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Highland Elementary School

Q: Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Parrish Middle School High : North Salem High School

Public Grades K-5

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 263 students in Salem, Oregon, part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J, and it sits in a tight cluster of elementary schools that includes one charter school less than a mile away.

Across ten reporting years, from 2014-15 through 2025-26, Highland has never climbed out of the bottom decile of Oregon elementary schools, averaging the 6th percentile statewide and earning zero stars every year. In 2025-26, 27.0% of students met the standard in English language arts, 16.3% in math, and 10.2% in science — about 17 points behind the state in reading and math and 20 points behind in science. Among nine same-district neighbors within roughly two miles, Highland lands in the lower middle in reading, near the bottom in math, and behind Washington Elementary School (18.6%) and Bush Elementary School (17.0%) in science.

What stands out most is that money and class size do not appear to be the constraint. Highland has the smallest classes in its peer group (17.4 students per teacher) and the second-highest per-pupil spending ($24,045), yet it also has the group's highest chronic absenteeism, at 45.5%. Nearby schools serving similar student populations get more from less: Englewood Elementary School, with nearly identical funding and class size, posts about 12 points higher in reading and 17 points higher in math, while Grant Community School does so on roughly $2,300 less per student. Students in special education rank at the 4th percentile, the school's weakest subgroup. Half a mile away, Eagle Charter School ranks in the 90th percentile, though it serves a lower share of low-income students and has larger classes, making it a benchmark rather than a like-for-like comparison.

263

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,045

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.4%

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

Exemptions: 4.8% (any vaccine)

530 Highland Ave NE
Salem, OR 97303-6899

(503) 399-3155

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Parrish Middle School
High:	North Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

40.7%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

653^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	13.8	653 of 709	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	652 of 706	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	683 of 710	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	661 of 706	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	687 of 706	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	655 of 705	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	661 of 709	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	638 of 701	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	653 of 697	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	669 of 706	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	665 of 695	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	676 of 707	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	573 of 730	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	596 of 695	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	642 of 674	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	642 of 665	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.7	641 of 655	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.0	628 of 652	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	635 of 636	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	628 of 629	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	577 of 586	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.5	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	123 of 179	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	574 of 655	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	618 of 653	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	608 of 658	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	573 of 652	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	626 of 646	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	572 of 621	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	654 of 681	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	314 of 377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	319 of 362	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	297 of 365	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	277 of 360	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	278 of 364	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	457 of 521	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	404 of 518	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	471 of 523	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	535 of 595	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	684 of 703	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	524 of 597	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	571 of 640	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	610 of 657	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	580 of 664	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	646 of 662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	630 of 665	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	643 of 654	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	595 of 623	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	594 of 680	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	341 of 355	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	246 of 303	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	283 of 481	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	563 of 670	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	571 of 669	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	662 of 670	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	621 of 656	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	652 of 666	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	641 of 662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	642 of 683	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-17 vs state

Science10%-20 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
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	94.4%	4.8%	$24,045	$1,432	$22,613
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%)	87.3	71^st of 709 public elementary schools	90.0%		80.2	117^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.4%	46	56.0	68.0	84.0	69.3	56.0	52.0	60.0	56.0	64.0	64.0	88.4%	11.6%
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	94.5%	3.2%	$21,759	$1,101	$20,657
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	92.6%	5%	$24,605	$1,180	$23,426
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3165 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3193	365	20	18.3	88.8%	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	269 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)	10 (2.7%)	12.4	665^th of 709 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%	37	12.7	15.3	27.1	19.0	10.9	13.6	20.0	15.2	18.6	18.6	95.7%	3%	$22,048	$1,325	$20,723
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%)	19.1	598^th of 709 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.5	572^nd of 706 public elementary schools	19.0%	26	28.8	29.4	28.2	28.8	22.6	21.2	22.5	22.1	16.9	16.9	93.8%	5.8%	$19,895	$1,259	$18,637
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
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	91.1%	5.1%	$20,609	$1,162	$19,447
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%)	8.1	689^th of 709 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.9	698^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.1%	9	18.2	13.4	19.1	16.5	14.0	17.9	10.6	14.6	8.5	8.5	95.1%	3.3%	$23,338	$1,178	$22,160
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%)	5.7	705^th of 709 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		15.1	14.7	18.6	16.1	9.6	11.8	5.1	8.9	< 5%	< 5%	95.3%	3.6%	$20,071	$1,339	$18,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Parrish Middle School
High : North Salem High School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Highland Elementary School.

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