Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082001342
Chapman Hill Elementary School
1500 Doaks Ferry Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304 · (503) 399-3195 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
268 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 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
56%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
41.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 29.4% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Chapman Hill Elementary School
Chapman Hill Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Hill Elementary School this school | 306 | 87.6% | 35.3% |
| Morningside Elementary School Salem | 311 | 87.5% | 47.9% |
| Wright Elementary School Salem | 378 | 89.2% | 36.1% |
| Irving Elementary School Eugene | 276 | 87.0% | 33.4% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School Keizer | 317 | 87.7% | 43.3% |
| Brush College Elementary School Salem | 250 | 88.8% | 41.5% |
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 Chapman Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #280 of 591 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #277 of 646 ▲ 104 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #319 of 646 ▼ 4 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #398 of 710 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #304 of 587 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #214 of 587 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #199 of 645 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #153 of 493 | #3 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
306
-50 (-14%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 88% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 17.3 | 20.5:1 | 66% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 17.3 | 21.4:1 | 88% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 18.9 | 21.4:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 24% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapman Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (406 to 306); teachers down 5% (18.9 to 18).
About Chapman Hill Elementary School
Chapman Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Salem, Oregon. Enrollment totals 306 students across kindergarten through 5.
A total of 65 schools make up Salem-Keizer SD 24J, with 37,776 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Chapman Hill Elementary School are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. In Polk County overall, about 78% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chapman Hill Elementary School scores 56%.
A staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.0:1. That is in line with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. By family income, 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Chapman Hill Elementary School are 6.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.3% actual, 28.6% predicted).
In Polk County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $85,118 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Chapman Hill Elementary School, Polk County has 24 public schools.
Chapman Hill Elementary School's nearest public school is West Salem High School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chapman Hill Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Chapman Hill Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 14% across 4 years, from 356 in 2020-21 to 306 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.7:1 to 17.0:1 over the same years.
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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
- West Salem High School0.4 mi · 1,606
- Straub Middle School0.5 mi · 568
- Kalapuya Elementary School0.6 mi · 483
- Myers Elementary School0.7 mi · 342
- Harritt Elementary School0.9 mi · 498
- Walker Middle School1.0 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Chapman Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chapman Hill Elementary School?
Chapman Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-05.
Is Chapman Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapman Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Chapman Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Chapman Hill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Chapman Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chapman Hill Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Chapman Hill Elementary School?
Chapman Hill Elementary School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Polk County.
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