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McNary High School

Q: Is McNary High School a good school?

McNary High School ranks 166 th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend McNary High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,995 students attended McNary High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McNary High School?

Students at McNary High School are 45% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, 1% Not Specified, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into McNary High School?

McNary High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Clear Lake Elementary School Elementary : Cummings Elementary School Elementary : Forest Ridge Elementary School Elementary : Gubser Elementary School Elementary : Keizer Elementary School Elementary : Kennedy Elementary School Elementary : Weddle Elementary School Middle : Claggett Creek Middle School Middle : Whiteaker Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 39% of Oregon high schools

Summary

McNary High School is a public high school in Keizer, Oregon, serving 2,058 students in grades 9-12. 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.

McNary High School generally performs better academically than the district and state averages, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 45.7%, compared to the district's 32.2% and the state's 44.4%. However, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 48.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools. Interestingly, Early College High School, a small public school within the same district, consistently outperforms McNary High School and other nearby schools in academic measures.

McNary High School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 91st out of 266 Oregon high schools in 2018-2019 to 166th out of 270 in 2024-2025, suggesting a relative decline in performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.67% to 91.59% in recent years. Addressing the chronic absenteeism and supporting the diverse student population could be key focus areas for the school's improvement efforts.

1,995

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,921

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

595 Chemawa Rd N
Keizer, OR 97303-5300

(503) 399-3233

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Feeder schools for McNary High School:

Elementary:	Clear Lake Elementary School
	Cummings Elementary School
	Forest Ridge Elementary School
	Gubser Elementary School
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	Keizer Elementary School
	Kennedy Elementary School
	Weddle Elementary School
Middle:	Claggett Creek Middle School
	Whiteaker Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

42.6%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 33% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 34% Oregon)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg21%

Oregon avg33%

166^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High 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	37.1	166 of 270	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	219 of 268	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	216 of 258	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	172 of 241	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	91 of 266	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	122 of 283	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	116 of 283	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	120 of 292	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	121 of 292	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	123 of 301	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	119 of 303	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	149 of 308	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	121 of 299	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.9	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	103 of 263	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	63.2	79 of 244	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.0	122 of 235	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	182 of 231	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.2	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	68.0	15 of 43	65.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	136 of 211	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	177 of 213	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	168 of 200	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	151 of 194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	79 of 199	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	110 of 251	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	37 of 74	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.5	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	101 of 132	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	123 of 134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	44 of 144	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	76 of 156	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	68.1	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	119 of 166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	136 of 170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	162 of 224	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	172 of 241	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	74 of 229	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	110 of 254	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	139 of 237	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	175 of 216	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	177 of 214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	126 of 200	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	67 of 206	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	101 of 250	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	20 of 47	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.9	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	51 of 94	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	58 of 80	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	108 of 250	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	185 of 244	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	143 of 228	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	69 of 245	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	108 of 266	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)70th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2018)65th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)12th percentile-53 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)<1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science20%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-4 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Our school is poor and has really crappy standards for graduation. There are too many meetings for teachers and it is often hard to get help from a teacher before or after school because they are in meetings so much. Money is being spent for things that are not needed such as a turf field rather than new computers or books. Teachers are pressured to give students passing grades even if the student doesn't deserve or earn it. The school is structure itself is very depressing. We do have a very good swim team and many of the teachers are very good teachers, but there are many bad ones also. The student body itself is very good. There is very little bullying outside of the Mexican gangs we have at our school. We, however, are very unprepared to handle a school shooting, as a loaded pistol was found in the mens locker room a few months ago and very few people knew about it until the next day. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McNary High School	Public	9-12	595 Chemawa Rd N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3233	1,995	82	24.2	89.9%	890 (44.6%)	20 (1.0%)	850 (42.6%)	26 (1.3%)	8 (0.4%)	44 (2.2%)	136 (6.8%)	37.1	166^th of 270 public high schools	38.5%		21.5	219^th of 268 public high schools	18.3%	53			45.7		16.1		20.4	$18,921	$1,387	$17,535
Chemawa Indian School	Public	9-12	3700 Chemawa Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Chemawa Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(503) 399-5721	198	16	12.3	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Early College High School	Public	9-12	4071 Winema Pl Bldg 50	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 365-4800	193	10	18.6		66 (34.2%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (44.0%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	18 (9.3%)	99.7	2^nd of 270 public high schools	99.3%		99.6	2^nd of 268 public high schools	99.3%				91.3		69.6		73.9	$32,893	$2,674	$30,219
West Salem High School	Public	9-12	1776 Titan Way	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5533	1,606	64	25.0	89.5%	903 (56.2%)	39 (2.4%)	426 (26.5%)	40 (2.5%)	14 (0.9%)	22 (1.4%)	148 (9.2%)	37.7	162^nd of 270 public high schools	40.0%		24.9	210^th of 268 public high schools	21.6%	48			41.6		13.7		27.5	$19,265	$1,366	$17,899
North Salem High School	Public	9-12	765 14th St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3241	2,107	105	20.1	89.3%	421 (20.0%)	67 (3.2%)	1,357 (64.4%)	42 (2.0%)	15 (0.7%)	85 (4.0%)	109 (5.2%)	15.6	237^th of 270 public high schools	12.2%		18.9	230^th of 268 public high schools	14.2%	7			25.7		8.0		15.6	$19,210	$1,412	$17,799
McKay High School	Public	9-12	2440 Lancaster Dr NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3080	2,380	96	24.6	90.2%	352 (14.8%)	23 (1.0%)	1,751 (73.6%)	69 (2.9%)	11 (0.5%)	108 (4.5%)	61 (2.6%)	6.1	266^th of 270 public high schools	1.5%		11.8	250^th of 268 public high schools	6.7%	16			12.3				10.5	$18,907	$1,418	$17,488
Willamette Career Academy	Public	11-12	1200 Lancaster Dr NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Willamette Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 588-5330	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Salem High School	Public	9-12	1910 Church St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3252	2,195	93	23.5	89.5%	985 (44.9%)	37 (1.7%)	843 (38.4%)	69 (3.1%)	13 (0.6%)	56 (2.6%)	165 (7.5%)	26.9	204^th of 270 public high schools	24.4%		30.4	187^th of 268 public high schools	30.2%	17			35.5		6.3		26.9	$18,934	$1,385	$17,549
Roberts High School	Public	7-12	3620 State St SE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 391-4075	515	42	12.3	120.8%	193 (37.5%)	8 (1.6%)	248 (48.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	44 (8.5%)								(n/a)	19.4	10.5		9.4		5.7		$33,612	$1,270	$32,342
Sprague High School	Public	9-12	2373 Kuebler Blvd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3261	1,712	70	24.4	88.8%	1,056 (61.7%)	36 (2.1%)	333 (19.5%)	56 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	165 (9.6%)	29.7	193^rd of 270 public high schools	28.5%		28.1	196^th of 268 public high schools	26.9%	3			35.4		10.7		26.4	$19,702	$1,390	$18,313

Frequently Asked Questions about McNary High School

What district is McNary High School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend McNary High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,995 students attended McNary High School.

What is the racial makeup of McNary High School?

Students at McNary High School are 45% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, 1% Not Specified, 1% African American.

Is McNary High School a good school?

McNary High School ranks 166^th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into McNary High School?

McNary High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clear Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Cummings Elementary School
Elementary : Forest Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Gubser Elementary School
Elementary : Keizer Elementary School
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Weddle Elementary School
Middle : Claggett Creek Middle School
Middle : Whiteaker Middle School

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