Schools · Salem
Salem, OR schools
Kids attend one of 29 elementary schools through grade 5, then one of 9 middle schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B−
Salem’s School Grade: B-
The public schools Salem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
CGraduation
Oregon school districts we grade (163)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oregon towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 53%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 3,064. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Oregon’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Oregon only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Oregon with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Salem kids go to school
Grades K–5
29 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Salem-Keizer School District 24JBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Graduation · class of 2020
81% graduate on time
Graduation rate
81%
OR: 83.1%
Graduating class
3,064
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #102 of 139 OR towns →
Districts
The district serving Salem
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Colleges
Salem is home to 2 colleges
Willamette UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salem2,112on campusCorban UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salem816on campus
All 2 colleges in Salem →Every school
All 61 schools in Salem
Showing 1–30 of 61 schools
Harritt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 498 students
PublicSwegle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 496 students
PublicPringle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 488 students
PublicKalapuya Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 483 students
PublicYoshikai Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 478 students
PublicCesar E Chavez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 464 students
PublicHammond Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 460 students
PublicSumpter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 451 students
PublicGrant Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 444 students
PublicBattle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 426 students
PublicHoover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 402 students
PublicLiberty Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 400 students
PublicWright Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 378 students
PublicWashington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 365 students
PublicMyers Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 342 students
PublicHallman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 339 students
PublicLee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 336 students
PublicMiller Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 318 students
PublicMorningside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 311 students
PublicChapman Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 306 students
PublicSchirle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 306 students
PublicEnglewood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 285 students
PublicCandalaria Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 271 students
PublicMcKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 269 students
D-PublicHighland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 263 students
PublicBush Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 255 students
PublicBrush College Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 250 students
PublicSalem Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 245 students
PublicRichmond Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 242 students
PublicEagle Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 150 students
D-CharterSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.