Chapman Hill Elementary School

Chapman Hill Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Salem, Oregon, operated by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, instructing 306 students in grades K through 5.

Salem-Keizer SD 24J runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 37,776 students. Chapman Hill Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chapman Hill Elementary School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Chapman Hill Elementary School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Chapman Hill Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.6%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of +6.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $85,118 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,121 students), Chapman Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Salem High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chapman Hill Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chapman Hill Elementary School has declined 25%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Chapman Hill Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.