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Kennedy Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Keizer, Oregon, serving 353 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.8% of 3rd graders, 13.6% of 4th graders, and 39.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 25.3%, 27.4%, and 34.7%, respectively. The school's mathematics performance is also low, with only 20.3% of 3rd graders, 15% of 4th graders, and 22.4% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 25.8%, 22.6%, and 19.3%. Kennedy Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.71% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a significant population of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

While Kennedy Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than nearby Keizer Elementary School, Hayesville Elementary School, and Clear Lake Elementary School, it outperforms the nearby Weddle Elementary School and Hallman Elementary School. The school also has a higher per-student spending of $21,099 in 2022-2023, compared to the district average of $18,134 for Keizer Elementary School and $19,554 for the district overall.

358

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,099

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4912 Noren Ave NE
Keizer, OR 97303-2238

(503) 399-3163

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Claggett Creek Middle School
High:	McNary High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

White:

28.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

626^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	16.1	626 of 706	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	663 of 710	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	663 of 706	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	618 of 706	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	518 of 705	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	599 of 709	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	574 of 701	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	608 of 697	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	590 of 706	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	657 of 695	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	664 of 707	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	656 of 730	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	554 of 695	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	494 of 674	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	555 of 665	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	513 of 655	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	604 of 652	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	54.1	332 of 636	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.9	539 of 629	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.3	564 of 586	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	97.8	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	42.7	75 of 179	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	631 of 653	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	591 of 658	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	633 of 652	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	548 of 646	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	439 of 621	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	602 of 681	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	240 of 362	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	292 of 365	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	305 of 360	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	292 of 339	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	157 of 364	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	319 of 475	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	321 of 518	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	456 of 523	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	541 of 595	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	615 of 703	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	299 of 597	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	443 of 640	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	516 of 664	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	634 of 662	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	608 of 665	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	582 of 654	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	434 of 623	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	511 of 680	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	120 of 352	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	229 of 303	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	314 of 481	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	592 of 669	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	630 of 670	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	484 of 666	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	517 of 662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	420 of 683	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)66th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-20 vs state

Mathematics19%-17 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Kennedy 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hayesville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4545 Ward Dr NE	Salem	97304	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3153	442	24	18.6	88.9%	56 (12.7%)	11 (2.5%)	312 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	26 (5.9%)	10.6	673^rd of 706 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.7	681^st of 710 public elementary schools	4.1%	8	16.9	23.8	16.7	22.2	16.3	6.2	7.7	$21,879	$2,327	$19,552
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7425 Meadowglen St N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3138	317	17	18.9	87.7%	179 (56.5%)	6 (1.9%)	97 (30.6%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.9%)	68.8	178^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.8%		55	279^th of 710 public elementary schools	60.7%	101	53.5	45.8	59.4	39.5	50.0	47.8	37.7	$19,958	$1,331	$18,626
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
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%)	6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.3	694^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.3%	8		16.2	12.7	12.9	10.3	7.0	5.6	$20,752	$2,597	$18,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary School

What district is Kennedy Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Is Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Kennedy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Kennedy Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 29% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Claggett Creek Middle School
High : McNary High School

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Kennedy Elementary School.

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