schools	6.1%	38	6.7	11.1	16.1	10.0	9.3		5.4	$20,357	$2,296	$18,061
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cummings Elementary School

Is Cummings Elementary School a good school?

Cummings Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

What district is Cummings Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What is the racial makeup of Cummings Elementary School?

Students at Cummings Elementary School are 47% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Cummings Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Cummings Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cummings Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Claggett Creek Middle School
High : McNary High School

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