Summary:
ZIP code 97301 in Salem includes nine elementary schools serving grades K–5, with a combined enrollment of about 3,404 students. Eight of these schools — Auburn Elementary School, Eyre Elementary School, Swegle Elementary School, Grant Community School, Hoover Elementary School, Englewood Elementary School, Bush Elementary School, and Richmond Elementary School — belong to Salem-Keizer School District 24J. The ninth, Eagle Charter School, is a charter school listed under the Oregon Department of Education. The neighborhood schools are almost all high-poverty, with free/reduced lunch rates between 87.72% and 89.03%.
Eagle Charter stands apart academically: 69.3% proficient in ELA, 56.0% in math, and 64.0% in science, well above state averages of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Its chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, far below the state's 33.5%, and it ranks at the 90th percentile with 5 stars. Because it is a charter with a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 64.67%, its results are not directly comparable to the district schools. Among Salem-Keizer schools, Englewood is the standout, with the highest ELA (38.7%), math (33.6%), and science (40.7%) results in the group, and a 49th percentile rank. Grant has the best attendance among district schools at 32.4% chronically absent, below the state rate, plus ELA of 35.0% and math of 28.4%.
At the other end, Richmond has the highest chronic absenteeism (49.1%), the highest per-student spending ($25,082), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (15.6), yet low proficiency in ELA (24.8%), math (13.3%), and science (6.0%). Eyre has the lowest ELA (14.9%) and math (11.2%), science under 5%, and the highest district student-teacher ratio (20.9). Science is a weak point across most district schools; only Englewood exceeds the district science average of 20.9%. Several schools improved their state rank since 2023–2024, but most remain in the bottom quartile statewide.
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