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Kalapuya Elementary School

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Kalapuya Elementary School ranks 177 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Kalapuya Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 483 students in northwest Salem, Oregon (2085 Wilmington Ave NW), part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J. That district context matters: the district as a whole is rated 1 star and ranks 105th of 141 Oregon districts, yet Kalapuya Elementary School ranks 177th of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the top quarter of the state, with 4 stars — and posts the strongest combined academic profile of any nearby district elementary school.

In 2025-2026, 50.8% of Kalapuya students met standards in English language arts, 50.4% in math and 52.2% in science. The math and science results are the highest among neighboring district schools, while Myers Elementary School edges ahead in reading (54.1% vs. 50.8%). Kalapuya's math proficiency runs 17.5 points above the state and science 21.6 points above, but its reading advantage is a more modest 7 points. Third and fourth grade reading (40.0 and 42.9) are the only figures at or slightly below state averages, while the fifth grade cohort stands out sharply — 68.9 in reading and 54.4 in math.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, roughly 10 points better than both district and state averages and second locally only to Brush College Elementary School. Kalapuya achieves these results with the second-lowest per-student spending among district peers ($20,054) and the largest classes in the comparison group, a student–teacher ratio of 21.7. Its students are demographically similar to nearby schools, with about 88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which makes comparisons meaningful: against Harritt Elementary School, just over half a mile away, Kalapuya's reading rate is 22 points higher and its math rate more than double. The school has moved from its earlier 5-star era into the mid-70s percentile, but has held steady there for four years.

483

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,054

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.5%

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

Exemptions: 5.6% (any vaccine)

2085 Wilmington Ave NW
Salem, OR 97304

(503) 399-2110

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Kalapuya Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walker Middle School
High:	West Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (51% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

177^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	70.3	177 of 709	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	186 of 706	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	156 of 710	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	152 of 706	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	143 of 706	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	49 of 705	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	53 of 709	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	60 of 701	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	50 of 697	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	69 of 706	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	65 of 695	90.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	72.9	14 of 179	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	173 of 655	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	171 of 653	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	199 of 658	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	199 of 652	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	189 of 646	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	35 of 621	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	52 of 681	92.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	73.6	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	103 of 377	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	70 of 362	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	61 of 365	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	79 of 360	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	32 of 339	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	18 of 364	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	26 of 475	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	212 of 521	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	161 of 518	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	260 of 523	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.8	27 of 595	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	139 of 703	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	53 of 597	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	50 of 640	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	147 of 657	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	193 of 664	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	123 of 662	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	102 of 665	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	82 of 654	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	82 of 623	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	47 of 680	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	7 of 79	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	31.6	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.7	15 of 61	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	106 of 212	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	113 of 355	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	150 of 352	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	77 of 299	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	35 of 231	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	18 of 215	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	64 of 481	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	177 of 670	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	171 of 669	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	144 of 670	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	124 of 656	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	157 of 666	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	33 of 662	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	26 of 683	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2018)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+22 vs state

English Language Arts51%+7 vs state

Mathematics50%+17 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
Kalapuya Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2110	483	22	21.7	88.4%	299 (61.9%)	15 (3.1%)	111 (23.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.7%)	70.3	177^th of 709 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.4	186^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.7%	9	40.0	42.9	68.9	50.8	47.8	48.8	54.4	50.4	52.2	52.2	93.5%	5.6%	$20,054	$984	$19,070
Brush College Elementary School	Public	K-5	2623 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3132	250	14	18.5	88.8%	164 (65.6%)	5 (2.0%)	54 (21.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.0%)	55.5	279^th of 709 public elementary schools	60.6%		63.2	218^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.1%	61	56.4	36.8	52.8	48.0	41.8	42.1	41.7	41.9	27.8	27.8	93.2%	6.4%	$21,067	$984	$20,083
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
Chapman Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3195	306	18	17.0	87.6%	188 (61.4%)	11 (3.6%)	68 (22.2%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	54.6	285^th of 709 public elementary schools	59.8%		48	326^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.8%	41	48.9	55.8	44.8	49.7	48.9	42.3	29.8	39.7	27.6	27.6	94.4%	5%	$24,078	$984	$23,093
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	2160 Jewel St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3175	342	17	20.1	88.3%	195 (57.0%)	6 (1.8%)	109 (31.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	63.3	223^rd of 709 public elementary schools	68.5%		61.9	224^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.3%	1	42.6	62.1	59.2	54.1	38.2	47.0	37.5	41.2	41.2	41.2	93.5%	6.5%	$20,414	$984	$19,430
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
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
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%
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%)	15	643^rd of 709 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.3	676^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.2%	33	15.5	28.4	29.7	25.2	24.1	21.6	17.6	20.9	8.1	8.1	94.8%	4.7%	$21,806	$1,059	$20,747
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kalapuya Elementary School

What district is Kalapuya Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What schools do graduates of Kalapuya Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Walker Middle School
High : West Salem High School

What is the racial makeup of Kalapuya Elementary School?

Students at Kalapuya Elementary School are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Kalapuya Elementary School a good school?

Kalapuya Elementary School ranks 177^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kalapuya Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Kalapuya Elementary School.

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