Forest Ridge Elementary School

Forest Ridge Elementary School operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in Keizer, Oregon, one of the schools within Salem-Keizer SD 24J. Current enrollment sits at 226 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Forest Ridge Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, a district that hosts 37,776 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forest Ridge Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Forest Ridge Elementary School shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 137% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Marion County's rate of about 83%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marion County put the typical household earns roughly $77,351 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Forest Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Optimum Learning Environment Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Forest Ridge Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Ridge Elementary School has ticked down 5%, going from 237 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 69% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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