Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000777
Brush College Elementary School
2623 Doaks Ferry Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304 · (503) 399-3132 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
222 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 37.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brush College Elementary School
Brush College Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush College Elementary School this school | 250 | 88.8% | 41.5% |
| McKinley Elementary School Salem | 269 | 87.7% | 32.0% |
| Candalaria Elementary School Salem | 271 | 88.9% | 47.7% |
| Fir Grove Elementary School Roseburg | 238 | 85.3% | 31.8% |
| Irving Elementary School Eugene | 276 | 87.0% | 33.4% |
| Oceanlake Elementary School Lincoln City | 246 | 89.8% | N/A |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brush College Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #210 of 591 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #226 of 646 ▲ 33 | #4 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #169 of 646 ▲ 72 | #2 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #506 of 710 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #439 of 587 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #279 of 587 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #167 of 645 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #413 of 493 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
250
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 250 | 13.5 | 18.5:1 | 89% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 14.9 | 17.9:1 | 67% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 15.9 | 19.3:1 | 82% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 14 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 41% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 23% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 23 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brush College Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (273 to 250); teachers down 4% (14 to 13.5).
About Brush College Elementary School
Brush College Elementary School is a small elementary school in Salem, Oregon. The school enrolls 250 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J runs 65 schools with a combined 37,776 students. Brush College Elementary School is one of them.
Brush College Elementary School is 66% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Polk County overall, about 78% of residents are White. Brush College Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.5:1, with 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Brush College Elementary School is 89%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brush College Elementary School is 13.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 28.1%.
In Polk County (population about 89,662), the median household income is $85,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 24 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 11,121 students in all.
The nearest public school is Kalapuya Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 41.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 283. The ratio was 20.2:1 in 2020-21 and 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Kalapuya Elementary School0.5 mi · 483
- Straub Middle School0.7 mi · 568
- Harritt Elementary School0.9 mi · 498
- West Salem High School1.0 mi · 1,606
- Chapman Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 306
- Myers Elementary School1.8 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Brush College Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brush College Elementary School?
Brush College Elementary School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brush College Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brush College Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brush College Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brush College Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brush College Elementary School?
At Brush College Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Brush College Elementary School?
Brush College Elementary School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Polk County.
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