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Battle Creek Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Battle Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Salem, Oregon, serving 442 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.

Battle Creek Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to other Oregon elementary schools, with a ranking between 319 and 569 out of around 700 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. Academically, the school's proficiency in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 33.8%, compared to the state average of 40.3% and the district average of 25.3%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.7% to 47.9% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Battle Creek Elementary School generally underperforms. For instance, Candalaria Elementary School, located just 3.69 miles away, consistently outperforms Battle Creek in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. Addressing the factors contributing to Battle Creek's challenges, such as attendance, resource allocation, and instructional practices, could lead to improved student outcomes and better serve the diverse needs of the school's student population.

426

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,571

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1640 Waln Dr SE
Salem, OR 97306

(503) 399-2062

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Battle Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossler Middle School
High:	Sprague High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

553^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	24.1	553 of 706	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	569 of 710	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	435 of 706	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	423 of 706	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	353 of 705	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	391 of 709	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	343 of 701	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	319 of 697	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.1	349 of 706	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	489 of 653	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	555 of 658	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	491 of 652	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	452 of 646	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	249 of 621	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	365 of 681	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	294 of 362	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	179 of 365	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	80 of 360	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	218 of 364	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	174 of 475	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	239 of 518	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	380 of 523	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	264 of 595	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	419 of 703	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	427 of 597	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	312 of 640	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	530 of 664	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	461 of 662	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	345 of 665	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	347 of 654	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	250 of 623	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	394 of 680	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	100 of 212	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	210 of 352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	193 of 299	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	125 of 231	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	90 of 215	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	155 of 303	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	259 of 481	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	578 of 669	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	583 of 670	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	483 of 666	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	363 of 662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	473 of 683	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-13 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, November 11, 2019

Lack of administrative support when dealing with teacher issues Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 7, 2019

We’ve had students at their school for six years now and have been nothing but impressed by the excellent leadership and individualized attention our children have received. This school staff goes above and beyond when it comes to creating a safe, supportive environment for learning (with a lot of fun sprinkled in as well!) Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

I was very disappointed with my daughter's 4th-grade teacher Ms. Perry. She doesn't return emails and went so far as to inform my child that she didn't have time to respond to my email and she would like me to stop emailing her. I email maybe twice a month. I believe involved parents are important. She is the worst teacher I have experienced while at Battle Creek Elementry school. It's sad. :(

My child cannot spell at her grade level. BCE stopped doing spelling test with the kids. It was explained, to me that the kids are to look up a word via the class dictionary. I don't understand how that is beneficial if the child doesn't know they spelled a word incorrectly. This school hasn't prepared the kids for middle school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 25, 2018

they let a kid remove pants! The Principal is not smart enough to run a daycare from home. Dont trust them Close Quote

Schools Near Battle Creek 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
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1640 Waln Dr SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2062	426	20	21.3	89.2%	225 (52.8%)	8 (1.9%)	97 (22.8%)	13 (3.1%)	12 (2.8%)	14 (3.3%)	57 (13.4%)	24.1	553^rd of 706 public elementary schools	21.7%		22.3	569^th of 710 public elementary schools	19.9%	16	33.8	31.7	33.3	29.6	25.0	16.0	14.7	$18,571	$1,348	$17,223
Pringle Elementary School	Public	K-5	5500 Reed Ln SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3178	488	22	21.7	87.9%	241 (49.4%)	17 (3.5%)	133 (27.3%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.1%)	41 (8.4%)	22	571^st of 706 public elementary schools	19.1%		35.6	439^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.2%	132	19.8	24.1	35.6	20.5	25.3	17.8	27.0	$18,914	$1,338	$17,576
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-5	5650 Venice St SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5570	336	15	21.7	87.8%	115 (34.2%)	15 (4.5%)	175 (52.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	12 (3.6%)	22.5	567^th of 706 public elementary schools	19.7%		23.4	556^th of 710 public elementary schools	21.7%	11	17.0	20.8	43.4	17.0	12.2	25.0	26.4	$23,786	$1,400	$22,385
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Battle Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Battle Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Battle Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Battle Creek Elementary School?

Students at Battle Creek Elementary School are 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Battle Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Battle Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crossler Middle School
High : Sprague High School

What district is Battle Creek Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Is Battle Creek Elementary School a good school?

Battle Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Oregon elementary schools.

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