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Hammond Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
608th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Hammond Elementary School is a K–5 school in Salem, OR, enrolling 460 students as part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J, in a high-poverty area where 88.26% qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25. Its 2025-26 statewide rank is 608th of 709 (14th percentile, 1 star), continuing a long-term decline from the 31st percentile in 2018-19; since 2021-22, it has been stable in the bottom 15% of Oregon elementary schools. Per-student spending was $20,352. Chronic absenteeism was 36.2% in 2024-25, improved from 44.4% in 2022-23 and better than the district’s 43.1%, but above the state’s 33.5%. Proficiency was 28.9% in English Language Arts, 22.3% in Mathematics, and 8.8% in Science, all below district and state averages.

Among 11 nearby elementary schools in the same district, the school is mid-pack locally but still in the bottom quartile statewide. Its ELA proficiency (28.9%) is above the nearby average (roughly 22.7%) and second only to Valley Inquiry Charter School (31.3%); it also exceeds Hayesville Elementary School (28.5%) and Yoshikai Elementary School (27.9%). Math (22.3%) is above the nearby average (roughly 17.6%) and second only to Yoshikai Elementary School (34.2%). Science (8.8%) is a weakness, below the nearby average (roughly 12–13%) and only above Hallman Elementary School (under 5%) and Lamb Elementary School (6.7%). Attendance is better than the nearby average (roughly 38.4%) and most nearby schools, except Valley Inquiry Charter School (16.7%) and Lamb Elementary School (34.8%).

Subgroup results are uneven. English Language Learner students rank 21st of 107 (80th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 52nd percentile in 2023-24 and 41st in 2024-25. Special education students (7th percentile, 0 stars) and low-SES students (9th percentile, 0 stars) are in the bottom 10% statewide. Grade-level performance also varies: fourth-grade ELA (34.3%) and math (26.9%) are slightly above district averages, while third and fifth grades are below district; fifth-grade math (13.6%) and science (8.8%) are especially low. Overall, the school serves a high-poverty population and faces significant academic challenges, particularly in science and for special education and low-SES students, but shows relative strengths in ELA, math, attendance, and ELL effectiveness compared with nearby schools.

460
Students ?
20.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,352
Per pupil spending ?
88.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
94.6%
Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 4.3% (any vaccine)
 4900 Bayne St NE
       Salem, OR  97305-3590

(503) 399-3454

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J


Students who attend Hammond Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Stephens Middle School
High:    McKay High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.0%
White:
24.8%
Asian:
4.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg28%
Oregon avg37%
608th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
24th of 44Elementary Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J
105th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202618.1608 of 70914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202518.6602 of 70614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4603 of 71015.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9597 of 70615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3600 of 70615.0%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0484 of 70531.3%★★☆☆☆
201826.7551 of 70922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201731.4503 of 70128.2%★☆☆☆☆
201633.0489 of 69729.8%★★☆☆☆
201532.5504 of 70628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201421.3590 of 69515.1%★☆☆☆☆
201325.2583 of 70717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201245.1435 of 73040.4%★★☆☆☆
201148.1391 of 69543.7%★★☆☆☆
201071.8173 of 67474.3%★★★★☆
200972.2163 of 66575.5%★★★★☆
200863.1245 of 65562.6%★★★☆☆
200748.9341 of 65247.7%★★☆☆☆
200626.7539 of 63615.3%★☆☆☆☆
200525.6527 of 62916.2%★☆☆☆☆
200425.6491 of 58616.2%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201879.715 of 8682.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202661.121 of 10780.4%★★★★☆
202540.360 of 10140.6%★★☆☆☆
202445.147 of 9751.5%★★★☆☆
202331.669 of 8720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.075 of 806.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201970.611 of 9788.7%★★★★☆
201837.699 of 17944.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202622.2533 of 65518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202522.0538 of 65317.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4548 of 65816.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7534 of 65218.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3561 of 64613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.1459 of 62126.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.2514 of 68124.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202633.8256 of 37732.1%★★☆☆☆
202535.1230 of 36236.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.6212 of 36541.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.1263 of 36026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202234.2227 of 33933.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.9206 of 36443.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.6335 of 47529.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202620.4476 of 5218.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.4392 of 51824.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8388 of 52325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8450 of 59524.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3597 of 70315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201955.0220 of 59763.1%★★★☆☆
201844.8356 of 64044.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202618.2579 of 65711.9%★☆☆☆☆
202518.4579 of 66412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.6572 of 66213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.1579 of 66512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.9542 of 65417.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.7492 of 62321.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7533 of 68021.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202618.1331 of 3556.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.0320 of 3529.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202438.6158 of 29947.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.5163 of 23129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9457 of 4815.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202633.0458 of 67031.6%★★☆☆☆
202526.3523 of 66921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4522 of 67022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.5533 of 65618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7596 of 66610.5%★☆☆☆☆
201951.8312 of 66252.9%★★★☆☆
201836.8456 of 68333.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Asian (2018)83rd percentile+60 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+66 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school
White (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts29%-15 vs state
Mathematics22%-11 vs state
Science9%-22 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond Elementary School

Students at Hammond Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Hammond Elementary School.

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

Middle : Stephens Middle School
High : McKay High School

Hammond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

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2015–16 through 2017–18 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2014–15 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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