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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000786
Grant Community School
725 Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 399-3151 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
395 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 31.2% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Grant Community School
Grant Community School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Community School this school | 444 | 89.0% | 28.5% |
| Rocky Heights Elementary School Hermiston | 442 | 92.8% | 27.4% |
| West Park Elementary School Hermiston | 408 | 91.7% | 29.7% |
| Swegle Elementary School Salem | 496 | 88.9% | 11.8% |
| Nyssa Elementary School Nyssa | 502 | 90.4% | 28.9% |
| Eyre Elementary School Salem | 538 | 89.0% | 10.8% |
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 Grant Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #389 of 591 | #22 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #466 of 646 ▼ 108 | #29 of 62 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #484 of 646 ▼ 5 | #34 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #131 of 710 | #15 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #482 of 587 | #31 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #293 of 587 | #28 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #160 of 645 | #17 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #72 of 88 | #5 of 6 |
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
444
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 444 | 23.2 | 19.1:1 | 89% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 21.5 | 21.1:1 | 66% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 25.1 | 16.9:1 | 72% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 23.1 | 18.8:1 | 75% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 75% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 94% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 68% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (433 to 444); teachers up 1% (23.1 to 23.2).
About Grant Community School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Grant Community School serves students in Salem, Oregon. The school reports 444 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 321 average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Grant Community School is one of the 65 schools that make up Salem-Keizer SD 24J (37,776 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Grant Community School is 65% Hispanic. It is also 25% White, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Marion County is roughly 29% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Grant Community School comes in at 51%.
With 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Grant Community School was 19.1:1. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. Grant Community School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 89%.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Grant Community School's results are within a point of predicted: 28.5% against 28.1%.
Grant Community School is located in Marion County, where median household income is about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 111 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,799.
Parrish Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Grant Community School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.5% against a local average of 35.2%.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 379 in 2020-21 and 444 in 2024-25, a 17% increase.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Grant Community School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 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
- Parrish Middle School0.4 mi · 691
- North Salem High School0.5 mi · 2,107
- Howard Street Charter0.5 mi · 184
- Highland Elementary School0.6 mi · 263
- Englewood Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School1.1 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Community SchoolHow large is Grant Community School?
Grant Community School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grant Community School serve?
Grant Community School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grant Community School have?
Grant Community School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Grant Community School?
Student demographics at Grant Community School are roughly 25% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Community School?
Grant Community School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.