Englewood Elementary School

Englewood Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Salem, Oregon, run under Salem-Keizer SD 24J. The school instructs 285 students in grades K through 5.

Within Salem-Keizer SD 24J, which oversees 65 schools and 37,776 students, Englewood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Englewood Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Native American, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Englewood Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Englewood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Englewood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.5%; this one delivers 30.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Englewood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Salem High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Englewood Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Englewood Elementary School has declined 25%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.