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Salem Heights Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Salem Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Salem, Oregon, serving 255 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 the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 274th out of 705 Oregon elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 532nd out of 706 in 2024-2025, its performance varies significantly across different student groups. For example, Hispanic students have performed well, ranking 24th out of 362 Oregon elementary schools for Hispanic students in 2024-2025, but other groups like female, male, and white students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools. The school's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is also concerning, ranking in the bottom quarter of Oregon elementary schools in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that Candalaria Elementary School, located just 0.61 miles away, consistently outperforms Salem Heights Elementary School in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. Other nearby schools, such as Schirle Elementary and Morningside Elementary, also demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement and statewide rankings compared to Salem Heights.

245

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,797

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3495 Liberty Rd S
Salem, OR 97302-4606

(503) 399-3187

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Salem Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossler Middle School
High:	Sprague High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.3%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

532^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	26.9	532 of 706	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	651 of 710	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	564 of 706	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	436 of 706	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	274 of 705	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	410 of 709	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	446 of 701	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	492 of 697	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.1	386 of 706	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	413 of 695	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	304 of 707	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	189 of 730	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	226 of 695	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	199 of 674	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	56.6	303 of 665	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.7	110 of 655	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	153 of 652	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	124 of 636	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	27.2	515 of 629	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.9	295 of 586	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	502 of 653	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	468 of 652	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	411 of 646	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	304 of 621	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	422 of 681	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	24 of 362	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	43.6	190 of 365	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	112 of 360	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	208 of 339	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	204 of 475	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	285 of 518	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	505 of 523	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	417 of 595	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	432 of 703	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	318 of 597	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	473 of 640	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	478 of 664	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	590 of 662	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	552 of 665	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	390 of 654	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	193 of 623	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	375 of 680	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	28.1	173 of 212	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	133 of 352	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.0	241 of 299	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	215 of 231	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	163 of 215	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.7	69 of 303	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	178 of 481	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	510 of 669	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	615 of 670	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	515 of 656	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	456 of 666	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	256 of 662	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	380 of 683	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+69 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Science30%~ state avg

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Salem Heights 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
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%)	26.9	532^nd of 706 public elementary schools	24.6%		13.6	651^st of 710 public elementary schools	8.3%	119	20.4	29.3	34.8	28.6	14.6	28.3	30.4	$20,797	$1,355	$19,443
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%)	80.8	115^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.7%		61.7	227^th of 710 public elementary schools	68.0%	112	63.2	52.0	70.1	55.3	41.2	50.7	52.2	$18,999	$1,350	$17,650
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%)	38.3	413^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.5%		55.6	274^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.4%	139	35.8	43.5	42.9	38.9	27.4	20.6	25.4	$18,646	$1,454	$17,192
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%)	35.9	441^st of 706 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.9	386^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.6%	55	29.3	42.9	52.0	19.0	30.2	22.0	30.0	$20,576	$1,375	$19,201
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%)	62.7	222^nd of 706 public elementary schools	68.6%		77	135^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.0%	87	46.3	67.9	41.0	41.8	54.7	28.9	34.2	$20,887	$1,397	$19,490
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%)	31	489^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.7%		28.7	502^nd of 710 public elementary schools	29.3%	13	38.1	32.4	37.9	27.0	27.0	23.4	23.4	$18,847	$1,336	$17,511
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%)	60.4	236^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.6%		57.6	258^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.7%	22	48.1	37.7	56.0	49.1	32.1	42.0	42.0	$22,073	$1,387	$20,685
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%)	50.5	302^nd of 706 public elementary schools	57.2%		48	324^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.4%	22	41.0	39.1	47.9	41.0	33.3	28.7	40.4	$18,322	$1,326	$16,996
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%)	12.1	661^st of 706 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.4	652^nd of 710 public elementary schools	8.2%	9	14.3	20.0	33.3	17.9	15.6	13.3	13.3	$21,355	$2,676	$18,678
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%)	10.8	671^st of 706 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.3	699^th of 710 public elementary schools	1.5%	28	13.9	10.6	31.1	25.7		6.7	9.1	$22,685	$2,358	$20,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Heights Elementary School

What district is Salem Heights Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What is the racial makeup of Salem Heights Elementary School?

Students at Salem Heights Elementary School are 56% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Salem Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Salem Heights Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Salem Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Salem Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crossler Middle School
High : Sprague High School

Is Salem Heights Elementary School a good school?

Salem Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

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